JANUARY 2024 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
In January, the construction team continued to advance work on Breakwater ‘F’ - placing armor stone on the lee side and building out the reef ridges on the ocean side. The team expects to reach Breakwater ‘F’ crest elevation in February. The contractor will then start placing armor stone on Breakwaters ‘G’ and ‘H’, which are the last two breakwaters in the system. Final touch-up works on Breakwaters ‘C’, ‘D,’ and ‘E’ are also ongoing to bring these breakwaters to completion.
Because of inclement weather, Shoreline Restoration work was pushed two weeks and started at the end of January with site preparation work. Sand placement will begin in February and continue through April this year.
Image Descriptions
- Left: Aerial photos of Living Breakwaters (Credit: WMI + Bernstein Associates, December 2023)
- Center: Photo of Shoreline Restoration fencing (Credit: Baird, January 2024)
- Right: View from the beach (Credit: WMI + Bernstein Associates, December 2023)
From August 2022 to August 2023, our amazing construction team captured and compiled a time lapse video of construction at Breakwater ‘E’, viewable in the video below. It is so exciting to watch the progression of the breakwater from the laying out of the construction envelope, to seeing the trunk of the breakwater rise up above the water, to observing the reef ridges get placed and thinking about all the marine life that have moved in and called the breakwaters their new homes!
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- Breakwater ‘E’ Construction Time Lapse Video (Credit: WMI, August 2022-August 2023)