Yesterday I left you all with the cliff-hanger of how to extract the heavy Wacker out of the abutment area, which is well below the height of the road. I hope it wasn’t too suspenseful for you. If it robbed you of a night’s sleep, please forgive me. Here is your answer:

The claw thingie of the big yellow machine just lifted the little yellow machine right out of the hole! Isn’t that the coolest operation?? These marshmallow-headed, shovel leaning road guys are brilliant, innovative and efficient! There is no need for you to question the wise use of your tax dollars when it comes to this road crew.

After the gravel is tamped smooth, a layer of plastic meshy fabric goes down again. There are many layers of gravel and this plastic stuff. HEY! I said, “plastic stuff” and you are ogling the views again! Stop that – I’m trying to explain the bridge project to you.