Workin' 9 to 5

While lots of us were working 9 to 5 in office buildings the contractor was busy along Boggy Creek.  The staging area has been in place for weeks but when I took the dogs for a walk this afternoon I saw that the crew had a very busy day.  Here's a photo map of what's going on in the park walking upstream from the Senior Activity Center to Rosewood Avenue and then downstream from Rosewood Avenue along Hargrave.

Nile Street staging area near park's restrooms

 

 

inside the fenced in staging area is covered with mulch

and rocks where the heavy equipment enters/exits to reduce soil compaction

 

 

some of the heavy equipment ready to roll

 

 

erosion berms being moved into the staging area (a pretty unusual sight for Nile Street)

 

 

fencing and wood being put around trees to protect them during creek restoration

 

fencing to reduce pedestrian access to the work zone. 

The contractor is going to start at Rosewood Avenue and work their way downstream.

 

loose rock dam runs perpendicular to the creek's flow

 

fencing to keep pedestrians out of the work zone runs from the

Pleasant Valley overpass all the way to Rosewood Avenue

 

 view from Rosewood Avenue looking downstream

 

 fencing and erosion control in place along Hargrave

 

rocks at an access point off of Hargrave

 

Hargrave staging area

 

It'll be exciting to see the work progress over the next year.  More details about the restoration project are available at -  www.austintexas.gov/boggycreekrestoration