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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Project Status Update

“It’s starting to look less like a war zone and more like a marina again!” I can’t tell you how many times we have heard this comment or something similar from people walking by or through the Des Moines Marina this past month. And it is true; the final product is clearly taking shape.

Listed below are the highlights of the work performed by IMCO General Construction and their subcontractors during the month of October.

  • Installation and tensioning of the final four permanent ground anchors completed the structural elements of the new steel sheet pile/concrete pile cap bulkhead.
  • A single 63’ long steel guide pile was installed at the end of the L-Dock/Classic Yachts finger pier.
  • Assembly of the new guest moorage activity float was accomplished this past month. Three steel guide piles were installed along the east edge of this float system. New lighted power pedestals line the activity float’s east and west sides. A walkway along the center of the float is now open to allow access to the existing north guest moorage floats. The new 80 foot gangway was set in place at the north end of the activity float which will provide much easier access to the guest moorage area in all tidal conditions. Completion of the on-dock utilities and fire suppression system will take place in November.
  • At the top of the bulkhead above the guest moorage area, the new promenade is beginning to take shape. Two beautiful stamped concrete compass roses flanking the north and south ends of this area have been completed. Surrounding each of the compass roses are concrete multi-height seat walls. All along the bulkhead new lighting has been installed. In the next several weeks, work will be accomplished to tie this entire area together with sidewalks and landscaping. The new promenade area will soon provide a true gathering place for Marina visitors of all ages whether they arrive by water or by land.

Installation of sidewalks, irrigation, landscaping and asphalt paving will soon complete the North Marina Combined Projects body of work. Although several of these activities are weather-dependent, with bad weather potentially causing delayed completion of the activity, each week should find the area less occupied by construction equipment and looking again more like a marina.

Thank you for your continued patience throughout this past year of construction at the north end of the Des Moines Marina. Please be patient just a short while longer…. The final product will be worth it!