Town road and wharf work on Long Island
Long Island runs its own road crew and takes on culvert, shoulder and pavement work in short summer stretches. A single unit follows the Long Island crew along the job rather than sitting at a yard. Wharf and float repairs at the Long Island landings need the set up on the pavement above the ramp. Because the tide runs hard past the Long Island landings, nothing gets left where a surge can reach it. Long Island town projects are planned around the freight boat, so the unit arrives days before the crew starts.
Summer cottage projects on Long Island
Most building on Long Island is cottage work, with roofs, decks and winterizing done between May and October. A Long Island contractor keeps one standard unit for the season instead of paying freight twice. Long Island drives are sandy and narrow, so we set near the road where the truck can turn around. Thin soil over ledge across Long Island means a pad goes under almost every set. Long Island crews arriving on the morning boat expect the unit to be serviced before they land.
Storm cleanup on Long Island
A hard northeast blow strips shingles and floods low ground at the Long Island shore ends. Long Island cleanup crews work through downed limbs and washed gravel for a week or two after a big storm. A unit for Long Island storm work goes at the town garage or the nearest staging lot. Because the Long Island boat may be off schedule after a storm, we hold a unit on the island through the fall. Long Island winter surge tests the low sets, so anything near the shore gets moved uphill by November.