Crooked Creek recently received four new hoist mechanisms in the control tower, located in Ford City, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District operates the tower and reservoir to hold water to reduce the risk of flooding downstream. The old hoists were original to the tower’s construction in 1938. Each new hoist weighs 38,000 pounds, requiring detailed coordination between multiple offices at the Pittsburgh District and their contractor counterpart. The hoists control the opening and closing of the gates that control the flow of water from the reservoir through the dam downstream.
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District video by Michel Sauret)
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| Date Taken: | 03.03.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.03.2023 22:42 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 875261 |
| VIRIN: | 230303-O-TI382-1930 |
| Filename: | DOD_109488135 |
| Length: | 00:02:35 |
| Location: | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
| Downloads: | 10 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 10 |
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