According to Dredging Today, the work that's being done on Petoskey's breakwater is slated to be finished in September. The magazine reported that there have been some delays in the project, which is being funded by federal stimulus money.
Excerpt: Jim Hop, a construction representative for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the project site, said the work had been sticking largely to schedule until about a week ago.
A crane-equipped construction barge used by a project subcontractor recently was moved out of Petoskey. Hop noted that the subcontractor, Durocher Dock & Dredge of Cheboygan, needed the crane at another project site, and would be returning to Petoskey with a smaller crane on the barge to continue with the breakwater work.
But Hop said conditions on area waters presented travel delays for the barge, and also some challenges for the installation of new concrete along the breakwater. On Thursday, Hop expected the barge would be returning to the construction site by the end of this week.For the rest of the story, go
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Source: Dredging Today