The massive crane that lifted beams onto the Waikanae River Bridge is making a comeback.
The crane will return to the site to lift two more spans from the northern river bank,
The big crane that lifted the first beams onto the Waikanae River Bridge is returning to lift two more Super-Tee spans from the northern river bank.
Project Manager Alan Orange said this time the crane will be fitted with a 63m-long boom and will have 135T of counterweight on the crane, plus an additional 200 tonnes of counterweight suspended behind it.
“Our crawler crane will look much more impressive this time because it has to extend further to lift the beams onto the span that crosses the river. River path users will be able to view the crane working from the southern river path, which will remain open,” he says.
Once this span is in place, the northern river path will reopen, then close again for the last time in late May to allow placement of the final two spans of beams.
Site safety will see the northern river path closed for two weeks from next Tuesday.
