Retaining Wall to Be Constructed at Wainui Reserve

Remedial works to the main beach access track at Wainui Reserve in Raglan are scheduled to begin next week and will involve the construction of a retaining wall.

The construction is due to start on Tuesday 2 April and is expected to be completed by Friday 17 May.

The beach access track will remain open to pedestrians throughout the project however there may be some minor disruption due to the work.

Waikato District Council Acting General Manager Service Delivery Stephen Cox said the works were a result of subsidence of the track which required a retaining wall to be built to minimise the risk of a slip.

If no work is undertaken the access track will continue to subside in the future with the potential for the track to disappear resulting in no access to the beach for emergency services.

Mr Cox said the subsidence was likely caused by coastal erosion at the base of the slope.

The works will involve excavation of the walkway asphalt, minor vegetation clearing, installation of retaining post and panels, followed by reinstatement of the track.

The project was put out to tender with Rock Control Limited the successful contractors.

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Contractors plan to complete a project to replace a flood-damaged retaining wall in Sheshequin Township this week, township supervisors learned Monday.

The project's contractor, Dycon Construction Northeast LLC of Pine City, N.Y., plans to install matting for an erosion control blanket and put the finishing touches on the Grange Hall Road retaining wall this week, said Micah Baker of Joe Hunt and Associates, which designed the replacement. The matting will be installed on steep slopes to prevent deterioration, Baker said.

Water flow deflectors will also be installed into the bedrock to direct water away from the wall, preventing further damage, Baker said. The deflectors will be made of either concrete or a combination of rubber and neoprene, he said.

Supervisors awarded the project to Dycon, which bid $101,190, in November. The project involved the removal of the existing eroded fieldstone wall and construction of a replacement concrete block wall.

The project, made necessary after flooding in Sept. 2011 damaged the wall, will be reimbursed by federal and state emergency management agencies.

Supervisors also voted 2-1 Monday to advertise for applicants to fill the township's road master position. Chairman Les Wanck voted against advertising the position.

Boyd Shores has served as acting road master since Gerald Place resigned from his duties as road master and supervisor in November.

Supervisors also moved Monday to advertise the township's spring cleanup dates. Spring cleanup is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4 and May 11.

Amanda Renko can be reached at (570) 888-9652; or email: arenko@thedailyreview.com.

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SAN ANTONIO A northeast side neighborhood is getting results after years of living next to a crumbling retaining wall that put homes and lives in danger.

A News 4 Trouble Shooter investigation more than a year ago revealed the wall was being held up by railroad ties, but Feather Ridge homeowners faced an uphill battle to get it repaired or replaced.

After that investigation aired, the city and CPS Energy agreed to build a new wall one that can withstand decades of heavy rain.

Its the Fort Knox protecting the neighborhood off Judson Road near I-35.

Its an engineering feat, homeowner Mitch Marszalek says.

Its also the scenic view out the backyard.

And its beautiful, homeowner Judy Brice says.

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"It was crazy, Marszalek says. It was like the Grand Canyon back here."

Neighbors called it a death trap, worried with each heavy rain that it would collapse.

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MARUDI: The Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) has allocated RM200,000 to construct a retaining wall along the riverbank at Long Ikang longhouse.

This is to address the problem of soil erosion along a stretch of 200 metres, which began a few months ago.

Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan, who visited the area on Tuesday, called on the longhouse folk affected and the village security and development committee to work closely with the district office on the project.

If there is poor monitoring, then the government would be wasting money on uncompleted projects, he said.

The Baram Member of Parliament said he has personally discussed the problem of soil erosion affecting Orang Ulu longhouses by the Baram River with Minister of National Resources and Environment Dato Sri Douglas Uggah Embas.

He added that RM900,000 has been allocated to the Kuala Tutoh longhouse for a retaining wall along the riverbank there.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 A 50m-long retaining wall collapsed during heavy rain at the site of a bungalow construction in Taman Nusa Tropika, Ukay Perdana today.

A motorist passing the area, Belinda Muhamed Hassan, 38, said it happened about 3pm while she was returning home to Bukit Antarabangsa.

It was raining heavily. While passing the location, I saw the retaining wall at the bungalow house which was under construction suddenly collapsed and there was a loud noise.

Luckily, the wall did not collapse on the road, she said when contacted by Bernama. Belinda said she also saw workers at the site scurrying for safety.

She said the incident caused traffic congestion in the area as part of the road was covered with dirt and debris, as well as water from a pipe, which burst, nearby.

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