Hyder, Alaska
Even by Alaska standards, the community of Hyder is remote. Nestled at the head of a 130-mile fjord on Alaska鈥檚 southern border with Canada, Hyder receives its mail and many of its goods and services by floatplane from Ketchikan. As it turns out, the community鈥檚 floatplane base was at the end of a causeway/trestle and in desperate need of repair. That鈥檚 where 花椒直播 Services comes in.
花椒直播 Services was selected to upgrade the island and the causeway road leading to the wood trestle. The trestle was originally constructed prior to Alaska鈥檚 statehood. The weight restrictions on the wood trestle were so low that heavy equipment could no longer be used to remove snow, hindering the community鈥檚 ability to reach the seaplane base, its small boat harbor, and boat launch ramp.
Utilizing local equipment, material suppliers, and two local equipment operators to supplement 花椒直播鈥檚 construction crew, the company performed reconstruction of the 2,300-foot causeway to the trestle and expanded the capacity of the parking lot on the island. The causeway fill slopes were armored with riprap; the riprap was obtained from a local supplier in Stewart, British Columbia. Other equipment and aggregate for the road were provided by Canadian companies.
花椒直播 Services also installed a 100-foot-long, 6-foot-diameter aluminum drainpipe crossing through the causeway road to add cross drainage for tidal flows. The wooden trestle was removed and replaced with a 766-foot, two-lane concrete trestle by prime contractor Orion Marine. The work was completed in late 2013.
Article from CIRI newsletter 鈥淭he Raven鈥檚 Circle鈥� (February 2014)