Track Completion

It looks like there are tire marks in the mud. I'm curious as to how they work in the mud and have the trucks/cranes not sink.

Perhaps there's a nice solid layer of earth(like clay or something) below the mud.
Plus I have this feeling they're going to "rock" the entire pond when they're done.

Looks like they did lay some gravel down in the one picture?

You can now see a big support over the pond from the webcam.
Wait never mind. That was a lift hill support. But I do see a crane over there. *** Edited 9/21/2006 3:48:28 PM UTC by CoasterDevil***

Yeah, I had heard the track would be erected this month, and if not, early October.

I assume that means they will be doing pullthroughs shortly there after as well. I had heard a November date for completion and testing, however, that may have been moved back to December.

I would think that track would be complete by December and the testing would start somewhere around March depending on Weather conditions. It snows a lot around Ohio, so that could slow things down for the construction crew.

Or you could just accept the obvious thing in front of you and see it'll be done in a couple of weeks, not counting LSM's, brakes, etc.

accept the obvious...

Jeff, I thing that's a concept lost on way to many people.

Of course, the obvious isn't taking into consideration the crazy weather that can happen...like the Easter snowstorm over here in NE Indiana about 5 or 6 years back. My school was out for 3 or 4 days I think it was...that much snow in April...definitely not normal. I'd hate to think of how much snow a lake system could dump on the Point, especially a really strong lake system.

I wouldn't count out snow in October.
*** Edited 9/22/2006 12:07:11 AM UTC by BlueStreak64*** *** Edited 9/22/2006 12:07:50 AM UTC by BlueStreak64***

Crazy weather in Northern Ohio...? Never! ;)

halltd said:
Yeah, but when someone in construction says "steel erection," they normally are referring to the MAJOR components. I would guess the same is true with this, but I could be wrong.

The LSM instalation is MAJOR part of the ride.... (sorry if you're talking about the stair stuff)

crazy weather in ohio should only be referenced as such by those who are not residents, or who have not been residents of said state...for those of us who are from there or live there, it should be considered normal weather

I live 2 hours away from Cedar Point, and Crazy weather is not a reason why they chose to build it now. Top Thrill was built in the winter. There might be one or two weeks out of the whole winter where the weather might be bad and they would be unable to work. Last year, I had 1 snow day the whole winter. *** Edited 9/27/2006 11:08:18 PM UTC by Millennium***

When did Rochester Hills get annexed by Ottawa County Ohio?

He must have a short cut I don't know about.

Gomez,

Yeah, take the portal on top of the blue base.

http://tinyurl.com/euxel *** Edited 9/28/2006 12:39:07 AM UTC by Millennium***

I can easily see track construction being complete by the end of the first week of October. Hell, they are already into the final stretch.

The turn and everything over the pond is done, all that is needed is everything past the lift hill (turn into overbank, into brakes).

Even now, on the webcam, you can see that the actual LSM motors are mounted on the lift, albeit, they are still unwired, I'd imagine.

Are you sure about the LSM's? I don't see anything.

I think someone indicated those would likely come much later.