Sunrise Wind Pier


Crews install a temporary pier to accommodate Sunrise Wind construction equipment on Fire Island | Robert Chartuk

To move equipment too heavy for the Smith Point Bridge, workers are building a temporary pier for barges on Fire Island in Shirley as part of the Sunrise Wind turbine project. 

They’re getting ready to bring a 124-mile cable in from the waters off Montauk to connect the windmills to the mainland. 

Work is already underway along William Floyd Parkway to accommodate the cable along its 17-mile land route to a switching station in Holtsville. 

The 925-megawatt green energy effort is expected to provide electricity to 600,000 homes. 

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