period. For only about six hours a day, at the mid-point of the tidal
range, were workers able to install tie rods to attach wales to the
sheet piling. In mid-April, for example, this work could only be
done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The second low-tide point in a
24-hour period would then be during the night, when village noise
ordinances restrict allowable noise.
Those ordinances designate quiet hours between 8 p.m. and
6 a.m. during the week, and from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Saturdays.
Those hours provided enough time for the company to typically
run two shifts each day, enabling the team to meet the schedule to
complete the project in June 2018.
In a perfect world, Chesterfield Associates might have
replaced the piling on the pier in warm weather, with no storms
or ongoing ferry service to deal with. Tackling the tough winter
weather, accommodating the ferry company and its many passengers
and completing the project on time is a testament not only to
the company and its crews; it’s also a testament to the resourceful
and hardy piling industry. t
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