Hanover Retaining Wall Construction York County, Pa . Ryan #39;s Landscaping
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If only we had done what Hong Kong did and started a war on landslides right after the Highland Towers collapse.
MY back neighbours house sits on land higher than mine. We share a retaining wall that is about three metres high on my side.
Both my neighbour and I dont pay much attention to our wall. Weve lived with that wall for eight years now and so far so good. There are no signs of cracks or earth movement.
I think I am safe from falling walls and landslips because I live in an old neighbourhood located on generally flat terrain and theres no high-rise development on slopes overlooking my garden patch.
Not being on hilly terrain was one of my prerequisites when I was house hunting more than a decade ago.
Houses perched on the side of a hill may offer a great view and bragging rights but to me, that cant compare to a sense of safety one gets from being on flat ground.
My reasoning is simple: I did not trust the way hill slope development was managed then and I still dont.
Twenty years after the Highland Towers disaster on Dec 11, 1993, our hill slope management is still sloppy, as evident from our stories to mark the anniversary.
We interviewed many experts. One, in answer to a question, How far have we come in improving our system as well as our attitude towards the development and maintenance of slopes since this tragedy? said: Since 2010 the authorities have done quite well by coming up with guidelines to manage new hillside development although there is still room for improvement.
However, there is very little done for older slopes.
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Wasted years, wasted lives
News Release
Posted on December 17, 2013 at 1:39 PM
The following closures and lane restrictions are expected this week in connection with construction on the Downtown Crossing:
Work Currently Underway:
Louisville Streets:
Jackson Street from Jefferson Street to Market Street is scheduled to be closed through Tuesday, December 17 for work on a storm sewer. Floyd Street from Liberty Street to Muhammad Ali Boulevard is scheduled to be closed through Monday, December 23 for pile driving. Witherspoon Street from just east of Louisville Slugger Field to Clay Street is scheduled to be closed through Friday, December 20 for work in the area. The right lane of westbound Witherspoon Street from River Road to Adams Street is scheduled to be closed through Saturday, December 21 for work on a retaining wall. The right lane and right parking lane on eastbound Market Street from Jackson Street to Hancock Street are scheduled to be closed through Saturday, December 28 for work on a retaining wall. The right lane and right parking lane on Preston Street from Market Street to Liberty Street are scheduled to be closed through Saturday, December 28 for pile driving. The left lane and both parking lanes on Jefferson Street from Jackson Street to Preston Street are scheduled to be closed through Saturday, December 28 for pile driving and excavation work. The right lane and left lane of Liberty Street from Floyd Street to Preston Street are scheduled to be closed through Saturday, December 21 for excavation and demolition work.
Work Scheduled for This Week:
Kentucky Side:
Work scheduled to begin Tuesday, December 17:
Rolling closures are expected overnight Tuesday, December 17 on I-65 North and I-65 South from the Kennedy Bridge to Muhammad Ali Boulevard for pothole patching. Work will begin around 9 p.m., with all lanes open by 5 a.m. Rolling closures are expected overnight Tuesday, December 17 on I-64 East and I-64 West from 22nd Street to Story Avenue for pothole patching. Work will begin around 9 p.m., with all lanes open by 5 a.m. The right lane of I-65 South from the approach to the Kennedy Bridge to Main Street is scheduled to close overnight Tuesday, December 17 and Wednesday, December 18 for repairs and work on a temporary barrier wall. Its expected to close around 9 p.m. and reopen by 5 a.m. both days. Work scheduled for Wednesday, December 18: The left lane of I-64 East from 3rd Street to just east of the I-71 North exit is scheduled to close overnight Wednesday, December 18 for work on a temporary barrier wall. Its expected to close around 9 p.m. and reopen by 5 a.m. Work scheduled for Thursday, December 19: The left lane of I-64 West from Story Avenue to the I-65 exit is scheduled to close overnight Thursday, December 19 for work on a temporary barrier wall. Its expected to close around 9 p.m. and reopen by 5 a.m.
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"There is a small piece of land next to my property at 543 W. Wilkes-Barre St. that is owned by Northampton County," says Roslyn Kilpatrick. "There is a retaining wall that is now very unsafe. It is only being held up by tree roots that are exposed."
Kilpatrick says she complained last year because old tree roots had fallen out of the wall.
"They sent some guys up to repair the wall. Or so I thought," Kilpatrick says. "They only put little bits of cement in some cracks and picked up logs and branches. There are now roots growing through my yard and my neighbors' which eventually will be under my house and damage my foundation."
Kilpatrick says children often play in the area even though they are told to stay away.
"It is very unsafe and is an eyesore for my property and others," says Kilpatrick. "One day, someone will get hurt. Maybe a bad wind or snowstorm and that wall will collapse."
Somebody Do Something is a regular feature in which we focus on problem spots in the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey.
Among the problems we've drawn attention to are rundown buildings (one was cleaned up), dangerous or confusing traffic intersections (one was fixed), broken stairs (that were fixed), a bumpy road (that was fixed), a dangerous storm drain (that was fixed), an uneven driveway (that was fixed), a confusing mailbox (that was moved), a teetering pole (that was removed), a shoddy-looking U.S. flagpole (that was spruced up) and propped-up utility pole (that was replaced).
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Police investigating suspicious death in Colerain Police investigating suspicious death in Colerain
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Crews were called to the corner of West Southern Ave and Caroline Ave in Covington this morning after reports of a collapsed wall.
Upon arrival, it was determined that a water main burst and gas leak caused the retaining wall to crumble.
The situation is now under control, but four homes were evacuated. Authorities say those out of their home have been put on a Tank bus so that they are not out in the cold.
Crews say there is still a small leak, but it poses no danger. They plan to begin clean up and still need to determine if the homes evacuated are structurally sound enough for the families to return.
Multiple fire trucks were on the scene and are still blocking the intersection and a large area of Caroline Ave.
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Workers prepare an area where the first bulkhead for the South Terminal will be installed in New Bedford Harbor.PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times
December 13, 2013 12:00 AM
NEW BEDFORD After months of underwater work, South Terminal is beginning to pop through the surface.
This week, construction crews began to form the facility's bulkhead, or retaining wall, which is a critical component of the project that New Bedford wants to make its future in staging offshore wind farms.
"Everything we've been doing has been working toward this point," said Bill White of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, which owns the facility. "All of the underwater work we've been doing was to be able to build this bulkhead."
The bulkhead has been specifically engineered so that the facility will be able to support 4,000 tons per square foot, even at its edges near the water. Such a load capacity is necessary to hold both the hundred-ton wind turbine components expected to be on- and off-loaded from the facility, and the cranes that will help with the work.
The bulkhead's designer, Susan Nilson of Cleengineering, explained that the circular shape of the "cofferdams" that interlock to form the retaining wall "fortifies it enough that we will be able to bring cranes all the way to the quayside. The cofferdams allow the facility to have the same capacity all the way to its the edge."
The 1,000-foot long bulkhead will be composed of 25 total interlocking circles, 13 large and 12 small. Crews are just starting on the southern-most cofferdam, executing a delicate process of lining up narrow steel sheets to form a circle.
Once the sheets are aligned correctly, they will be vibrated into the harbor floor until either they cannot be pushed in further or they hit bedrock, Senior Project Manager Shawn Wyatt said.
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New Bedford's South Terminal is taking shape above the surface