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Committee flags submerged seawall signage as potential navigational hazard
Summary
Members discussed existing "submerged seawall" signs and suggested adding clearer markers to indicate the extent of hazard in shallow channels.
Committee members on Oct. 14 raised safety concerns about signage marking a submerged seawall on a south-side channel in Prince George Isles.
Stuart Griffin Berg (referred to in the meeting as Griffin) and other members questioned whether the posted sign sufficiently indicates where a submerged seawall lies and suggested marking the start and end of the hazard. "There is a sign that says 'this is a submerged seawall,' but it doesn't really depict where it is," a committee member said during discussion; Griffin suggested placing a sign at each end and wording it "Seawall between signs."
Mark Storm, canal maintenance supervisor, said the committee is responsible for construction-related signage and that staff had posted signs indicating the submerged wall. "We did the posting of the sign," Storm said, adding that staff will review the location and visibility of the signs and keep an eye on the section when tides cover the wall.
One committee member commented, "People don't read the signs anyway, so it's a moot point quite honestly," noting the limitation of signage to change boater behavior.
Staff said no additional corrective action had been included in engineering drawings; they will examine the site and report back. No formal action was taken at the meeting.
