Yankee Mat And the Removable Road
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The past several years have seen a boom in powerline transmission projects and windmill construction in the North Country, as humanity’s dependence on an increasingly more intricate electrical grid has experienced not only growth but also growing pains. And these projects use a lot of crane mats. Mats are used and laid across anywhere that is wet in the forest so that they displace the weight of a machine, reducing soil compaction and eliminating soil erosion. A lot of the crane mats used locally are made in Lewis, New York, from local material, crafted into portable, reusable roads and bridges at Yankee Mat Company.
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