Monday, April 7, 2014

Overhead Tunnel Inspection


A few weeks ago we started the inspection of Tip O'Neill Tunnel in Boston. All of the work is conducted at night when the state is able to close down portions or all of the lanes in the tunnel.

The work from the bucket truck is pretty easy and clean. Mainly we have just had to worry about dressing warm since a few nights have dropped to 10°F (-12°C). 

The dirty work is having to inspect the exhaust plenums which are considered to be permit required confined space. Much like their name suggests they are full of exhaust and caked with soot.



1 comment:

Unknown said...

That must've been stifling. However, like you said, aside from dressing up for the cold, it looked like a relatively easy as compared to other jobs; moreso since this was done at night. It's great to actually see you guys work up close when the authorities usually cordon off areas when they are doing maintenance. Thanks!
Jonathan Carol @ BucketTrucks.com