Rare use of ‘mega crane’ in Victoria Bridge reconstruction attracts large crowds
Global News
With the bridge arches weighing more than 130 tonnes each, a mega crawler crane was brought in to do the heavy lifting, marking one of the largest lifts in the province this year.
Residents from across London, Ont., flocked to the site of the Victoria Bridge reconstruction site to see the “big lift.”
The crowd gathered on Ridout Street next to Thames Park on Tuesday morning to see one of the steel arches being lifted into place.
With the arches weighing more than 130 tonnes each and measuring 90 metres in length, a mega crawler crane was brought in to do the heavy lifting, marking one of the largest lifts in the province this year.
Jennie Dann, director of construction and infrastructure services with the city, said that the crane alone is around 650 tonnes.
“It’s one of the biggest cranes in North America,” she told Global News. “It was delivered on forty transport trucks and had to be assembled on site. So, it’s really exciting stuff to watch.”
The city invited Londoners to witness the significant development in the reconstruction process. Amongst the crowd was longtime Old South resident Mike Phillips who has watched the construction process since day one.
“I have lived here my whole life,” he said. “I used to climb up over the old bridge as a kid. I watched them take it down, and I want to see them put it up.
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