"Well, dig this crew, this is what we'll do. Listen up" ...

 

 

"You're right, we don't. It took so long to dig 'Tie-Back' trenches and fill them in again last year that we changed the design so we could finish the work in three years rather than ten".

 

 

"Not much to begin with. All of our preparations are complete at the moment. The chosen contractor, Great Lakes Offshore Services, is arriving today (Monday) and will soon begin equipment and materials mobilization. 

Barges will arrive by water, and steel supplies and machinery will arrive by truck and be organized into an efficient construction unit starting work some time this week. Next, the contractor will be erecting steel beam guides to keep the new wall tight to the existing wall as much as possible. That will take less than a week. He will then start driving the long steel wall sheets about 30 feet into the lake bed, deep enough and strong enough to be a free standing wall.  If all goes well, steel driving should be completed in about 11 days, from the corner of Blue & White Wall Northward to the edge of the Railway".

 

"Not so fast crew person.  As soon as the contractor is past the junction of Green Dock, our Jobs begin.  We will need to:

1)      Fill the empty space between the old and new wall with small gravel and finally top with concrete. (Starts Saturday March 5)".

 

 

"You're right again but, with the boats so close on the hard, trucks can't get close and probably the boardwalk could not support the weight of a machine full of gravel, and that's not all:

 

2)      We will have to re-attach all of the Vdocks and Finger Docks along the new wall.

3)      Attach a steel cap to cover the gap.

4)      Re-install the 6 X 6 rub rail, cleats, and fender boards.

5)      Re-attach Red and Green dock frames and repair the decking.

6)      Re-install all electrical and water facilities along white wall.

7)      Clean up debris, repair any broken decking and landscape where necessary.

8)      Celebrate a job well done".  

 

 

"Maybe. If not, it will all be safe and secure for Launch to take place.  But!, we must be finished soon after Launch as we have a big year of sailing ahead of us starting with the ABYC Regatta organization starting around May 22".

 

 

"Sign up in the job jar for Seawall Repair and make sure your email address is correct and we will let you know what and when to do at the right time".