Town Of Bedford Publishes Update About Fawn Lake Dredging

Press release from the Town of Bedford:

October 6, 2020

The Dredgit crew had a very productive month of September, and is winding down the dredge operations. To date, they have removed 7,020 cubic yards, approximately 88% of the total amount to be cleared. In an effort to maximize the cleared section of the Lake, Dredgit cleared a 6 foot deep channel from the boat launch, out to the center of the lake, where the cut was 7 to 8 feet deep. The southern side of the lake was not cleared, as to maintain the current habitat for species that existing in that type of resource area. In addition to the 7,020 yards of dredged material, the weed harvester cut and removed a total of 350 cubic yards of floating/submerged aquatic vegetation.

Dredgit’s subcontractor has cut off the steel sheet piles to 6 inches below grade at the Springs Road dam. These panels were pushed down to bedrock and will become the new structural dam. The next step is the installation of the flexible portadam which will contain the water and allow work to be done in the dry. Dam work will continue through the end of October. The contractor is working around the drop off and pickup at Lane School. The first truck will be leaving the site at 7:30AM, in advance of the buses, cars and walking students arriving in the morning.

The trail across the dam is still closed, but the trails on the northeast side of the lake are now open. The barge cables are near the trails, but please do not cross, touch or stand on the cables.

For further project information and updates, please visit https://www.bedfordma.gov/department-of-public-works/pages/fawn-lake-project.

This press release was produced by the Town of Bedford. The views expressed here are the author’s own.