Baird completed a feasibility study for Dillion Consulting Ltd. and Saint John Development Corporation to assess alternatives and costs to upgrade a deteriorating rubble mound breakwater. This breakwater provides pedestrian and vehicular access to Partridge Island, a historical site of significance located near Saint John, NB.
Partridge Island is a recognized Provincial and National Historic site located offshore of the city of Saint John, NB. Established as a quarantine station in 1785, the site received its largest influx of immigrants during the Great Famine in the 1840s. The Partridge Island breakwater was constructed between 1877 and 1965 to shelter Saint John Harbour from wave action. The breakwater has a history of damage and repair, and was not designed to provide access to the island.
Parks Canada provided funding to the Saint John Development Corporation to assess alternatives to provide tourist access to Partridge Island. Baird completed a preliminary coastal engineering study to assess the feasibility of developing a pedestrian and maintenance vehicle access corridor along the 1 km long rubble mound breakwater.
Whiting, IN, USA
An assessment of storm damage to a rubble mound revetment protecting a park in Whiting, IN, along with the design and construction of emergency repair works and preliminary design development for comprehensive rehabilitation works for the structure.
Lake Nipigon, ON, Canada
Baird was retained to complete the planning, design and construction services to protect 1,400 metres of eroding shoreline on Whitesand First Nation traditional land, located on the north shore of Lake Nipigon. The design consisted of an armour stone revetment and slope stabilization.
