Now that the old Commercial Street Bridge is down, the new bridge will be front and center as it’s slid into place. It’s a monumental task, but the company tasked with it, Mammoet, said it’s nothing new to them.
About 22 million pounds of steel, concrete and metal need to move only a short distance, but don’t expect it to be a quick process. The max speed of the skid shoes is 6 meters an hour. That’s roughly 20 feet.
“You’ll need to get your timelapse camera out in order to see something happen at a reasonable speed,” Mammoet public relations manager David Shaw said…