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Riverwalk north-side seawall replacement draws concerns from marine industry about floating-dock design and navigation
Summary
City engineers outlined a Riverwalk north-side seawall replacement that would raise roughly 500 linear feet of seawall to about 5 feet and add a floating dock in the existing dock footprint; marine operators warned the proposed dock location and an 18-inch freeboard could create navigation and safety problems.
City engineers presented preliminary plans on June 5 to replace roughly 500 linear feet of seawall along the north side of Riverwalk and install a floating dock in the footprint of an existing concrete dock.
Staff described the work as demolition of the existing seawall and construction of a new concrete (C) wall built forward of the current wall, raised from the existing roughly 3-foot elevation up to a target of about 5 feet. As shown to the board, the design included two boxed access points and a floating dock that would extend roughly 13.5 feet from…
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