MEMORIAL PARK RIVER WALL REPLACEMENT BEGINS

Work has begun on a project to replace many of the walls along the Rahway River extension that runs through Memorial Park, much of the damage dating back to Hurricane Irene.

Township Engineer Thomas Malavasia told Maplewoodian.com via email that the project will take 90 days and cost $289,000, but will be paid for through Federal Emergency Management Agency grants that cover costs up to $323,314.

Malavasi told us the work will affect about one-third of the walls along the river, while also paying to clean up 700 feet of the banks, 740 feet of new foundations for the walls, and 800 square feet of walls that will be replaced or reconstructed.

Bravo to the township for reaching out to the the federal government for this much needed funding.

Upon completion, hopefully they will look like this: