Gulkana River Access Road Bridge Upgrade
Work Almost Complete
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company will complete upgrades this week on the Gulkana River Access Road Bridge, located 35 miles north of Glennallen. The bridge is approximately 150 feet long and is one of 42 bridges along the Trans Alaska Pipeline System that will be repaired this year as part of a $2.4 million Work Pad and Access Road Bridge Repair project. The
bridges were installed during pipeline construction as
a temporary means of access to various material sites and
pipeline work pads. The bridges have since been permanently
retained for access to material sites, oil spill response/reconnaissance
operations and mainline pipeline maintenance work. The
bridges are being upgraded to meet Alyeska’s
structural and seismic integrity design basis criteria
for bridges. Houston/NANA and Ahtna Construction companies
are completing upgrade work. None of the bridges
supports the pipeline.
Thompson Pass Backpressure Control
System Out of Service for Valve Installation
The Backpressure Control System for Thompson Pass
was taken out of service today to reinstall a valve into the
system. The system will be out of service for four to six
hours. The valve was repaired after it was damaged by pieces of a pipeline cleaning pig that entered the system in January. Two other valves were also damaged by the cleaning pig. The backpressure system has been operating with two valves since February 21, 2000. The system was installed in 1997 to eliminate vibrations in the pipeline on the south slope of Thompson Pass. The vibrations experienced while the backpressure system is out of service will not create a risk to pipeline integrity. The residents of the neighborhood near the pipeline in this area have been notified of the situation and the repair schedule.
1999 President’s Safety Award
Presented
Bob Malone, President and CEO/COO of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, presented the 1999 President’s
Safety Award of Excellence to Pump Station 12. The award
is presented annually to a group or individual for their
contribution to Operational Excellence in the areas of safety, health or environment.
items:
- An increase in productivity.
- An innovative solution to a long standing problem.
- A significant further development of an existing idea.
- Accomplishments transferable to other business areas.
- A style of working with external organizations.
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