AGF LANDS MAJOR TEXAS BRIDGE. 1'I\uju-v co net
Montreal-based AGF Access Group has been selected by Ship tan
Constructors to provide access equipment for the construe lon
new twin-span stay-cable Sam Houston Ship Channel
of the massive,
Bridge in Harris County, Texas. AGF Access Group's major projects
along with its Hydro Mobile and Winsafe manufacturing divisions,
developed a variety of standard and customized access solutions to be
used during the next six years of the bridges construction and demolition.
Hydro Rents, a company within the group, will supply 1 ,000 feet of stairs
to access both main pylons and the road deck at different locations;
two Raxtar temporary elevators, 525 feet high, for pylon and form work
access; four 90-foot custom-designed Hydro Mobile traveling gantries
for under-bridge deck operations including stay-cable installation and
finishing works; and eight specially adapted Winsafe suspended platforms
for pylon construction activities and stay cable installation. The access
equipment will improve the efficiency and safety of all workers during
the construction of the bridge. The current Ship Channel Bridge will
be replaced by two one-way bridges of four lanes each. The new Sam
Houston bridge will be 500 feet high, 1,800 feet long and have a total
of 128 stay-cables, making the bridge the sixth-longest main span in the
U.S. and the second-longest in Texas.
"Given our track record, and most recently with the execution of
several high-profile bridge projects including the new Champlain Bridge
in Montreal and the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York, we were in a
competitive position to offer these solutions under a single roof," said
Alex Di Domenico, vice- resident f
access solutions from one source 's reproojeoctcajhe ability to supply
nd efficient for the
customers overall project management."
"We are proud to fulfill the access needs for the Sam Houston
replacement bridge project," said Rick Harland, regional manager of
Hydro Rents. "We have provided equipment to major projects in Texas
before and fulfilled their needs with the same focus on safety and on time
execution true to the Hydro Rents reputation."
A2cess Group's deliveries are.scheduled for July 201 through
ry 020. The bridge will take SIX years to be completed with th
southbound bridge set for completion in 2021 and the
northbound bridge
in 2024.
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