A crane using a pile driver to install new foundations for the Barnette Street Bridge project. A DOT (City of Fairbanks?) spokesman speculated that the crane overextended itself while installing piles about 40-ft away. The same spokesman said the crane had been using the same pad for the past month without any problems. [Source: Fairbanks Daily News via ASCE SmartBrief. Image: Fairbanks DOT& Public Facilities via Fairbanks Daily News]
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