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View of Boulder Bay Aqueduct pipe launchway, lay barge and Saddle Island
from inside a segment of 14-foot diameter pipe. A total of 43 segments of
pipe, each weighing 200 tons, will be utilized. |
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The 200-ton Manitowoc crane with 40,000-pound clam bucket holds seven
cubic yards of material. Dredge Barge is used to dig a 25-foot-deep trench
on the floor of Boulder Bay to house the aqueduct as well as excavate a
portion of the bay for the power delivery crossing. |
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Dredge Barge excavating Boulder Bay for the power delivery crossing. |
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Drilling operations on Saddle Island for the Lake Mead Intake 2 contractor: Lake
Meed Constructors sub-contractor on drilling ops: Zeni Corp. |
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Crews blast their way along new water intake route. |
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Lake Mead Constructors tunnel workers Candy Garcia, left, and Tom Bleske prepare
explosives to clear a section of the water intake route. (photo compliments of Las
Vegas Sun - Dec 98) |
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Lake Mead Constructors crew members complete a shift on new water supply
route for the Las Vegas Valley. There are about two dozen people working
in the tunnel. Crews are recruited from a variety of specialities ranging
from mining to subway construction to off-shore oil drilling. |
