RSW (Removable Spillway Weir) is a 1,100-ton prototype fish bypass structure installed in spillbay 1 on the upstream side of the Dam. The RSW is hinged on the dam face and rotates to an up or down position using ballast tanks. The buoyancy tanks are operated by a computerized system that controls ascent and descent.
Associated Underwater Services is working for Pacific Pile and Marine under Pier 54, Ivar’s Acre of Clams, Seattle Washington. The work consists of dredging to cut existing timber piles, designated for replacement, one foot below mud-line. The timber piles are being replaced with telescopic steel piles. ❮ ❯
Originally posted here Also, see this post from AUS Projects November 20, 2009 Cherry Point, Wash. Ship captains and pleasure boaters can now get free real-time information on water and weather conditions for Cherry Point, Wash., from a newly installed NOAA ocean observing system that makes piloting a ship safer and more efficient.
Originally published at www.pacmar.com A particularly challenging part of the Seattle SR 520 Floating Bridge Replacement Project involved 275 mixed-gas dives – each to approximately 205 feet of water, with AUS Divers required to perform 45 minutes of in-water decompression, followed by an hour and a half breathing 100-percent oxygen in the topside decompression chamber.
Originally posted here SEATTLE — Precisely one year after opening to traffic, the new State Route 520 floating bridge on Tuesday, April 25, received one of the country’s highest engineering awards: the 2017 Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). The annual award was presented the Washington State Department of Transportation
Wilson Brothers of Cowley, Wyo., and Associated Underwater Services of Spokane, WA build a coffer dam as work continues Tuesday on new water intake in the Yellowstone River for the city of Laurel. Sep 21, 2016 BY: Casey Page, Gazette Staff A contractor crew and a specialized underwater construction subcontractor helped guide heavy
Originally posted HERE March 10, 2016 Barnard Construction Company of Bozeman, Mont. Wins Associated General Contractors of America’s Alliant Build America Grand Award and Merit Award for Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence Sitka’s Blue Lake Expansion Project was the most impressive construction project of 2015, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a
AUS was awarded the AGC 2015 Build Northwest Award Subcontractor -Renovation for the Nine Mile Dam Rehabilitation Project General Construction. This is a yearly event with numerous contractors submitting entries in all categories. The award was received at the Annual AGC Convention in January, 2016. Nine Mile Falls Dam is located on the Spokane River and
By Henry Brean Las Vegas Review-Journal After seven years of construction, the Las Vegas Valley's new straw into Lake Mead now has some water in it. General contractor Vegas Tunnel Constructors began sending the first 11 million gallons into the 3-mile tunnel beneath the bed of the lake Thursday afternoon, marking the latest milestone for a complicated and
From: Seatle Times Jan 12 2016 The new Highway 520 floating bridge (at right) seen from the Evergreen Point Lid in Medina, will open to traffic in early April. The new bridge includes a 14-foot bicycle and pedestrian lane along the north side of the bridge. Connections with Interstate 5, seen in the background,
