(Concluded)
Construction and Rehabilitation History
Date
The timber training wall was rebuilt, and rock was placed at the foot
1963
of the training wall.
Logs were cabled and buried in the spit.
1968
Gabions were placed along the south basin wall to prevent gravel
1972
washing over from the spit.
Dredged material was much finer than previously. A rock blanket
1973
covering the spit was recommended with a life expectancy of 10 years.
The rock blanket was installed using 50,000 tons of rock.
1974
The rock blanket on the spit was replaced. The estimate of a 10-year
life for the blanket was not met. The spit was breached during a
1979
storm in December 1979.
The south jetty was repaired.
1979
Emergency repairs were made on the spit.
1980
The harbor and cross sections of the jetty are illustrated in Fig-
1985
of jetty was lowered to a point that the
jetty was awash at high tides. Repair or rehabilitation is not
anticipated in the near future.
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