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Erie Canal Rehabilitation Pictures Embankment Dams 30-39
DIR By: Doug K
Date: July 6, 2019, 2:40 pm
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Took a ride along some Embankment Dams from Brockport West. I've
decided to document all of the 40 work zone dams that have been
part of the initial Embankment Integrity project,.. the EERP
Prototype.
For those of you worried about what this embankment work is
doing to the "scenic beauty" of the Erie Canal... it's making it
better
For those of you hearing that "All of the Trees along the Erie
Canal are being cut & sold"... they are not, plenty of trees
left as you will see.
For those of you who think this project is about anything other
than Embankment Dam Safety... notice the work ONLY cleared the
Dams
There is a Work Zone Guide on the last picture showing where
these Dams are located... and why some pictures are not included
here.
[attachimg=1]
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[attachimg=3]
Now I'm not trying to convince you that this dam safety project
hasn't resulted in the creation of "unforeseen negative
consequences" but one thing is for sure... these new Embankment
are safer and more scenic then before. Just take a look at this
photo captured at the eastern end of Dam 39
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Can you believe there is still a group in Rochester fighting
against this Erie Canal Public Safety Program?
#Post#: 722--------------------------------------------------
Re: Erie Canal Rehabilitation Pictures Embankment Dams 30-39
DIR By: Doug K
Date: July 11, 2019, 10:23 am
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Had a chance to get out to see a South Side Embankment in this
set...Work Zone 31 Dam... off West Canal Road
This one is about 1/2 mile long
[attachimg=1]
It stretches from West Canal Rd eastward to the Brockport
Widewaters.
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It's a whole different view if you look from above... Work Zone
31 Dam connects to another further east of the widewaters for a
total length just over a mile long. On the exact opposite side
is Work Zone 30 Embankment Dam that covers 1.25 miles in
distance & 7.5 acres of land.
Two chances for a canal breach minimized with the Embankment
Restoration work. But the entire widewater area is an unsafe dam
that is too narrow for all that amount of water and is still NOT
cleared. It will become part of the new Embankment Integrity
Program.
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