FARMINGTON — Work on the riverbank stabilization project off the Whittier Road continues with good weather and lower water, according to Public Works Director Denis Castonguay.
He provided photos taken Tuesday morning along the eroded bank of the Sandy River.
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011 washed away part of the riverbank, threatening a portion of the Whittier Road.
The final plan for the work included using a system of rocks, tree root-wads and wood pilings to hold back the bank and to capture sediment washed into the system from the river.
Local contractor E.L. Vining and Son is moving quickly to finish the work before the end of the river’s low water period later this month.
Last week’s rains caused no ill effects to the project or the banking, Town Manager Richard Davis said.
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- Rocks, wood pilings and tree root wads are installed to stabilize the Sandy River bank Tuesday morning in Farmington.
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- Rocks, wood pilings and tree root wads are installed to stabilize the bank of the Sandy River in Farmington on Tuesday morning.
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- Rocks, wood pilings and tree root wads are being installed to stabilize the erosion along the bank of the Sandy River on Tuesday morning as part of the Whittier Road stabilization project..
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