$3.3-Million Bridge Demolition Contract Awarded XPLO Corp.

XPLO Corp., a New Orleans, La., firm specializing in underwater explosives technology and s a l v a g e o p e r a t i o n s , has been awarded a $3.3-million contract by the U.S. Coast Guard, which calls for the demolition and removal of the center span and piers of the Central New Jersey (CNJ) railroad bridge. The bridge crosses Newark Bay at Bayonne, N.J.

John Charpentier, XPLO president, said that work on the bridge is scheduled to begin this month, and will take approximately 90 days to complete.

The center span of the CNJ bridge consists of three steel sections, each approximately 150 feet long. Plans for removal call for the sections to be lowered by barge-mounted cranes. The barges will be towed away and the sections dismantled. An a l t e r n a te plan is to demolish the three sections by explosives and then to salvage the remains from the riverbed.

The piers supporting the bridge will be demolished by explosives.

The CNJ bridge demolition represents the largest project of its kind ever undertaken by the firm.

XPLO Corp. is a subsidiary of Tidewater C o n t r a c t o r Services, Inc. Both companies are a part of the Contractor Services group of Tidewater Inc.

Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 32, Apr 1980

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