Belle Isle Scott Fountain Fully Restored: A peek underneath!

[sirrealone]

The project dashboard has this as the high level scope:
Repair, maintenance and structural stablization of the James Scott Memorial Fountain main basin and stairs.

I'm thinking that the structural work might be the big piece of the puzzle that wasn't part of last couple of projects, as well as explains the length of time involved.

[Jimaz]

The project dashboard has this as the high level scope:
Repair, maintenance and structural stablization of the James Scott Memorial Fountain main basin and stairs....

From The Department of Natural Resources:

...To ensure the basin's structural integrity and protect the underlying mechanical room, the renovation project will involve installing new concrete beams and replacing the underlying fountain plumbing. Additionally, a watertight seal and marble elements around the lower bowl will help prevent water infiltration to subgrade operational space....

"Two years ago, results of the concrete core samples taken from the lower bowl showed the basin structure needed to be addressed," said Thomas Bissett, urban district supervisor for the DNR Parks and Recreation Division. "Although the project will have an impact on visitors, we're grateful that ARPA dollars were available for this project to strengthen and protect fountain structure and operation for future generations."

Yeah, sounds like they'll have to support the weight of the thing while "installing new concrete beams." My hat's off to people who know how to do things like that.

[ABetterDetroit]

6 Million dollars sounds like a hell of a lot of work. It’s not like there is a Pulte Homes of fountain foundation rebuilding. It would be interesting to see the RFP/ Engineer reports on this.

[stasu1213]

I thought that Penske had this fountain renovated during his redevelopment of Belle Isle. Is there a pattern of redevelopment on top of redevelopment? Capitol Park was redeveloped only a few years back only to go through another redevelopment? It was supposed to be completed by summer but work had ceased on that project for a few weeks now