Raising Memorial Wharf for Rising Seas
Project to raise the pier about 18 inches to come as sea levels rise.
Project to raise the pier about 18 inches to come as sea levels rise.
Work is funded by a $1 million state Economic Seaport Council grant and approximately $3 million town from the town.
Work is funded by a $1 million state Economic Seaport Council grant and approximately $3 million town from the town.
Wharf has a colorful past that dates back to the Island’s whaling years and ownership by Dr. Daniel Fisher.
Wharf has a colorful past that dates back to the Island’s whaling years and ownership by Dr. Daniel Fisher.
Traffic was diverted on Dock street while trucks moved in.
Traffic was diverted on Dock street while trucks moved in.
Plan allows builders to drive a center row of pilings with smaller beams.
Plan allows builders to drive a center row of pilings with smaller beams.
Pavilion is lifted three feet off wharf and supported by timber blocks.
Pavilion is lifted three feet off wharf and supported by timber blocks.
Steel beams placed underneath to roll structure away from water.
Steel beams placed underneath to roll structure away from water.
Memorial Wharf is the third major climate change-inspired project undertaken on the Edgartown harbor in recent years.
Memorial Wharf is the third major climate change-inspired project undertaken on the Edgartown harbor in recent years.
Back on the water there is now room to work.
Back on the water there is now room to work.
The project contractor is BTT Marine Construction.
The project contractor is BTT Marine Construction.
Memorial Wharf relocated Tuesday and will rest in parking lot while the pier is restored and raised.
Memorial Wharf relocated Tuesday and will rest in parking lot while the pier is restored and raised.
Work kicked off on a $4 million capital project to raise the pier about 18 inches and rebuild its crumbling infrastructure, preserving Memorial Wharf for decades to come as sea levels rise and strong storms threaten Edgartown harbor. Construction will continue through the winter, with an expected finish date of Memorial Day, 2022.