Last week crews finished assembling the gantries that will be used to lift deck sections onto the side spans. This week they’ll start installing gantry cranes on the main span – a harder job because those gantries are bigger and farther off the water.
The ship loaded with the first 16 deck sections is expected to leave Korea today or Monday. If the weather cooperates, the vessel will take 18 days to get to Tacoma.
Workers will continue attaching suspenders on the north cable this week. They won’t finish the job by the time the first deck sections arrive. Instead, they’ll continue hanging suspenders as needed while the deck sections are being lifted into place.