F-SERIES AND SWIVEL BRIDGES PROVE VERSATILITY
For the construction of this cable-stayed bridge, due to open in June 2007, two F-series from Hydro Mobile were used, with swivel bridges and a special sliding bridge, to give access to the 435' pylon. A variety of tasks were accomplished from the F-series platforms: from anchoring the cables to laying glass panels.
In Toledo, Ohio, the Department of Transportation needed a safe, flexible and versatile solution to access the 435 feet pylon of the Veteran's Glass City Skyway, an 8,800 feet cable-stayed bridge over the Maumee River. Hydro Mobile's Engineering Department, which had already come up with mast climbing platform setups for bridge renovation, sat down with Fru-Con, the contractor for this project, to engineer a solution including two F-Series swivel bridges and a special sliding bridge that provides access to the sides of the pylon.
This setup, "hugging" the impressive pylon, has made it easy to accomplish a variety of tasks, 400 feet high above the water; anchoring the bridge's cables, installing the 200 feet glass panels that will cover the four sides of the pylon and setting up the 350 LEDs (light emitting diodes) that will shine through them.
This is a great example of how our Engineering department may help contractors find the best solution with Hydro Mobile's P-Series, F-Series or M-Series platforms.
Developer: Ohio Department of Transportation
Contractor: Fru-Con Construction Corporation
Hydro Mobile Distributor: TNT Equipment
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