Tag: Left Coast Lifter

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS > Aerial shots show progress on Tappan Zee Bridge replacement

At $3.98 billion, the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement is one of the priciest transportation projects in America. As such, plenty of eyes are watching the megaproject, but the Tappan Zee Constructors are more than happy to give everyone a bird’s eye view of the construction progress. RELATED >> Combining design, build contracts saved $1.7 billion on Tappan Zee Bridge […]

November 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction of new Tappan Zee Bridge is halfway done, new video details future work

The construction of the multi-billion dollar new Tappan Zee Bridge has hit the halfway point. The Journal News reported that the New York State Thruway Authority took people out on a tour of the construction at the mile-work site to celebrate the milestone for the massive project. Most of the work done this year, with the help of […]

September 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

Combining design, build contracts saved $1.7 billion on Tappan Zee Bridge project

A New York University report on the Tappan Zee Bridge has found the project saved $1.7 billion by combining the contracts to design and build the bridge. The report found the design-build method for public works projects saves the government a great deal of money by simply having one contractor take on the duties of both designing and […]

June 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Crews, Left Coast Lifter, place first horizontal pieces for new Tappan Zee Bridge

It took three and a half hours and one of the largest cranes in the world, but by the time the work was done, the new Tappan Zee Bridge started to look more like a bridge—or at least the early stages of one. The New York Times reported construction crews used the massive Left Coast Lifter […]

June 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

Giant “Left Coast Lifter” crane’s first lift at new Tappan Zee bridge site more than a year in the making

One of the largest cranes in the world was finally put to use in the Hudson River on Friday as it made its first lift in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, according to a report from The Journal News. The crane’s first job was to place a 650-ton cap for the bridge—no big […]

April 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Tappan Zee bridge site welcomes humongous floating crane

One of the world’s largest floating cranes has officially reported for duty at the site of New York’s upcoming Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. The crane, dubbed the “Left Coast Lifter” for its role in the construction of the new eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, will “greatly” reduce construction time and cost of the new […]

October 10, 2014

Construction Equipment

“Left Coast Lifter,” one of the largest floating cranes in the world, clocks in at new Tappan Zee bridge site

One of the world’s largest floating cranes has officially reported for duty at the site of New York’s upcoming Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. The crane, dubbed the “Left Coast Lifter” for its role in the construction of the new eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, will “greatly” reduce construction time and cost of the new […]

October 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

Giant floating crane completes 6k-mile trek to New York for Tappan Zee Bridge construction

After more than a month and 6,000 miles of sea travel, the Left Coast Lifter floated into New York harbor last week to take on its new role as the “I Lift New York” super crane. If that’s a bit confusing, it’s a matter of nicknames. The giant floating crane in question was originally named […]

February 4, 2014

Roadbuilding

Massive bridge-building crane floats into New York Harbor

A giant floating crane glided into the New York Harbor on Thursday morning, ready to serve its latest purpose: To help construct the Tappan Zee Bridge, The Journal News reports. Named for its first job on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project, the Left Coast Lifter traveled 6,000 miles from California — even traveling through […]

January 31, 2014

Construction Equipment

Floating crane that will build the Tappan Zee Bridge, sets sail on 6k-mile journey to New York

The Left Coast Lifter has left the building. Or port, rather. Anyway, the massive floating crane, which will assist in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, recently left the Port of Oakland to embark on a 6,000-mile journey to New York Harbor, according to The Journal News of Westchester County, New York. The […]

January 2, 2014