| Project Experience | Marine | ||||||||||
| Pea Patch Island |
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| Pea Patch Island, Delaware | ||||||||||
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| PROJECT DESCRIPTION | ||||||||||
| The summer of 2002 brought the challenge to rebuild a granite seawall on the remote 228-acre island of Pea Patch, Delaware, to A.P. Construction, Inc. Located offshore of Delaware City, Fort Delaware was originally constructed on Pea Patch Island in the early 1800's. It was strategically set on the island to increase the coastal defense system for the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. The principal part of the project was to reconstruct the granite seawall. The protective structure extends along a perimeter of approximately 7,000 lineal feet and was initially built to protect the island and Fort Delaware from the swift waters of the Delaware River. Archeological artifact recovery and dredged fill were also required to rebuild the southeast of the Fort's perimeter elevation. Once completed, A.P.'s work will protect Pea Patch Island from further erosion by restoring the seawall to its pre-Civil War state. |
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| Client US Army Corps of Engineers Location Pea Patch Island, Delaware Architect S.T. Hudson Engineers, Inc. Camden, New Jersey Awards Certificate of Achievement in Recognition of Safe Performance: Bank Stabilization & Restoration, Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware, DE Given by: US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District |
