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The Answer to the Question: What Was THAT?

Interesting equipment spotted at the Ortega interchange project this morning.

Did you see it this morning?

Caltrans’ contractor building the new Ortega bridge over the I-5 Freeway had a drill rig extended this morning with a vibratory hammer on it.

“They were driving some H-pile [structural beams] at the top of the northbound offramp,” said David Richardson, Caltrans spokesman.

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During the day, it’s being stored on the bridge, the side being prepared for demolition, out of the way of traffic, Richardson said.

Demo is scheduled for the weekend of Aug. 2-3.

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