Cold weather and ice hampers Champlain Bridge clean-up operation.
Crews started pulling chunks of the Champlain Bridge out of Lake Champlain Tuesday. It’s a process that will take months and spectators are lining up to see the cleanup.
Crews have begun the long and tedious process of removing all the debris from the lake, a process that’s expected to take at least four months.
“It’s definitely a big challenge with the ice and the weather,” said Greg Ball, of Harrison & Burrowes Construction. “Obviously today the wind is blowing 30 to 40 miles an hour and gusts of snow.”
Six barges, 45 people, and about 30 pieces of machinery will be used to complete the work. Most all of the pieces will have to be cut up before they’re removed, including the debris underwater.
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