May
2009 | Jacqueline Winterer,
Ocean View
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View
of observation
deck after heavy
equipkment has
left lagoon. In
the foreground
San Dieguito Drive. Photo:
Jacqueline Winterer. |
Two
big events took place
without much fanfare at
the Lagoon last month.
The heavy equipment that
became so familiar to
us as we traveled back
and forth on I-5 left
the area, marking near-completion
of the Wetlands Restoration
Project. Final work will
be completed in September
when bulldozers return
to dredge clogging-sand
between the ocean and
Jimmy Durante Blvd. The
dredging will keep the
inlet open and the lagoon
area a healthy wetlands
habitat.
And
on April 7, the City
removed fencing at
the Grand Avenue Bridge
that is now open,
finally, for public
access. The temporary
fencing was unexpectedly
raised when the City
of Del Mar became
aware that the San
Dieguito River Park
standards for handicapped
access were different
than theirs. Happily
the delay optimized
installation of a
handsome new entrance
including directional
bollards and parking
spaces. Go take a
look!
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Grand
Avenue Bridge
from the West. Photo:
Stu Smith. |
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Grand
Avenue Bridge.
Photo:
Stu Smith. |
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Kelp
caught on bridge. (Evidence
of good flow from
ocean) Photo:
Stu Smith |
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