A Quick Look At The Repair Of A1A

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I was up in the Fort Lauderdale beach area yesterday afternoon so I decided to check out the ongoing roadwork that is being done to protect A1A from an encroaching ocean. Here's what I observed...

WSVN and WPTV were out doing some work at the scene.

The first thing you notice after the single-lane roadway are the large metal plates, called sheet pile, stacked alongside the boulevard.

These are being lifted up...

And swung over...

Where they're placed and then driven into the ground.

It's going to take a lot of these plates to line that 1/2 mile stretch of road.

The area that is being repaired is north of Sunrise Boulevard from around NE 14th Court to NE 18th Street. The road narrows to one lane in each direction in this area to make room for construction vehicles.

Monday was the first day of the month-long installation process, according to the City of Fort Lauderdale website that is tracking the repair work. The city's website is warning that if you live in the immediate area "you may feel vibration." But have no worries, "The contractor will be monitoring the vibration to insure that it is within the allowable range."

"Allowable range?"

Ha. Ha. Ha.





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