On a hot summer day, it's always nice to spend some time on the water! Our I-70 Rocheport Bridge crew continued their great progress today and wanted to share these photos of just some of their work on this impressive project. Long before the concrete for a bridge deck is poured, there are countless people and literally tons of resources at work behind, and below the scenes. Bridge construction is uniquely challenging because it requires special equipment to move a wide variety of materials over many types of terrain. And sometimes... over no terrain at all! Did you know that Lunda has its own extensive inventory of highly specialized construction equipment, including crawler cranes and rough terrain cranes, as well as tugboats and over 300 barges? Here barges on the Missouri River haul supplies to the site, and are used to move equipment in and out of the work zone. Smaller sectional barges are pinned together to provide massive platforms to support heavy machinery. On any given bridge project, barges can also hold materials like pre-tied rebar cage, or support concrete pumps during the deck pour. The many cranes on this project, some on land, some on the water, assist with various construction activities, while specialty equipment like Bid-Well work bridges help with finishing and texturing bridge decks. You can also see the small city that has developed to house offices, store supplies, and support the vital craftspersons, including operators, carpenters, cement masons, ironworkers, laborers and electricians that are making the new Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge a reality. Building a bridge considered to be "the country’s freight nexus" is an impressive exercise in staging and logistics, and the I-70 Rocheport crew is showing us all how it’s done. Great job, team! #roadtorocheport #barges #cranes #infrastructure #bridgeconstruction #construction #lundaconstruction #lunda
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