New Ramp status....

[greg]

They are supposed to be building a new ramp down from Hales Ford Bridge, near the Coast Guard auxiliary. Has the construction started yet? If so, when is the completion date scheduled? Thanks  

[CorneliaGale]

Had not started the last time I was at the station which was in December. Figure it will be spring now before they do anything or as long as APCO can put it off like they are doing about the markers on the lake.

[BentRod]

I heard spring of 2014, but who knows..probably be fall or next spring with the way those things go.

[mwardncsu]

Saw an article in the Laker Weekly that the expected opening date is mid-November now due to delay they ran into with unexpected rock..... you know, a surprise when you're building on mountains

[CorneliaGale]

Here are a couple of pictures I took from the top of the hill so you can get a idea of how it is going.   They have finished blasting and are putting down the base on the roads and parking lot at the top of the hill,  They are planning on pouring the ramp in the next few weeks, when they do the cove will be blocked off, they are planning on trying to seal off the ramp area and then pour it in the lake and if they can't do that they will pour it and push it in the lake like they did the one behind Waterwheel,

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[mwardncsu]

Some pics water side from a few weeks ago. Looks like a long hill to walk back up to get the truck.

[Brian]

The people who designed it will probably never use it so they designed it for aesthetics not functionality. Probably the same genuis who took up 1/4 the parking at the halesford bridge ramp for a giant outhouse.

[CorneliaGale]

My thoughts too, luckly I will just take the trailer down and drop the boat and bring it around to the station and won't have to walk up the hill. Heck just to go to the bathroom you have to walk to the top of the hill. But it sure will be handy to put boats in and take them out. I just noticed the dock, are they making a fishing pier? And I wonder if they are going to put a dock at the ramp, right now there isn't one at the ramp location. Interesting.

[mwardncsu]

I believe that is a fishing pier - I've been wondering where floaters are at least a fixed pier at the ramp for solo launches.

[formula180]

Maybe they will have Valet Parking.   Tips are current fishing hotspots.

[CorneliaGale]

Friend of mine took these looks like they are pouring the ramp.

[BentRod]

Dang looks pretty big..that's a good thing tho

[greg]

Just wondering....How do they pour concrete in the water? Will it harden under the water?

[Brian]

Oct 8, 2014 18:47:39 GMT -5 greg said:

Just wondering....How do they pour concrete in the water? Will it harden under the water?

Yes, it will harden under water, but those last pics look like they built a coffer dam.

[CorneliaGale]

Guessing you will be able to have two boats at the same time like Penhook and Hardy, with a dock in the middle. They drive the metal that locks together and then pump it out and pour the ramp and then pull them out, use a crane with a vibrator on it, neet to watch.
Would like to have a little more turn around room to pull in to and then back up, with a 32' trailer and a big SUV it may be interesting.