Pile Vacuuming Job

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On Wednesday, December 21st, the piles at new bent 2 (mainland side) and new bent 15 (Island side) received some special attention. Since they are closest to the shore on the east and west sides, the distance from the top of the pile to the existing surface of the beach (inside the pile) is much shorter than the other piles. This condition would not allow the 10-foot-long rebar cages to be placed down to their proper depth. The piles had to have ground material removed from the inside of the pile. To do this a large vacuum truck was used.

Vacuum truck removing material from the south pile of bent 2

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