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European Crane Gives Utah’s North Fork Siphon Pipeline Project a Lift

August 18, 2020

Via: ENR

For the second time in as many years, contractors working to replace the 1.1-mile-long North Fork Siphon pipeline in the rugged Uinta Mountains of northern Utah are utilizing a cable crane system that’s the first of its kind in the U.S., the project team says.

Officials for the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) say the unique cable system, which resembles the chairlifts at nearby ski areas, is helping to complete the three-year, $28-million project quickly. It also has less environmental impact and costs less than more conventional methods of moving materials and equipment. But COVID-19-related travel restrictions nearly left the system grounded this summer.

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