WARREN SCOTT
BRILLIANT – A series of six interlocking hydraulic jacks are slowly lifting the 4,100 ton main span of the new Ohio River bridge about 80 feet into the air so it may be lowered onto its innermost piers.
It’s a task officials with the Flatiron Corp., the bridge’s builder, said may occur early this evening.
While previously expected to occur over two days, the span’s move has been stepped up to take advantage of current environmental factors, including low wind and calm waters. The span and jacks beneath it rest on four barges that have been anchored at the site.