Jericho Rise Wind Farm

The Details

The Jericho Rise Wind Farm was constructed in the towns of Chateaugay and Belmont, Franklin County, New York. The access roads and turbine foundations for 37 wind towers for a total of 77.7MW at Jericho Rise Wind Farm required a significant amount of manhours, which were all completed with zero time lost. 

Scope of Work

• 55,000 linear feet of access roads and 37 wind turbine foundations

• 175,000 tons of subbase placed for the access roads, crane pads, laydown yard, and radii

• 3,600,000 pounds of rebar procured and installed

• 23,300 cubic yards concrete procured and installed

• 60,000 cubic yards of backfill materials 

• 100 acres of trees cleared and grubbed

• Sitewide erosion control BMPS

• Daily on-site safety management

For more information on the project, please see the link below:

https://www.edpr.com/north-america/jericho-rise-wind-farm

The Challenge

Protecting the environmentally sensitive area; a large amount of clearing had to be completed between January and March to avoid impacting the migratory bat population. Challenging geotech in the area, including glacial till and alluvium soil deposits. This required the expertise of the The Wesson Group team of civil experts to shepherd through the design and construction of all civil elements of the project. Compliance with local content and NYSERDA requirements can be a challenging endeavor, but The Wesson Group is an expert in this and made it seamless for the client. The Wesson Group provided 100% local NYS content to this project and its client.

The Result

Constructed safely, on time, on budget, and with high quality. This project built a lasting relationship with a key client that still bears fruit to this day.