[WRE UPDATE | PROJECT]
Industry Suppliers Build Safety
BY JENNIFER H. MCINERNEY F
Photo courtesy of the New York State Thruway Authority
or travelers and commuters crossing the Hudson River from Tarrytown to South Nyack, New York, the sea of cranes beneath the Tappan Zee Bridge has become a familiar—and ever-expanding—sight. By the year 2018, the Tappan Zee structure, which opened in 1955, will be replaced by the New NY Bridge, a twin-span bridge that’s projected to last 100 years without major structural maintenance. Te design calls for eight traffic lanes, four emergency breakdown lanes, a traffic monitoring system, an additional lane for either a commuter bus or light rail, and a pedestrian/bike path.
Te $3.9-billion bridge is being designed and constructed by
Tappan Zee crew working on installation of permanent piles.
Tappan Zee Constructors LLC, comprised of four firms: Fluor, American Bridge, Granite, and Traylor Bros. Design firms HDR, Buckland & Taylor, URS, and GZA are also lending expertise to the project, and a team of employees from the New York State Truway Authority and the State Department of Transportation will be working closely with TZC throughout construction. Te wire rope, lifting, rigging, and crane industry continues to play an integral role in the completion of the new bridge. Numerous companies, including the Bilco Group and Python Rope, among many others, are supplying equipment and support. During a cold snap in late February, Tony Fastuca, Vice President
of ASC Industries/ Python America, High Performance Rope and High Performance Products, and Jason Lemberg, District Manager, Bilco Group, donned hard hats, safety glasses, and protective vests and gloves to take a tour of the new bridge’s progress. Unfortunately, icy conditions and TZC’s strict safety regulations prevented them from boarding a boat out to the crane barges on that particular day, but they were able to catch an up close glimpse of work being done at one of the long docks on the opposite shore. “It’s an amazing project and an exciting piece of history to be a part
of,” says Fastuca.
CRANE AND SAFETY CENTRAL Fastuca and Lemberg are regular visitors to the TZC construction site. Tey work in concert with John Glinski, Safety Manager for Tappan Zee Constructors LLC, to ensure that all of the products and services their companies offer are functioning properly. Tese visits range from verifying the use of Python High Performance Wire Rope for the cranes to the integrity of the 9-part braided wire rope slings and
74 MAY-JUNE 2014 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
into Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement
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