Lady Liberty   

The Statue of Liberty is undergoing renovations to the pedestal of the statue. The restoration includes life and safety upgrades to mechanical systems, elevators and accessibility. Two of LGH's customers are involved in the demolition and removal of old stairwells and the installation of code compliant stairwells. To complete the renovation, one of LGH's customers used a 6,600 lb capacity air winch, (2) 11,000 lb air winches, along with an LGH sheave block system to disassemble and remove the old stairwell. Once this was completed, another LGH customer installed a temporary I-beam, 1 ton electric hoists and LGH's trolleys to bring in the stair components, located on the third story of the pedestal. This was done by lowering the stair components into the basement and building the stairs from ground up. The complete renovation is set to cost into the millions. Although visitors can still view the Statue of Liberty from the outside, the interior of the monument is expected to re-open October 2012.