LOCATION
Cutler, Maine

CLIENT
U.S. Department of Navy

PARTICIPANTS
Abhe & Svoboda, Inc.

SCOPE OF WORK
Ultra-High Pressure Watter-Jetting
Painting
Lead Abatement & Containments
Scaffolding & Rigging

VALUE
$24.71 million

SCHEDULE
May 2001 - October 2004

The work involved special rigging and containments for the removal of existing hazardous coatings containing PCBs, lead, and chromium, completely recoating all the tower structural steel, replacement of bolts, hand-railing and grating modification, and replacement of tower lighting systems.

The hazardous coating removal and surface preparation on the tall towers and counterweight towers was performed with ultrahigh-pressure water jetting equipment. These units utilized water at pressures in excess of 36,000 psi to remove the coating without damaging the existing galvanizing.