MAJOR ONGOING PROJECTS
I-205 Abernethy Bridge
WTF will provide safety railings, significant steel support structures, and structures to protect fish during construction to Kiewit for the ODOT I-205 Abernethy Bridge expansion project that will result in an additional lane in each direction and seismic improvements to make it earthquake-ready.
Thermalito Dam Radial Gates
WTF is fabricating radial gates for the Thermalito hydropower dam in Northern CA. These curved radial gates are designed to be lightweight, which is both more economical and environmentally-friendly!
SELECT COMPLETED PROJECTS
East County Library
Mass timber steel fitting and welding work for the new 95,000 square foot East County Library. These custom complex steel connections allow the new building to be more sustainable and earthquake resilient, and literally support this beautiful new landmark in our Portland Metro community.
Ice Harbor Dam Bulkheads
New bulkhead gates to support the US Army Corps of Engineers' operation and maintenance of the Ice Harbor hydroelectric dam on the Snake River.
Woodfibre Breasting Dolphins
Marine structures for a giant "floatel" to house work crews at a remote job site on the west coast of British Columbia supporting LNG as a more sustainable option to help North America transition to fully renewable energy.
Bonneville Dam Sluiceway Roller Gate
This is a complex wheeled lift gate for opening and closing the sluiceway on the Bonneville Dam. The sluiceway is a critical part of the US Army Corps of Engineer's operation of the dam and keeps floating debris (like tree branches) from getting into the turbines.
Port of Portland Dredging Operations
WTF provided the Port of Portland with barge spuds to anchor vessels for dredging operations, and custom dredging pipes needed to maintain the shipping channel from Portland to the Pacific Ocean. This channel is critical for the local economy in general, and for our own future work supplying clean energy infrastructure along the Pacific coast.
Trinity Dam Spherical Bulkhead
While WTF does not normally perform field work, we were happy to support our partner Advanced American Construction onsite near Weaverville, CA and help ensure the timely completion of a quality product for the Bureau of Reclamation.
Moveable Shiploader Truss Bridge
This large movable truss bridge will be used to unload bulk cargo such as gravel and grain from large ships. The finished structure will be 350 feet long and 15 feet tall and its fabrication requires skilled workers to at times weld upside down and/or in a scissor lift.
Nickajack Dam Bulkhead Storage Racks
These bulkhead storage racks support the US Army Corps of Engineers' operation and maintenance of the Nickajack hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River.
Cedar Rapids Roller Gate
This flood control gate helps the US Army Corps of Engineers to protect people from increasingly frequent flooding on the Cedar River. WTF will provide the fabricated, painted, and assembled roller gate, along with all of the embedded steel structures that support the gate.
Little Goose Dam Fish Pump Bulkhead
This hydro gate allows the US Army Corps of Engineers to safely operate a fish pump on the Little Goose lock and dam on the Snake River that allows salmon and other fish to pass upstream to their spawning areas by lifting them to the higher water level above the dam.
Industrial Bridge and Support Structure
This bridge serves both as a walkway for personnel and also as a support platform for equipment that services a massive storage tank and allows the contents to be stored safely.
Heavy-Duty Steel Work Boats
These steel work boats are used in heavy construction on waterways such as our bridge and clean energy projects, and are designed and reinforced to withstand the physical abuse inherent in such work.
McNary Dam Bulkheads
These 70 ton bulkhead gates allow the US Army Corps of Engineers to block water flow through any of the hydropower turbine generators on the McNary Dam on the Columbia River, which can then be dewatered to allow personnel to do maintenance work on the turbine.
R&D AND FUTURE PROJECTS
Robotic Welding- Small Business Innovation Research Grant
WTF is conducting research supported with US Department of Energy SBIR Phase I and II grants, that will optimize the fabrication of the massive tubular steel components needed to manufacture floating offshore wind platforms and pumped storage hydropower systems, develop cutting-edge manufacturing techniques to improve the cost-competitiveness of scaling design, reduce the fabrication timeline and cost to allow for this critical infrastructure to be manufactured in the US, and improve the quality and reliability of the manufactured products.
Through cutting-edge R&D and strategic partnerships, we hope to improve energy independence and climate change resilience, mitigate ongoing global supply-chain disruptions, enable faster and lower-cost implementation of clean energy infrastructure projects, and provide hundreds of high-skill, high-demand, family-wage manufacturing jobs to underserved communities. Please contact us at connect@wtfllc.com if you are interested in partnering!