Collin Anderson

“Big Ben” Heads North to Minneapolis
The barge that will be used to install the pre-cast segments on the bridge is on its way to Minneapolis. It left Homa, Louisiana — near New Orleans — on Tuesday afternoon, March 4. Traveling at an average speed of about four knots, it will make its way upriver over the next three weeks or so, passing through 29 locks along the way. The ringer crane that will be mounted atop the barge is being trucked to Minneapolis from Seattle. When the barge and the crane arrive later this month, they will be assembled on-site. The barge-mounted ringer crane has been nicknamed “Big Ben,” after Project Manager Peter Sanderson’s grandson.