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Well I don't know how to do the link thing, but he was interveiwed in the topeka cap ital journal . and my buddy said he saw him on tv. they were asking him about a bridge project here in topeka and how the flooding was affecting their progress. My buddy said damn that guy sure was calm about their cranes being under water.
Newspaper Article
Rain hampers construction company
By Mike Hall
The Capital-Journal
Published Friday, May 11, 2007
Despite having two of its construction cranes up to their rooftops in the Kansas River, A.M. Cohron & Sons Inc. hopes to make up for lost time and complete work on the Lecompton bridge over the Kansas River by its Aug. 10 due date.
Chris Rech, the company's area manager, said the rapid rise of water caught the workers off guard. He said they checked on the equipment Sunday morning and everything was high and dry. He said the last forecast he heard was for only a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms.
But by the time workers showed up Monday morning, the river had risen by about 18 feet and the only parts of the cranes sticking out of the water were the towering booms.
Fortunately, Rech said, the cranes are older, noncomputerized models, so restoring them to working order when the water goes down won't be a big deal. The company has had cranes under water before, he said.
"It's just one of the hazards of the business," he said.
When the water falls, the workers will need to clean sludge out of the cabins and change the fluids in the engines and other working parts, then the cranes should be ready for operation.
He acknowledged that the high water cost the company several working days, but it will do what it can to make up the lost time.
The closure of the Lecompton Bridge in March placed a great hardship on residents south of the river near Lecompton. The children of that area attend school in Perry on the north side of the river. So, until the bridge work is completed, parents and school buses need to travel either east to Lawrence or west to Topeka to find a bridge to carry them over the river.
The $2.5 million project includes removal and replacement of the concrete bridge deck for the entire bridge and the steel superstructure in the southernmost three spans.
Rain hampers construction company
By Mike Hall
The Capital-Journal
Published Friday, May 11, 2007
Despite having two of its construction cranes up to their rooftops in the Kansas River, A.M. Cohron & Sons Inc. hopes to make up for lost time and complete work on the Lecompton bridge over the Kansas River by its Aug. 10 due date.
Chris Rech, the company's area manager, said the rapid rise of water caught the workers off guard. He said they checked on the equipment Sunday morning and everything was high and dry. He said the last forecast he heard was for only a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms.
But by the time workers showed up Monday morning, the river had risen by about 18 feet and the only parts of the cranes sticking out of the water were the towering booms.
Fortunately, Rech said, the cranes are older, noncomputerized models, so restoring them to working order when the water goes down won't be a big deal. The company has had cranes under water before, he said.
"It's just one of the hazards of the business," he said.
When the water falls, the workers will need to clean sludge out of the cabins and change the fluids in the engines and other working parts, then the cranes should be ready for operation.
He acknowledged that the high water cost the company several working days, but it will do what it can to make up the lost time.
The closure of the Lecompton Bridge in March placed a great hardship on residents south of the river near Lecompton. The children of that area attend school in Perry on the north side of the river. So, until the bridge work is completed, parents and school buses need to travel either east to Lawrence or west to Topeka to find a bridge to carry them over the river.
The $2.5 million project includes removal and replacement of the concrete bridge deck for the entire bridge and the steel superstructure in the southernmost three spans.
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It wasn't me on TV - they called when I was in Iowa yesterday. Not the first time we've had a crane take a bath, unfortunately. I'd like to see the TV footage - probably either Ray Rinne (Superintendent) or Doug Williams (Area Manager from Columbus who is actually handling this job).
Usually the papers want to know why we are so far behind on a job.
Usually the papers want to know why we are so far behind on a job.
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Here's the video - site inspector employed by Douglas County.
http://www.ksnt.com/home/ticker/7409841.html
http://www.ksnt.com/home/ticker/7409841.html
