Great Egg Harbor Crossing Rebuild Project

Project Scope of Work Included:

• Transmission
• Matting
• Assembling and Installing 8 Transmission Towers on New Foundations (5 on Water and 3 on Land)
• Installing Six 1590 ACSR Conductors and Two OPGW (Fiber Optics)
• Installing New Transmission Conductor and Tie-ins
• Removing Existing Conductor, Lattice Structures, and Foundations (On Land)
• Install 2,300 Environmental Mats for the Installation of Two Transmission Towers

Challenges and Results

To perform the water-based work, our team had to contend with daily tidal cycles, which required extensive and continuous planning. Every day, our work had to be carefully scheduled to ensure the tides allowed the proper draft for boats and barges to access the work site and return home at the end of the day. Any missed opportunity or lapse in scheduling caused a 24-hour delay. Since environmental laws required all water-based work to be performed between September and December, maintaining our schedule was crucial to successful project completion. In addition, our environmental matting team made sure that the area was carefully protected using mats, silt socks, and silt fencing, and we performed daily inspections to ensure the integrity of the surrounding environment that was in environmentaly protected areas.

We provided all necessary work for the project in-house, and our crews kept a primary focus on safety at all project stages. The new towers and equipment upgraded the capacity of the transmission line from 138kV to 230kV, providing increased reliability and improved electrical service for citizens and businesses throughout coastal southern New Jersey. The modern monopole towers also improved the aesthetics and visual impact of the transmission system for nearby residents and beachgoers.