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Owner:
Massachusetts
Water Resources
Project Engineers/Managers: Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.
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"A
conveyor belt reaching nearly 5 football fields was used to
expedite the transport of material from the drumlin onto barges."
--Mike Bissonnette , Superintendent
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During the excavation
of the Drumlin a number of contaminants were encountered.
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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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