trigfunctions
Contributor
Thanks for the reports. I hate to be the pessimist, but the drilling for the new pilings is going to stir up enormous volumes of silt, sand, and limestone. All of that material is going to be deposited on the floor of the channel, and the visibility in the channel is going to be zero for most of the project.This project will involve the replacement of all of the concrete pilings and both the east and west retaining walls. Some damage to the ecosystem will be unavoidable as holes will be drilled in the lagoon bed to install the pilings. Larger pilings will replace the existing ones and fewer will be needed. All work will be done from the top of the existing bridge and no barge will be needed.
Phil Rudin
I don't see any way that those pilings can be installed without completely destroying all of the existing life in that area. I hope I'm wrong. I also hope that the silt doesn't flow over to the western span and destroy that area as well.