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Field Report: The wall begins

Jun 18, 2013 7:21 pm
The first part of Gov­er­nors Island’s 2.2 mile sea­wall reha­bil­i­ta­tion has begun. About 3,000 feet of the sea­wall will be replaced by a revet­ment (sloped stone con­struc­tion) start­ing under the watch­ful eye of Lady Lib­er­ty near Pic­nic Point. The stones are huge and the work takes place when the tides are friend­ly, so we have a long way to go. Our ded­i­cat­ed crew is hard at work rain or shine. In addi­tion to being super cool look­ing, the revet­ment and reha­bil­i­tat­ed wall will be great for the Island. Check out our flickr album for more sea­wall con­struc­tion pics and stay tuned for fur­ther field reports! [cap­tion id=“attachment_6758” align=“aligncenter” width=“300”]Sewall construction The first 20′ of revet­ment being installed.[/caption] [cap­tion id=“attachment_6759” align=“aligncenter” width=“300”]Sewall from water1 Look­ing at the wall work from the harbor.[/caption]
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