WEBVTT 00:03.940 --> 00:06.539 Lieutenant General Tullos came to our 00:06.539 --> 00:09.220 command and asked if there was any way 00:09.220 --> 00:11.053 that we could repair this bridge 00:11.053 --> 00:13.164 because it's been here for quite some 00:13.164 --> 00:15.729 time since 1988 and so wear and tear 00:15.729 --> 00:19.500 over the years , weathering , not using 00:19.500 --> 00:21.700 the right materials to start with and 00:21.700 --> 00:23.922 just coming out and making it safer for 00:23.922 --> 00:26.089 anyone who is crossing from their home 00:26.089 --> 00:28.540 areas over into the park area . When we 00:28.540 --> 00:30.484 first came out here , we had a few 00:30.484 --> 00:32.484 people on the crew who weren't sure 00:32.484 --> 00:34.707 what we were going to do , so we had to 00:34.707 --> 00:36.707 look through it , talk through it , 00:36.707 --> 00:39.040 think through it , and as we were going , 00:39.040 --> 00:41.373 we know we wanted to start with day one . 00:41.373 --> 00:43.373 And once we started on day two with 00:43.373 --> 00:45.540 generation , we knew we wanted to take 00:45.540 --> 00:47.762 it in sections to still make it safe to 00:47.762 --> 00:49.762 work on and cross back and forth in 00:49.762 --> 00:51.929 order to get the bridge renovated . We 00:51.929 --> 00:54.040 had to go through certain steps . The 00:54.040 --> 00:56.207 first one was rip out the old boards , 00:56.207 --> 00:59.303 tear down the old , uh , conduit 00:59.303 --> 01:03.022 rusting , uh , the disposed wires , 01:03.103 --> 01:06.182 the lights were burnt out . We knew 01:06.182 --> 01:08.238 that we had to replace the handrails 01:08.238 --> 01:10.460 because they were at 31 inches and they 01:10.460 --> 01:12.626 needed to be at a minimum of 36 . Once 01:12.626 --> 01:14.682 we started taking those down we . To 01:14.682 --> 01:17.066 adjust the bracing components that held 01:17.066 --> 01:19.346 up those posts to be able to hold up 01:19.346 --> 01:21.825 our handrail and with the spacing in 01:21.825 --> 01:23.975 between our posts , we have to change 01:23.975 --> 01:26.185 out the wire mesh to keep people from 01:26.185 --> 01:28.407 falling between the posts on the bridge 01:28.407 --> 01:30.786 and also some new supports that hold up 01:30.786 --> 01:32.842 the treads that you walk on to cross 01:32.842 --> 01:34.897 the bridge and then aesthetically at 01:34.897 --> 01:37.346 the end we also have to replace the res . 01:38.230 --> 01:41.069 As they did that , we put our PVC 01:41.069 --> 01:43.709 conduit in that was watertight , 01:44.419 --> 01:47.419 further resistant . We put up boxes , 01:47.830 --> 01:50.163 we put up about 6 lights on this bridge , 01:50.163 --> 01:53.430 3 on each side , so it's well lit 01:53.430 --> 01:55.430 towards the night so it can be safe 01:55.430 --> 01:57.550 again and be useable by the general 01:57.550 --> 02:01.180 public . We have our safety rep out 02:01.180 --> 02:03.069 here working with us that just so 02:03.069 --> 02:05.013 happens to be structures as well . 02:05.013 --> 02:07.069 Staff Sergeant Barker . We start our 02:07.069 --> 02:09.124 day with unloading our tools and our 02:09.124 --> 02:11.236 materials , then we do a safety brief 02:11.236 --> 02:13.236 for whatever we're doing . So we go 02:13.236 --> 02:13.160 through the plan . If the plan is 02:13.160 --> 02:15.271 demolition , then what are the safety 02:15.271 --> 02:17.438 aspects that come with demolition ? Be 02:17.438 --> 02:19.604 careful when you're crying things . Be 02:19.604 --> 02:21.827 careful of the people surrounding you . 