{"id":3088,"date":"2016-05-18T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2016-05-18T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:56:56","slug":"helicoptor-lift-slashes-west-virginia-project-time-from-4-weeks-to-5-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/helicoptor-lift-slashes-west-virginia-project-time-from-4-weeks-to-5-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Helicopter Lift slashes West Virginia project time from 4 weeks to 5 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHEELING – Nothing like it had ever been done in West Virginia before – but with the alternative being nearly a month of lane restrictions on a busy stretch of Interstate 70, state Division of Highways officials figured it was worth a try.<\/p>\n

The Intelligencer<\/a>\u00a0reports Intermittent delays and the unusual sight of a helicopter placing light poles along the Interstate on Two-Mile Hill greeted drivers near The Highlands. As a result, a three- to four-week project got done in a shade over five hours, according to DOH District 6 Manager Gus Suwaid.<\/p>\n

“It’s the first project of its kind in the whole state of West Virginia, so District 6 took the lead in experimenting with this approach,” Suwaid said. “That’s something we’re very excited about and proud of.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A helicopter places light poles along Interstate 70 near The Highlands Wednesday afternoon, part of a $5.4 million West Virginia Division of Highways project. It was the first time a helicopter had been used for such a project in West Virginia. The work got done in about five hours, compared to an estimated three to four weeks using cranes.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A total of 41 light poles were placed along the highway as part of a $5.4 million lighting improvement project. Complete General Construction of Columbus is the DOH’s lead contractor for the work. According to Suwaid, five poles were placed every 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Suwaid said the work actually was a three-step process. After the helicopter picked up each light pole and set it on its foundation, a crew on the ground put “leveling nuts” in place, followed by a second crew to tighten the nuts with a hydraulic wrench.<\/p>\n

“It went very well,” Suwaid said.<\/p>\n

Drivers who had to endure complete stoppages of traffic every 15 minutes might have a different opinion, but Suwaid believes the approach saved more headaches in the long run.<\/p>\n

Two-Mile Hill is one of the area’s most heavily traveled and – with a fatal accident just four hours before the lighting work began Wednesday morning as the latest example – dangerous stretches of highway.<\/p>\n

And using a helicopter instead of cranes to place the light poles wasn’t just more convenient, Suwaid said – it also was more cost-effective than more traditional methods.<\/p>\n

“When you consider the amount of labor and the cost of traffic control, crane rental, it adds up,” Suwaid said.<\/p>\n

By IAN HICKS City Editor <\/span><\/span>, The Intelligencer \/ Wheeling News-Register<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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