Omega Morgan

Omega Morgan hauled the Canby Ferry to Portland in April 2012 due to the closure of the Willamette Falls Locks.[19]

In January 2013, working with Multnomah County government, Omega Morgan moved the 6.8-million pound main 1,100-foot (340 m) section of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon from its current location onto new pylons.[20] This move was part of the construction project to replace the bridge.[21] The move allowed for the old bridge section to be used as a detour route while the new bridge was constructed adjacent to the old span.[21] Omega Morgan used jacks and skids to move the section, as well as Dawn dish-washing detergent as a lubricant.[21] To match the newly built onramps, the bridge was moved 66 feet on its west end and 33 feet on its east end.[21] The moved bridge, known as a shoofly bridge,[22] served as a temporary span until the new crossing was completed in 2016.

In August 2013, the company began hauling oversized loads to the Canadian tar sands.[23][24] While the route through Idaho was approved by Idaho's Department of Transportation, environmental groups and tribal leaders protested part of the Idaho portion of the route on U.S. Route 12 that crossed tribal lands and traveled along the Clearwater River.[23][24] The protests slowed the load, but the shipment later arrived in Montana.[25] In September 2013, they moved the replacement span into place as part of the repairs to the Skagit River bridge in Washington.[26]

In 2019, Omega Morgan’s specialized transportation division and Omega Morgan Crane Services assisted Skanska with a complex project in downtown Seattle, transporting and setting 20 precast tapered concrete columns, each weighing between 69,000 and 165,000 pounds. The project required the acquisition of 39 permits and authorizations to account for heavy traffic conditions in the area, noise restrictions, and road closures. The location was also between steep hills, power lines, trolley lines, and underground vaults, requiring months of planning for proper crane placement and safe transportation of the concrete columns. Due to the complicated nature of the project, Omega Morgan’s crews performed several rounds of modeling and testing before moving forward to execute the plan.[27]

In late 2020 into early 2021, Omega Morgan partnered with several transportation and logistics companies to create a groundbreaking method for transporting 72 wind turbine components from the Port of Longview and the Port of Tacoma in Washington State, up to a site in Alberta, Canada. This innovative method bypassed land transportation along heavily congested routes in Oregon and Washington by barging components from Washington ports through to the Port of Lewiston, and then on to Alberta, Canada. It was the first project of its kind to be completed in the Pacific Northwest.[28]