Dartmouth- The pier work to improve spring and summer activities at Arthur F. Dias Town Landing is progressing for the coming decades, even though the construction schedule provides for temperatures in teenage in winter- without taking into account the wind cold.
Steve Melo, harbor master of Dartmouth, said: “The work just clicked. The swimmers are already there. The piles have already been rammed. You torn down the old dock. You will reinforce the old section and raise the old section to reach the height of the new section and make it weatherproof. ”
He said the company sticks to his schedule and works in “any weather”.
Melo added: “They rammed piles with wind gusts of 60 miles per hour. And with a device and tools that you had set up yourself, they struck directly and precisely. ”
Melo said the work was designed to use the public institution in the best possible way.
Patrick Rezendes, project manager at the municipal engineering office FOH Infrastructure & Environment said that construction work would have started towards the end of the year.
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The main contractor is AGM Marine Contractors from New Bedford, he said. The work should be completed by the end of February.
He said they started the project's pillar extension, so that a new solid pillar is created at a distance of about 75. They also renovate the existing pier along the existing length. There will be some new swimming bodies and a new gangway.
“Despite the bad weather, you made sure that it works,” said Recendent.
Coping with the serious effects of the increase in sea level
Project goals include coping with the serious effects of sea level increase. To fix some of these problems, the pier is increased by 1.5 feet. In addition, better failure safety is ensured.
The co -boats currently on the beach are moved to the swimming dock system, which restores the original condition of the beach.
The bid price for the work was $ 899,780. The city has a state subsidy of the SeaPort Economic Council of $ 1 million, which includes a 20 percent participation of the city.
The Commissioner of Water Statement Management, Roger E. Race, said that the city game “came from our wonderful Community Preservation Committee, which has supported the public access of the city of Dartmouth.”
Race added that a full moon or a storm surge brought the water level to the top edge of the pier, sometimes even above.
“So we increase the pier. We continue and plan for another 100 years so that we can continue to drive. ”
Review said you should install the swimming bodies in the next few weeks.
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Now apply for the accommodation of a boat at the jetty
It is expected that the new and improved pier and the swimming docks at Dias Landing will be ready for the seasonal storage of inflatable boats with a length of 10 feet and under water and boats in the water, such as melo has announced.
He encourages all residents of Dartmouth who want to keep a boat on the berths of applying now by email. The places are awarded according to the principle “Whoever comes first”. Dartmouth residents are given priority.