Wind Turbine Project - Altona, NY

Altona, NY

Project Details

  • Category: energy-generation
  • Job Type:Wind
  • Location: Altona, NY
  • Schedule: On time

Scope of Work

Sixty 2MW Wind Turbines near Plattsburgh, NY. Drilled and blasted rock in the Spring to construct foundations for installation and maintenance of turbines.

Challenges

Drill and blast 2 foundations per day as contractor removed the overburden.

Outcome

The team met the challenge by blasting in close coordination with the general contractor.

Schedule

The work was finished in July as the schedule required.

Summary

Spread footer foundations required considerable blasting to accomplish 2 towers per day.