Local Experience with Super Loads Presenters: Rick Maloyed, Edwards Moving & Rigging Bill Fox, PE, Cattaraugus County DPW
Local Experience with Super Loads
Presenters: Rick Maloyed, Edwards Moving & Rigging
Bill Fox, PE, Cattaraugus County DPW
Cattaraugus County Area=1,308.35 sq. miles Population 79,600 Highway Infrastructure 267 BIN Structures 726 non-BIN
Culverts 810 lanes miles of
County Roads
Depends where you are from: South Carolina > 130,000 lbs. North Carolina > 132,000 lbs. Vermont > 150,000 lbs. Mississippi > 190,000 lbs. New York ≥ 200,000 lbs.
Route Surveys Permitting Requirements Coordination with local and state police Coordination with utilities Coordination with delivery site Traffic Control Plans
Conduct thorough evaluations Apply engineering solutions Develop procedures Analyze hazards Mitigate risks Apply controls Maintain good communication
throughout
Rigging plans Transport plans Ground bearing analysis Bridge analysis and bridge shoring Barge studies and ballast plans Nuclear work orders
Various delivery options for oversize and overweight loads to final site Rail to Site: Covers a majority of inland deliveries and
arrives at or near site. Typically heavy and tall components, but not long and wide.
Port to Site – Over the Road (OTR): Typically lighter components but often over dimensional (long and wide).
Barge to Site – RoRo: Typically onsite delivery or very near site and often heavy, long, wide, and/or tall.
Multi-Modal: Combination inland barge to rail to OTR to site.
Synchronized, double wide units for wide loads
Self Propelled PST-E Steer (with electronic multi-way
steering angles of +/-135 degrees) PST (standard 55 degree steering)
Powerful prime movers Bolsters for self supporting long loads
THP Goldhofer Trailer
Self-Propelled 1+1 Goldhofer
Self-Propelled Goldhofer Trailer
6 Line Goldhofer Trailers with Bolsters
Bridge friendly dual lane hydraulic platform trailer for OTR capability
Suspension girders for concentrated loads such as generators and turbines
Drop decks, length spacers and load distribution platforms available
Hybrid systems combined with hydraulic dollies for restricted bridges
Multi-axle trailers
Dual Lane Goldhofer with Pull Truck Dual Lane Goldhofer with Pull & Push Truck
Dual Lane Transporter with Drop Deck Hybrid Configuration
Aug 30, 2013 - Inquiry on Special Hauling Permit
Total Load to be 580,000 lbs. (Transformer plus hauling vehicle)
5.1 miles along County Road 19 over six structures (2-bridges & 4-culverts over 5-ft)
Sent preliminary information to NYSDOT
Within 1-hour NYSDOT produced the BIGTRUK II run for the load.
Two Bridges Ischua Bridge #4
Year built 2000 Span: 31 ft Level I HS Operating Rating = 114.7 tons BIGTRUK Equivalent HS Tonnage = 77 tons
Hinsdale Bridge #50 Year built 1987 Span: 30 ft Level I HS Operating Rating = 90.2 tons BIGTRUK Equivalent HS Tonnage = 76 tons
Four Culverts (>5-ft) Ischua Culvert #38, Year built 1997
Span: 43”x68” Elliptical Concrete Pipe, Class IV Ischua Culvert #39, year built 2009
Span: 43”x68” Elliptical Concrete Pipe, Class IV Ischua Culvert #2, year built 1930 (approximate)
Span 12.5-ft, Approximate 9” concrete slab No records
Ischua Culvert #3, year built 1930 (approximate) Span 11.7-ft, Approximate 9” concrete slab No records
Response back to Edwards Moving & Rigging September 10, 2013: Two Bridges – OK Two Culverts – OK Two Culverts – Need Help
Cribbing or other additional support required
Sent conditions, blank permit and bonding requirements
March 27, 2015 we received the final permitting from Edwards moving County Conditions: crawl speed, load centered, no
other vehicle on structure Escort (provide by Sheriff) Road closed with detour manned (provided by
DPW) Insurance $100,000 bond Permit Fee = $425