Construction at Harbourside Place: Out With The Old

August 10, 2011

Harbourside Place construction continues on, with a number of new advancements on the preparation of the site.  Please see the photos and short descriptions of what has taken place this week at the construction site. 
 

The site has now been cleared of all existing Australian pine trees and shrubbery growing on the lot, leaving a clean lot for installation of all coming phases of construction. 

Last Australian Pine being removed.

A certified Mangrove trimming company did the trimming of the native Florida Mangrove trees in accordance with state and local law (as they are protected as essential nature ecosystems in Florida).  These trees were trimmed to allow proper access on the seawall area, which will allow further construction without impacting the livelihood of the plants. 

Trimmed Mangroves, to prevent disruption to the plant.

The certified electrical contractor has since installed the temporary power service to the site, for use in the field office and for certain construction equipment.  Florida Power and Light has also set up a temporary meter for use at the site as well.

Temporary electrical power service being installed.

Lastly, as shown in the last two construction updates, progress continues on the seawall and docks.  The pre-existing sea wall and dock are now completely removed from the site in preparation for the new installations.  The coastal contractor, Shoreline Construction, last week installed and since has removed the indicator test piling.  This piling was monitored by an engineer from Coastal Systems, to determine the required length and depth of the timber pilings to be used for the new Intracoastal waterway docks.  With the pre-existing seawall now completely removed, almost half of the new seawall sheet panels have now been installed. 

Test timber piling being installed.

Existing seawall being removed. 

Next week we are scheduled to start de-mucking and back filling the new seawall with imported structural back fill. Shoreline Construction is also scheduled to start installing the form work next week for the pouring of the concrete bulkhead cap on the seawall.  Photos and further details of these installations will be posted next week. 

Aerial shot facing South

Aerial shot facing East

Aerial shot facing North

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