over the past few decades the freeze-thaw cycle on this bridge has
freeze-thaw cycle on this bridge has
freeze-thaw cycle on this bridge has resulted in cracks that span the entire
resulted in cracks that span the entire
resulted in cracks that span the entire depth of the bridge the crew prepared
depth of the bridge the crew prepared
depth of the bridge the crew prepared for the job by erecting wood shielding
for the job by erecting wood shielding
for the job by erecting wood shielding on the underside of the deck this
on the underside of the deck this
on the underside of the deck this ensures that their work debris won’t
ensures that their work debris won’t
ensures that their work debris won’t fall on the railroad tracks below first
fall on the railroad tracks below first
fall on the railroad tracks below first the crew has to jackhammer out every
the crew has to jackhammer out every
the crew has to jackhammer out every inch of concrete the men will cut
inch of concrete the men will cut
inch of concrete the men will cut through the rebar and climb inside the
through the rebar and climb inside the
through the rebar and climb inside the hole to erect the plywood form on which
hole to erect the plywood form on which
hole to erect the plywood form on which the new concrete will be poured
the new concrete will be poured
the new concrete will be poured once the form is in place the crew will
once the form is in place the crew will
once the form is in place the crew will tie in brand new rebar lastly they’ll
tie in brand new rebar lastly they’ll
tie in brand new rebar lastly they’ll fill the hole with rapidset concrete
fill the hole with rapidset concrete
fill the hole with rapidset concrete like a well-oiled assembly line the men
like a well-oiled assembly line the men
like a well-oiled assembly line the men ready their drills and air hoses
ready their drills and air hoses
ready their drills and air hoses preparing for a long night of
preparing for a long night of
preparing for a long night of jackhammering ahead even with every man
jackhammering ahead even with every man
jackhammering ahead even with every man on the job this process could take over
on the job this process could take over
on the job this process could take over four hours and with Jay still in the
four hours and with Jay still in the
four hours and with Jay still in the emergency room the men have to shoulder
emergency room the men have to shoulder
emergency room the men have to shoulder his share of the work but in his haste
his share of the work but in his haste
his share of the work but in his haste to get started
to get started
to get started eric has forgotten one very important
eric has forgotten one very important
eric has forgotten one very important thing
in the middle of the night staying
in the middle of the night staying visible is crucial to staying alive
unlike a partial repair tonight they had
unlike a partial repair tonight they had to jackhammer out all the concrete 108
to jackhammer out all the concrete 108
to jackhammer out all the concrete 108 cubic feet until they’re left with only
cubic feet until they’re left with only
cubic feet until they’re left with only rebar
their cameras nothing but a vibrating
their cameras nothing but a vibrating pry bar
jackhammering four to six hours a night
jackhammering four to six hours a night it start to not feel eat hands and stuff
it start to not feel eat hands and stuff
it start to not feel eat hands and stuff always trying to stretch it like
always trying to stretch it like
always trying to stretch it like tingling all the time even wake up in
tingling all the time even wake up in
tingling all the time even wake up in the morning this though like Doug Jackie
the morning this though like Doug Jackie
the morning this though like Doug Jackie was 190 pounds
was 190 pounds
was 190 pounds then you figure the bets a couple of
then you figure the bets a couple of
then you figure the bets a couple of pounds plus all the hoes you drag around
pounds plus all the hoes you drag around
pounds plus all the hoes you drag around the hammer punches right through a hole
the hammer punches right through a hole
the hammer punches right through a hole and there’s nothing holding it up but
and there’s nothing holding it up but
and there’s nothing holding it up but the rebar and yourself the skid steers
the rebar and yourself the skid steers
the rebar and yourself the skid steers move in to clear out the rubble
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