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Suspended above the Hudson River, the crews were melted and replaced the final steel rope of the George Washington bridge earlier this month.
Replacement of the suspender rope is an important company within New York Port Authority and New Jersey $ 2 billion Restaurant The George ProgramA comprehensive rehabilitation of the almost centenary bridge. The effort marks the end of a seven -year project to change the 592 cables that connect the main bridge supports on its road, said Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority, in a statement.
“The George Washington bridge is the most busy bridge in the world and an essential link in the transport network of this region as a critical anchor of the regional economy,” said Cotton in the statement. “Replacing the suspender ropes is the central piece of our full rehabilitation of this bridge.”
The management of the replacement of the suspender rope on a live bridge required complex planning and experience, said Kevin O’Toole, President of the Port Authority. For almost a decade, workers have been methodically changing each of the original steel suspension strings, while maintaining the operation of the most widely used vehicular bridge in the world. Sweden Skanska’s builder and developer, based in Sweden, is the general contractor of the project.
“Replacing the 592 suspender ropes on the George Washington bridge is a remarkable feat of engineering,” said O’Toole in the statement. “For seven years, our teams planned diligently and worked precisely and perseverance to ensure that the bridge remains safe and reliable for millions that depend on it.”
The crews replace the 592 suspension strings on the George Washington bridge.
Courtesy of New York and New Jersey Port Authority
At each point on the bridge panel, the workers first secured temporary ropes to support the weight of the bridge before removing the existing cables. Once the new ropes were installed and anchored, the crews disconnected the temporary supports and moved to the next set.
The suspended strings ranged from 38 feet to 674 feet in length, with the longest located near the towers of the bridge, according to the launch.
The workers also rehabilitated the main bridge cables during the project, recovering and reimbursement of the 26,474 compacted steel cables inside each cable. They then added a elastomeric envelope and a dehumidification system to protect the corrosion and expand the life of the lives of the cables.
With the suspender’s project made, the port authority will now focus on reopening the southern sidewalk of the bridge, which closed in 2023.
The renovated Path will have a new sidewalk in Hudson Terrace, new entrance places and an accessible ramp 14 feet wide, among other improvements. When reopened by 2026, pedestrians will have exclusive use of the southern sidewalk, while cyclists will be restricted to the North Camí.
Workers secure temporary ropes to support the weight of the bridge before removing the existing cables.
Courtesy of New York and New Jersey Port Authority
The northern sidewalk, which was reopened in February 2023, included similar updates such as improved accessibility, outdoor display platforms and new security lighting.
The end of the replacement of the suspension string marks only one of the 11 leading projects under the restoration of the George initiative, which is expected to be completed until 2030. Other projects in the program include:
- Rehabilitation of the ramps on 178 and 179 Street, bus ramps and bus change, as well as the construction of new street sidewalks from Cabrini Boulevard to the New York anchor.
- Replacement of the boards of the road fingers and 32 roof panels in the two towers.
- Rehabilitation of the pavement of the road in the east direction of upper level.
- Rehabilitation of the bridges on Avenue Avenue Avenue and Lemoine Avenue.
- Lower level steel rehabilitation, paint removal and mobile maintenance platforms replacement.