02:21.827 --> 02:23.660 Be careful once we start getting 02:23.660 --> 02:23.404 towards the middle . The bridge so you 02:23.404 --> 02:25.664 don't fall off and then we go into 02:25.664 --> 02:27.831 cutting , being safe with the blades , 02:27.845 --> 02:30.067 and then we start drilling , being safe 02:30.067 --> 02:32.401 with the angles that you're drilling at , 02:32.401 --> 02:34.067 and we have so many different 02:34.067 --> 02:33.884 components out here working , so many 02:33.884 --> 02:35.606 different people doing so many 02:35.606 --> 02:37.828 different things that we really have to 02:37.828 --> 02:39.964 focus on each other to make sure 02:39.964 --> 02:42.131 everybody knows what the hazards are , 02:42.131 --> 02:44.645 what the risks are , and how do we not 02:44.645 --> 02:47.130 get hurt on the job site . Unexpected 02:47.130 --> 02:49.449 events is always gonna happen . There's 02:49.449 --> 02:51.570 always gonna be some nick in the plan 02:51.570 --> 02:54.490 going on . Um , always gotta stay 02:54.490 --> 02:57.089 creative and , uh , on your feet with 02:57.089 --> 02:59.679 thinking because no job is ever perfect . 02:59.809 --> 03:02.529 Initially we came into this project 03:02.529 --> 03:05.850 being handed down and . Realized the 03:05.850 --> 03:09.009 materials that they brought or the plan 03:09.009 --> 03:12.929 they formulated at first was , it 03:12.929 --> 03:15.151 was impossible . It would have been the 03:15.151 --> 03:17.151 same results , same kind of weather 03:17.151 --> 03:19.860 damage within 34 years there would be 03:19.860 --> 03:23.639 corrosion and all the same results . So 03:23.639 --> 03:25.861 we had to go through the steps and talk 03:25.861 --> 03:28.529 to the base engineer about ordering . 03:28.654 --> 03:31.365 Parts , new conduit , uh , different 03:31.365 --> 03:33.994 kind of light that's resistant to it 03:33.994 --> 03:37.005 and basically had to do it from ground 03:37.005 --> 03:39.304 up . As far as resources and support , 03:39.315 --> 03:42.044 it has been good . We had to have to do 03:42.044 --> 03:45.684 the engineer out here and 03:45.684 --> 03:48.875 they helped us get parts and more 03:49.285 --> 03:51.604 planned together even though the 03:51.604 --> 03:54.279 resources were limited . That's one of 03:54.279 --> 03:56.335 the things that we always do in CE . 03:56.559 --> 03:58.615 Everyone comes out and they do their 03:58.615 --> 04:00.726 specific job , but when you see other 04:00.726 --> 04:03.080 shops that need help , you jump in and 04:03.080 --> 04:05.080 help out , and it doesn't matter if 04:05.080 --> 04:07.247 you're knowledgeable about it or not . 04:07.360 --> 04:09.138 You'll jump in . Hey , is there 04:09.138 --> 04:11.027 anything that I can do ? Is there 04:11.027 --> 04:11.000 anything I can help with ? I see you're 04:11.000 --> 04:13.559 doing that , can you show me so I can 04:13.559 --> 04:15.726 help out being out here and be able to 04:15.726 --> 04:18.079 get . On something that we haven't done 04:18.079 --> 04:20.023 before and something that we don't 04:20.023 --> 04:22.246 normally do and being able to figure it 04:22.246 --> 04:24.412 out with each other and not just being 04:24.412 --> 04:27.269 the sight lead but being a worker and 04:27.269 --> 04:29.213 we're all talking about it because 04:29.213 --> 04:31.325 we're all working on it . What do you 04:31.325 --> 04:33.547 think ? Getting everyone's opinions and 04:33.547 --> 04:35.547 being able to work comfortably as a 04:35.547 --> 04:37.658 team , trusting the team , it's I , I 04:37.658 --> 04:39.713 couldn't ask for a better team to be 04:39.713 --> 04:38.678 out here with me .