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Redwood Life Plan is primarily focused on demolition and construction
25 Years of Demolition and Construction
25 Years of Demolition and Construction
7 phases
Most visible and closest to Marine Parkway buildings built 1st
Demolition of existent buildings as needed per phase
Hotel built in the last phase, the city will not see the transient occupancy tax (TOT) until after 2045 or so
Plans are contradictory but some call for removal of all existing trees and foliage (plan pg. 192-194)
Construction Noise
Construction Noise
Construction generates substantial noise including:
Heavy Machinery - bulldozers, cranes, excavators
Hammering or Jackhammering
Cutting - sawing, metal grinding
Power Tools - drills, saws, sanders
Truck Traffic
Pile driving
Fill Added to Raise Land
Fill Added to Raise Land
Up to 17 feet added fill
Added height for new buildings (plan pg. 206)
Increased runoff to slough and neighborhoods
Selected roads moved and raised though not all roads raised
Ground and Protective Clay Cap Stability
Ground and Protective Clay Cap Stability
Between 20 to 100 piles per each 15 new buildings driven 135 feet through the protective clay cap into young bay mud
New building foundations "breaking" the cap (plan pg. 55)
Piledriving effects on neighboring residential foundations, floating and otherwise
Removal of the Asphalt Cap
Removal of the Asphalt Cap
The existent ground parking acts as the first defense against water infiltration into the refuse deep within the site
Plan calls for removing the asphalt parking cap and replacing it with parking garages and in-building parking
Additional water shedding strain placed on the protective clay barrier and cap
Wind Effects
Wind Effects
Prevailing Shores winds blow through Westport, then over residential. Construction generates:
Dust and flying debris
Exhaust from machinery
Construction noise carries further on the wind
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