Photos by Aaron Harward, Public Works Superintendent
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The following photos are highlights of the construction of the Dam Restoration Project. These photos do not encompass the entire project but are just highlights.
August 2023
Spectrum Boring Fiber Optics on the Southern Side of the Dam
Spectrum Pulling Fiber Optics from the Northern Side of the Dam
Installing construction entrance on the south side of the dam
September 2023
October 2023
Excavating Bypass Canal
November 2023
MIP auxiliary equipment delivery
December 2023
Completed the downstream MIP platform construction
Added 2nd cement to increase plant capacity
MIP Drill installing test panels on the downstream platform
Principal spillway excavation site overview
Drilling deep de-water wells
Excavating MIP test panels for core samples
Excavating the spillway base
Dressing reels on the dam back slope after a rain event
Checking the CSM drill head
Sunset from inside of the spillway (tree tops in center are on Holly Point Rd.
January 2024
Excavating unsuitable soil
Installing the dewatering system trunk piping
Overview of the Upper Dam breach
Clearing vegetation ahead of the coffer dam installation on the Upper Lake dam
Constructing the coffer dam - Upper Lake dam
Upper Dam coffer construction
View from inside of Sanford Dam bypass canal
Constructing the Upper Dam work platform
Contractors building cement forms for Upper Dam spillway
Setting up CSM pre-drill rig @ Sanford Dam excavation site
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
May 2024
January 2025
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