Boardwalk Construction Status - 2/5/2010

On November 23, 2009, The Friends of the Norfork National Fish Hatchery signed a contract with Touchstone Inc. (in partnership with Builders Construction) for the construction of the Dry Run Creek boardwalk. Touchstone was by far the lowest bidder and had excellent references. We have been very happy with their cooperation and the work that they have done.
Construction started in the first week of December and moved forward quite quickly. However weather (much more weather than was expected!) and serious water seepage along the bank just before the first outlet pipe has recently slowed the construction. An engineering firm has identified a solution for the water seepage. At this point, once the weather permits, construction should be completed within a few weeks.

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An architect's rendering of the planned boardwalk.

Signing the contract, November 23, 2009
December 30, 2009

December 30, 2009
January 14, 2010

January 21, 2010
January 21, 2010
A note on the water level. The boardwalk and the fishing platforms still appear to pretty high above the stream. When the in-stream work is completed there will be a weir downstream of the boardwalk which will raise the water level.