Devon Construction Cam

[Steve]

Update: we have everyone involved trying to resolve the live cam.

[Steve]

The live cam feed is restored!

[corpsman]

Yes it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you very much

[WWW]

what crap...i cant believe you have to subscribe to newsok to see the cam

[possumfritter]

what crap...i cant believe you have to subscribe to newsok to see the cam

And you get a newspaper delivered to your door on the days you want it. Pert good deal if you ask me. I subscribed to the Sunday so I can also get store coupons.

[jn1780]

So what time do they expect the pour to be done?

[Lauri101]

As cold as it is - there are people watching from roof of garage!

I'm surprised they are doing it at this temperature - won't that making curing more difficult?

[corpsman]

what crap...i cant believe you have to subscribe to newsok to see the cam

For those of us who are still old fashioned enough to subscribe to the newspaper, it was simply a matter of logging on. Now I don't have to listen to anyone bellyache about how the paper isn't folded back properly, and as has been stated, the paper is now at my door whenever I want to read it. A knothole in the fence plus the Daily Disappointment, heck of a deal.

[OKCisOK4me]

For the 15 or so people that are watching from the parking garage--somebody should have brought a grill. ITS A TAILGATING PARTY!!

[Steve]

I was one of those 15. Yeah, we needed a grill. FYI: At NewsOK, between 3:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. today we will be zooming in the skyline cam on the Devon tower concrete pour.

[emmab12]

The camera view doesn't do it justice to how many Dolese trucks there actually are moving in and out. It is quite a site to see such an operation being run so well and choreographed to a T. Very impressive.

[jmarkross]

I think freshly poured concrete generates some of it's own heat--does it not? It is around 40 F. out there...

[ronronnie1]

Yes jmarkross. When they built Hoover Dam, they actually brought in giant air conditioning units to cool the concrete. So yeah, concrete gives off heat when it cures. The cool weather will help the process and not hinder it.

[BDP]

When they built Hoover Dam

I also think the Hoover dam was built with piping in it through which the Colorado river flowed and cooled the core much faster. I think what normally would have taken decades to fully cure took a couple of years.

[possumfritter]

I was one of those 15. Yeah, we needed a grill. FYI: At NewsOK, between 3:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. today we will be zooming in the skyline cam on the Devon tower concrete pour.

Hey Steve...Could you get the New Subscriptions Department to put an "expedite" on my online subscription? LOL! I'm missing watching todays activities.

[Steve]

possum, email webmaster@newsok.com, tell him you've attempted an online subscription, and ask if you can get temporary access today. I can't guarantee whether this work out, but it's the only avenue I know of on a Sunday. Good luck!

[Steve]

The camera zooms have begun

[Cornbear]

Hot chocolate would have been nice on the roof today. It was a bit cold.

[Lauri101]

The camera zooms have begun

Do the workers know they are being filmed? LOL - hate to have someone embarass himself.

This is so cool to watch!

[OKCisOK4me]

I also think the Hoover dam was built with piping in it through which the Colorado river flowed and cooled the core much faster. I think what normally would have taken decades to fully cure took a couple of years.

Not to continue off topic..but, no. There were tunnels blasted through the rock walls on the sides which had to be large enough to maintain the massive spring melts from the Rockies. Once they opened these, only then did they start pouring block by block sections of cement. Once the dam was completed they piped the overflows into these old tunnels. If you look at some pics from downriver below the dam you will see the outlets of these tunnels with their arcitectural concrete outlets.

I've always been fascinated by Hoover Dam just because of its monstrosity & because it was considered one of the biggest public works projects after the Great Depression.

[MikeOKC]

The camera zooms have begun

Excellent coverage from The Oklahoman! Thanks, Steve.

[Steve]

Thanks Mike. Are you still subscribing through Kindle? Did you account allow you access to the cam ok?

[Lauri101]

Excellent coverage from The Oklahoman! Thanks, Steve.

Steve - that was sooo cool to watch - what a great added value to my annual Oklahoman subscription!

Thanks for pushing it through!

[metro]

pics anyone? I'm so mad I couldn't make it back to come tailgate with everyone. Hopefully next "big day" I will be there.

[jn1780]

What time did the pour start today? They should be 1-2 hours away from the top if the pour was suppose to last 15hrs.