For immediate release: October 5, 2014
I LIFT NEW YORK SUPER CRANE SCHEDULED TO TRAVEL TO
NEW NY BRIDGE PROJECT SITE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
The I Lift NY super crane, one of the world’s largest floating cranes, is scheduled to travel from New York harbor up the Hudson River to the New NY Bridge project site on Monday morning October 6.
The giant crane, which will help build the new bridge and remove the old bridge more quickly and economically, is expected to leave its berth early Monday morning and arrive at the project site between 11 am and noon. However, the trip is subject to schedule changes or cancellation due to weather conditions or other safety factors.
You can track the cranes transit up the Hudson using the New NY Bridge GPS tracking system here.
I Lift NY has a height of 328 feet and a 1,900-ton lift capacity. Built on a 384-foot barge, it has no navigational power of its own, and will be guided to the project site by two tugboats. You can find more information here.
The crane was christened the Left Coast Lifter for its role in a major bridge construction project in the San Francisco Bay area. It made the 6,000-mile journey to New York via the Panama Canal in January, 2014.