HIGHWAY ENGINEER CONCEIVED UNIT TO SPEED INSPECTIONS

A NEWLY DESIGNED SERVI-LIFT INSPECTOR 50 UNDERBRIDGE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE UNIT MANUFACTURED UNDER SPECIFICATIONS DRAWN UP BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY ENGINEERS PROMISES TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF MAN HOURS AND MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN BRIDGE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS EACH YEAR. A TWO-MAN, 600-POUND CAPACITY WORK PLATFORM CAN BE EXTENDED 37 FEET UNDER A BRIDGE FOR INSPECTION, PAINTING AND REPAIR OF UNDERBRIDGE AREAS, OR 50 FEET STRAIGHT DOWN FOR INSPECTION OF PILINGS, PIERS AND FOUNDATIONS. /DOT/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • VOL 47 NO 24 PP 34,36
• Corporate Authors:

  Dixie Contractor, Incorporated

  525 Marshall Street, P.O. Box 280
  Decatur, GA  United States  30031
• Publication Date: 1973-4-27

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Inspection; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Platforms
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219100
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 17 1973 12:00AM