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Engineers report Kenai bluff-stabilization construction complete; monitoring and vegetation critical next steps
Summary
HDR engineering told the Kenai City Council the bluff-stabilization berm built with the Army Corps and Western Marine Construction is complete (marked Oct. 11), placing roughly 62,500 cubic yards of rock across about 4,700 linear feet; engineers recommended monitoring and vegetation establishment as the primary next steps.
Engineers told the Kenai City Council on Dec. 3 that construction of a nearly mile-long bluff-stabilization berm along the Kenai River is finished and that monitoring and encouraging vegetation are the most practical next steps to secure the upper bluff.
","Ronnie McPherson, a civil engineer with HDR, described the structure as a toe-stabilization revetment placed to reduce erosion from waves, storm surge and river/sea ice. He said construction finished Oct. 11 and reported roughly 26,500 cubic yards of armor rock and about 36,000 cubic yards of core and bedding rock were placed across approximately 4,700 linear feet.
McPherson emphasized the design limits: the berm addresses toe erosion from water and…
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