Spring-Summer 2013

Pedestrian ramp columns and pier caps

Protecting the existing 54" sewer at pier 4

Steel beams installed in pier 4 footing to protect existing 54" sewer

North abutment wall showing blind arches detail

Form work and reinforcement for pier 6

Middle abutment south facing wall

Form work and reinforcement for pier (overhead view)

Middle abutment wall adjacent to MTA Metro-North Railroad looking south

Completed pedestrian ramp columns and pier caps

Pedestrian ramp precast sections

Micropile installation

Micropile casings plus internal reinforcement rods

Soldier pile drilling machine

Pedestrian ramp (side view)

600-ton crane (lower view)

600-ton crane

363,000 lbs. of crane counter weights

Crane maneuvering 4 ft. x 100 ft., 100,000-lb beam into place over railroad

Crane maneuvering 4 ft. x 100 ft., 100,000-lb beam into place over railroad - 2

Crane maneuvering 4 ft. x 100 ft., 100,000-lb beam into place over railroad - 3

Crane maneuvering 4 ft. x 100 ft., 100,000-lb beam into place over railroad - 4

Crane maneuvering 4 ft. x 100 ft., 100,000-lb beam into place over railroad - 5

Pier 5 formwork and reinforcement

Micropile installation

Pedestrian ramp (switch back view)

Inside the steel core for pier at fabrication plant

Steel component fabrication in plant

Pier bracket arms (upside down) at fabrication plant

Steel component drilling at fabrication plant

Pier and bracket arms temporarily assembled (upside down) in fabrication plant

Pier edge beams attached to bracket arms,temporarilyassembled (upside down) at fabrication plant

West half of pier 4 footing over sewer

Pier 4 footing with core reinforcement

Preperation for pier 4 concrete pour

Pier 5 stoneinstallation

Pier 6 stone installation

Pier 6 and middle abutment stone installation