What we lift in New Haven
- Downtown rooftop equipment. HVAC units, condensers and generators onto buildings around Chapel, Church, Orange and State Streets. These are almost always street setups with a sidewalk and lane closure.
- Yale and the hospital district. Steel, mechanical equipment and modular units for contractors working on the Yale campus, Yale New Haven Hospital and Science Park. We carry the insurance certificates these GCs require and work their night and weekend windows.
- Long Wharf and the port. Machinery and container picks on Sargent Drive, Long Wharf Drive and the harbor industrial area along Waterfront Street and the Quinnipiac.
- Trees in East Rock, Westville and Hamden. Mature oaks and elms over narrow lots, where the crane sets up in the street for a single morning and the tree is gone by noon.
- Shoreline hot tubs and sheds. Over-the-house picks in Branford, Guilford, East Haven and Milford where side-yard access is blocked by fences or grade.
Permits in New Haven
Any crane that sets up in the public right of way needs a street or sidewalk obstruction permit from the city's Transportation, Traffic and Parking department, and often a temporary no-parking posting 48 hours ahead. Plan on 5–10 business days. Larger cranes travelling on I-95 or I-91 with counterweight loads need a CT DOT oversize permit, which we also file. Both are billed at cost plus a flat coordination fee, and the timeline is built into your quote.
Access notes
Streets in Wooster Square, Fair Haven and the Hill are narrow and parked on both sides; we often recommend a boom truck with a longer reach over a bigger crane that cannot fit. Overhead trolley-era wire and utility lines are common on the older streets and are checked on every site walk.
Rates from the Naugatuck Valley to New Haven
New Haven is about 35 minutes from the yard. A boom truck half day runs $1,000–$1,600 including travel. A 60–75 ton crane for a downtown roof set or a large tree runs $2,500–$4,000 for the day plus permits. See the full rate table.
Towns covered from this page
New Haven, Hamden, North Haven, West Haven, East Haven, Branford, Guilford, Madison, Orange, Woodbridge, Milford, Wallingford and North Branford.