Except for intermittent jackhammering of concrete, work on the Main Street bridge is not as obvious as in previous weeks. Some of the concrete in the pits and its walls, along with flooring is being replaced; also a short segment of the canal walls near the bridge...
This week JP Hogan contractors will be at the bridge using a wire saw to cut each weighty cement counterweight into 6 pieces. Each of the pieces will be drilled and fitted with an eyelet so that it can be picked up by a crane and lifted out of the pit. The pieces...
The machinery in the South and North pits is in the process of being dismantled. The week of August 7th the concrete approach apron to both sides of the bridge was removed along with the reinforcing steel beams which will be scrapped. The two concrete...
Yesterday both Main Street bridge trusses were lifted and moved to 7 North Main where they will be refurbished. The bottom chords will be replaced along with one or two of the diagonals and the trusses sandblasted (under cover) to remove the lead...
Is on schedule for tomorrow, August 2nd. The assembly of the 600 ton crane that will do the job is being completed today. First thing tomorrow, the floor beam in the middle of the bridge will be removed (see photo), then the west truss will be attached by...