Crews Install Retaining Wall at Edgemont Park
With the dredging done, construction of the retaining wall in the Montclair park began last week.
Crews working at Edgemont Park began installing the retaining wall in the pond late last week. On Monday, crews could be seen placing double stacking large grey-colored blocks around the edge of the pond. This base portion of the wall will be different from the slate gray upper portion, according to the township. Construction of the wall will continue in sections. The installation of the wall follows the dredging of the pond, which began in early March. The dredging will make the the pond deeper and is expected to remove sediment clouding the waters. The council approved the approximate $800,000 project in January. Dredged dirt from the pond was also piled in the north end of the park. The township released a statement on its website …
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Cary Africk
9:33 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
There is no effort to clean up the pond. The decision was made to leave half the contaminated sludge in place. This will also defeat the purpose of the dredging in the first place, which was to remove 5' of silt. more ›