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The construction of a 180-unit apartment complex in footprints, the ability to manage the lifts via remote control, Quincy, Mass., left little room for a crane on the job site, and more than enough reach and capacity for the job.” much less two cranes. The six-story structure required North American Crane & Rigging erected one of the the lifting of several wall panels and other construction see lIFt page 6 materials, and needed the capabilities of two cranes. The solution: two Igo T 130 self-erecting cranes that could fit into the site’s tight quarters with enough reach and capacity to complete the job. Providence, R.I., based North American Crane & Rigging handled the $34 million project’s lifting work. The company turned to Shawmut Equipment, which is based in Manchester, Conn., for a lifting solution that would include cranes with compact footprints, but still had the needed reach and capacity. “Since the construction company had very little space to work with, North American Crane & Rigging had a request for cranes that could be installed and perform well in very tight working quarters,” said Kevin O’Connell, vice president and sales representative at Shawmut. “The two The six-story structure required the lifting of several wall panels and Igo T 130s offered extremely compact other construction materials, and needed the capabilities of two cranes.
New Technology Keeps I-89 Project in Waterbury, Vt., Moving Smoothly The first part of the Waterbury construction project on Interstate 89 is complete. Official say new technology is helping to keep the project moving along smoothly. “This is a big project for us,” said Chris Cole, VTrans deputy secretary. Some might describe the 11 million dollar rehabilitation of three bridges on Interstate 89 in Waterbury as a massive project. “Just another one of those deficient bridges in Vermont
that needed to be fixed, very poor condition most of these bridges,” said Tom Mancini, project engineer. Construction began earlier this year. The first part of the project — the South bound bridge — was finished earlier this week. “This is a complex project cause this is one of the most congested corridors on the Interstate,” said Cole Congestion that some residents like Gale Towne thought see INtErStAtE page 4