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Bad photo, sorry. Barge that will move road deck piece under gantry cranes. Notice huge blue 750 hp thruster motors that will help keep the barge in place using a GPS system. A tug will also be used. The thrusters are shown here in the up position.
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First section being lifted by orange winches on base of tower. Ship will move to the left, and winches will lower road piece onto lifting barge.
Bad photo, sorry. Barge that will move road deck piece under gantry cranes. Notice huge blue 750 hp thruster motors that will help keep the barge in place using a GPS system. A tug will also be used. The thrusters are shown here in the up position.
Weight lifting test on winches used to lift road deck from ship.The orange bags are full of water and weigh a total of over 500 tons.
Ship with first load of road deck. Two more to follow.
Gantry cranes set to raise first road section
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Bad photo, sorry. Barge that will move road deck piece under gantry cranes. Notice huge blue 750 hp thruster motors that will help keep the barge in place using a GPS system. A tug will also be used. The thrusters are shown here in the up position.

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Bad photo, sorry. Barge that will move road deck piece under gantry cranes. Notice huge blue 750 hp thruster motors that will help keep the barge in place using a GPS system. A tug will also be used.
The thrusters are shown here in the up position.
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