Bottom: Awards for our club from the district conference this past weekend
Pledge, 4-Way Test: President Nancy Morin
Prayer: Jan Perruccio
Card game winner: Joe
Raffle Winners: Cami, Rosanne, Joan W.
Happy Bucks: Many bucks for being here on this beautiful morning, NM happy Ed was here, KC seeing everyone, CA for the RR bridge program, MR daughter graduating, Ed for Nancy stepping down soon, GM grandson graduating, today's program, JA 3 grandkids graduating
Program: View video of The Amtrak CT Bridge Project
This project is a joint venture of O&G and Tutor Perini. The new railroad bridge spans the Connecticut River from Old Saybrook to Old Lyme. The old bridge, old and deteriorated, will eventually be removed once the new bridge is completed. Bob Nardi has 27 years experience and is in charge of all outdoor activity. Much has to be done to prepare and it starts with knowing the land. Borings revealed instability. The depth of the bedrock dictates their actions. On the Old Lyme side with heavy equipment, in order to access the river, a temporary bridge over the Lieutenant River had to be built. Much preparation was done in order to access the area with barges that carry the construction equipment. There are environmental concerns. Turtles, osprey and eagles live in the area and work cannot be done within 300 feet of nesting. There is an archeological area as well. The new bridge will be 55 ft. wide on the east side, similar to the old bridge. There are currently 120 workers on the site which will increase to 250. The land portion of the project will cost $400 million but the water portion is a whole different aspect. Buoys for safety are put in place to warn boaters of the presence of barges which don't move. The following is an outline of the discussion:
- Pre-construction activities: Survey, Monitoring prisms and total stations, Borings, Mobilization, Permits (environmental barricades and invasive species, etc.)
- Early construction activities: Access roads, Temp work platforms (trestle and drilled shaft platforms, Temp bridge over Lieutenant River, Track crossing on west side, Eagle landing for demo of ferry landing pier, Control house relocation, Invasive species management, Naval architects
- Challenges: Limit of disturbance, Environmental "Time of Year" restrictions, Interference with existing bascule span, Direct bored utility interferences, Liquifying sands/tide with float ins, General Public (Boating community), 150% for railroad safety with cranes on barges, Global stability
- Construction sequence: Install west side trestles, Install drilled shaft platforms, Drive piles and sheets for retaining walls, Ground improvements for the surge charge areas, Dredge for mooring barges along trestles, Install drilled shafts for the construction of new piers, Float in cofferdams, Pier and pier cap construction, Approach span assembly on land, Stick build spans, Float in bridge sections with SPMT's (self-propelled movable transporter), Float in bascule heal and span, Pour bridge deck, Pour bridge deck, Ballast bridge and set rail, Install new catenary poles, Construct a new control house, Install new fenders and submarine cables, Install new fishing pier at ferry landing, Float out existing bridge sections, Demo existing piers, Remove all trestles and temporary access roads, Demobilize
This past weekend, Nancy attended a 3-day conference which included 2 districts, ours, Massachusetts including Cape Cod and Rhode Island. 5 international students attended. There were sessions that dealt with fundraising and other areas. World peace was an important area of discussion as well. The youth had a lot of ideas to promote peace in the world.
Club Awards:
There were awards given for various Rotary categories and Nancy is proud to say we received a good number of them! Our club exceeded expectations in many areas including the following: Opus for Peace, Youth Services, Community Service, and the Outstanding Public Image Award. Click on this link to see all of the awards received.
Following the conference, Nancy and Ed hosted Diego at their home and were joined by 12 people.
NEXT WEDNESDAY, CHANGING OF THE GUARD MEETING. PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND AND WELCOME THE NEW REGIME FOR 2025-2026!
Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St, Old Lyme CT (Tel: 860-434-7802)
Summer concerts start June 18. Click here for more information. Check our calendar for days we are setting up the tent. On the July 30 concert, we will be honoring our newest members of the past year (15)
Incoming President Jan Perruccio spoke briefly about meetings, scheduling, the fundraising committee and committee looking into possible venues and times for club meetings. More to come
Changes are coming to the Rotary District as Robert Friend steps down as District Governor and Stephanie D. Philips takes over.
Family hosting: The Milford club is sponsoring a family from Ukraine. The district is asking all clubs to help with a $100 donation. The motion passed, budget to be revisited for this.
Upcoming Club Meeting Dates:
June 11 Changing of the Guard, Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme 5:30 pm
June 18 Meeting: noon, VFW, Speaker: Congressman Courtney
June 25 Meeting: noon VFW, Speaker: Kris Nystrom from Reading the World, Inc., a nonprofit organization that addresses school deserts, places where kids have limited or no access to education.
July 2 No Meeting – 4th of July Holiday
July 9 Meeting: Estuary, 7 am - Business Meeting: Goals and Committees
July 16 Meeting: noon, VFW, Speaker: Impact 100 - Empowering Women/transforming Communities
