Thursday, August 13, 2009

Stalled Development Week: Adelbert Retaining Wall

Photos: Diane Edwardson. Above left: May 2005, record rainfall caused a landslide below 2596 Adelbert at the Red Car Property. Right: April 9, 2009 grading began for a retaining wall and support pilings to repair the slope. (Click on photos to enlarge.)
Photos: Diane Edwardson. Above left: April 10, 2009. Right: April 23, 2009, work progressed reasonably, contractor drilled holes for pilings; rebar forms are waiting to be placed. (Click on photos to enlarge.)
Photos: Diane Edwardson. Above left: April 24, 2009, concrete forms were being placed. Right: May 5, 2009, concrete pilings already poured and rebar was being placed for retaining wall. (Click on photos to enlarge.)
Photos: Diane Edwardson. Above left: May 9, 2009, work progressed on the retaining wall. Right: June 20, 2009, the wall appears complete. Yet it would be another month before they returned in July to complete the soil compaction. (Click on photos to enlarge.)

The lack of activity on the site in June and July attracted illegal dumping. Construction vehicles were left on site leaving neighbors to wonder when this work would be completed. The crane finally left this week, and some rubble appears to have moved. Perhaps this stalled construction site will soon be complete.