by Guest » May 27, 2017, 11:30 pm
Being shorter, the barge Metis is not as visible from the upper overlook. The Metis is generally used when the river gets silted to the point the Stephen B Roman starts self dredging/plowing her way up river. The Metis has to make more trips to keep the city supplied, even though the Sephen B only brings ~half loads to Rochester (after offloading at deepwater Oswego NY first, then heading to shallower Rochester at lesser draft before returning to Picton ON to load up again).
Luedtke is currently dredging to allow the Stephen B to get back in, using a glorious old spud barge mounted 1958 Clyde Whirley Crane (originally steam, now diesel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f--qiUsFuWE
The Army Corps brought in their trailerable Buffalo District based aluminum survey boat BUXBAUM last week to do updated bottom profiles. Although Luedtke does their own maps, the Corps cross checks against theirs and they agree on a plan. The dredge has a GPS antenna on the tip of the boom, which they position right over where the dredge plan map says they need to remove a chunk (they were using a 15 cubic yard modified clamshell type bucket last week).
Luedtke could be working on the Genesee River for another 4 weeks or so.
Rochester dredging is supposedly NOT included in Trumps budget for next year, so maybe this is the end, unless cement can be brought in over mud flats with a hovercraft, or something.
Being shorter, the barge Metis is not as visible from the upper overlook. The Metis is generally used when the river gets silted to the point the Stephen B Roman starts self dredging/plowing her way up river. The Metis has to make more trips to keep the city supplied, even though the Sephen B only brings ~half loads to Rochester (after offloading at deepwater Oswego NY first, then heading to shallower Rochester at lesser draft before returning to Picton ON to load up again).
Luedtke is currently dredging to allow the Stephen B to get back in, using a glorious old spud barge mounted 1958 Clyde Whirley Crane (originally steam, now diesel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f--qiUsFuWE
The Army Corps brought in their trailerable Buffalo District based aluminum survey boat BUXBAUM last week to do updated bottom profiles. Although Luedtke does their own maps, the Corps cross checks against theirs and they agree on a plan. The dredge has a GPS antenna on the tip of the boom, which they position right over where the dredge plan map says they need to remove a chunk (they were using a 15 cubic yard modified clamshell type bucket last week).
Luedtke could be working on the Genesee River for another 4 weeks or so.
Rochester dredging is supposedly NOT included in Trumps budget for next year, so maybe this is the end, unless cement can be brought in over mud flats with a hovercraft, or something.