Pile Driver Thumps in East Whiteland

The piece of heavy equipment is being used to install supports for the expansion of Route 202.

Posted Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:27 am ET|Updated Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:37 am ET

This week, East Whiteland residents and motorists heard the steady percussion of a pile driver working at the Route 202 overpass over Conestoga Road.

According to Wikipedia, a pile driver is:

a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures. [...]

One traditional type of pile driver includes a heavy weight placed between guides so that it is able to freely slide up and down in a single line.

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