Massive crane lifts TAWC AC units into place on roof
By BRIAN FERRY bferry@timesobserver.comArticle Photos
A crane towered over downtown Warren on Wednesday.
The 150-ton crane was used by William T. Spaeder Mechanical Contracting of Erie to lift three heating, ventilation and air conditioning units onto the roof of the Transit Authority of Warren County (TAWC) building at 42 Clark St.
The crane lifted the three units, estimated in weight from three to six tons, into positions on the roof.
According to TAWC Construction Manager John Vietmeier, the units are heat recovery and air conditioning units. The building's climate control comes from a geothermal system.
"The project consists of improvements to the TAWC intermodal facility and roof replacement," TAWC Executive Director John Aldrich said.
There will be a total of 44 rooms in the building when finished, Vietmeier said.
The construction site, with 18,500 new square feet on the second floor of the building, two maintenance bays and a bus wash area, and renovations throughout the existing building, is bustling.
In addition to Spaeder, three other subcontractors are working on the job: Perry Construction Group of Warren, Keystone Electric Construction of Erie, and Dasco Plumbing of Clarion.
"We're averaging about 35 to 40 people a day" working at the site, Vietmeier said.
Work is progressing quickly. "We're making good progress," he said. "We've been really blessed with the weather."
