Time Warner Cable, Inc. Road Runner Network
Pipe Supports from LNA Solutions simplified a major pipework installation along the 5470 ft span of Manhattan Bridge. The 4" diameter pipe was connected to the bridge truss to enable fiber-optic cable to reach adjacent boroughs.
The installation completes Time Warner’s network for high-speed internet connection known as Road Runner.
Manhattan Bridge, which links the island of Manhattan with Brooklyn, has a main span of 1470 ft and approaches of an additional 2000 ft on either side.
A total of 1200 LNA Solutions assemblies enabled the pipework installation to be completed by Yonkers Contracting Company without the need for power at the point of connection, as drilling or welding was not required - ideal for the length of the bridge span involved.
In addition, since bridge refurbishment and painting was taking place simultaneously, the clamps were an ideal solution for working quickly around this other work.
This connection was designed specifically to suspend services directly from the flanges of steel beams. The product’s adjustability to a range of flange thicknesses made it particularly useful for heavy duty pipe installation.
LNA Solutions also supplied threaded bar, pipe rings and retaining straps which significantly reduced the frictional forces applied to the pipe during the process of pulling the cable through.
Consultants, Weidlinger Associates, Inc. (NY) selected the LNA Solutions products. In a report for client Time Warner, they stated:
‘the LNA Solutions product has been judged the easiest to install with fewest number of parts per attachment. They have also demonstrated the technical expertise in designing clamp configurations to match all the applications necessary.'
ENGINEER:
Weidlinger Associates, Inc; New York, NY
CONTRACTOR:
Yonkers Contracting Co; Yonkers, NY
