Crews have begun staging materials at the Leland Township Public Library in preparation for replacing the failing seawall along the Leland River. Team Elmer’s is scheduled to begin driving steel sheet pilings directly in front of the existing seawall during the second week of March. That phase of construction is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
Library Director Mark Morton reported that, “Working closely with our construction manager, Spence Brothers, and project engineer Jim Tiffany, Team Elmer’s will begin at the south end of the wall and proceed north and west, driving steel sheet piling to form the new seawall just forward of the existing wood wall. Timber pilings will then be installed inland of the wall to support the new boardwalk, which will be constructed shortly after the pile driving is complete.”
Morton acknowledged that the work will temporarily impact the Leland Cultural District.
