Prison Demolition / Late Drumlin Excavation
Deer Island , Massachusetts


Owner:
Massachusetts
Water Resources

Project Engineers/Managers:
Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.



"A conveyor belt reaching nearly 5 football fields was used to expedite the transport of material from the drumlin onto barges."

-Mike Bissonnette , Superintendent




 

During the excavation of the Drumlin a number of contaminants were encountered.

 

Project Highlights

Prison Demolition / Late Drumlin Excavation
Deer Island, Massachusetts

• Movement and redevelopment of more than 1.3 million cubic yards of environmentally sensitive soils.

• Construction of a revetment for protection of seaward section of landfill.

• Material was moved from the center of the island onto barges via a 1400 foot conveyer belt.

• Demolition, removal and decontamination of infiltration pools (waste lagoons) and diffusers.

• Construction of impermeable cap for drumlin and landfill.

• Demolition of 100 year old prison.

• Performed extensive site preparation work for future contracts.




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