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Zih Last Few Bangs (reply)

ZihuaRob — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:06:03 +0000

Looks like the grounded the pilot barge last night , took one crane down and there beaching the barge with the other crane now.

Took awhile to get underway, but once they started it went fast over the last 30 days.

They trucked out one of the gruas this morning.

Working around the clock is one way to get things done fast around here. Keeping fingers crossed the budget holds out. Since there apparently are no penalties for cost overruns for public contracts everyone runs over budget and the work comes to a standstill while politicians make noises but always end up budgeting the money for these highly visible projects.

Zih Last Few Bangs (reply)

Canada Pete — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:27:08 +0000

Looks like the grounded the pilot barge last night , took one crane down and there beaching the barge with the other crane now.

Took awhile to get underway, but once they started it went fast over the last 30 days.

Zih Last Few Bangs

ZihuaRob — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 18:34:39 +0000

The last of the pilotes are being set, and for the past week no new pilotes have been trucked in that I'm aware of. Their huge trucks usually wake us up in the wee hours as they pass by our window. They're working on the western side of the platform first, and it looks about half done. They've also cut many of the pilotes to size, so it's looking more like a pier now instead of Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

Sailboats and cruisers have been showing up in the bay. Some are staying for a while, others are just passing through on their way south.