Haynes units and stacks are coming down

Starting this month and continuing through August, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will start dismantling Units 5 and 6 of the Haynes Steam Plant adjacent to Leisure World (for a diagram of the units’ location, see page 14). The metal frame of the units will be cut into pieces, lifted and carefully lowered to the ground for removal with the use of CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

torches, excavators and a crane. Workers may be visible on unit structures as they are dismantled.

Hazardous materials will also be removed from Units 3 and 4 in preparation for the dismantling of those units in early 2021. Monitoring instruments will measure dust, noise and vibration levels during all work to maintain levels below An aerial view of the LA Department of Water and Power Haynes Generating Station, a natural gas-and-steam power plant located in the City of Long Beach adjacent to Leisure World. The plant was built in the mid-1960s and has been undergoing a modernization since 2011 to replace aging power generating units with natural gas turbines that eliminate the use of seawater for cooling and improve air quality.