Bridge Abutment Repair with Geotextile

In Colwood, British Columbia–on Victoria Island–wave action is washing fill out from beneath the pavement at the Esquimalt Lagoon bridge. To address that problem, the City will place timbers at the base of the abutments to protect them from waves. On the north side, a section of the asphalt will be removed and fill material excavated out. That area will then be repacked and the sides reinforced with geotextile to prevent fill material from being drawn out.