Final Cleanup of the Bryant Mill
Site
 In 2010 a
grant of 3.3 million dollars was given to the Michigan DEQ by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to cleanup the Bryant
Mill site and restore Portage Creek to its natural state between
Alcott St. and Reed St. Worked started in May 2011 and was completed
in
December 2011. 24,000 tons of concrete and 1000 tons of steel were
recycled. There were toxic substances, mostly oil and some heavy
metals, found. About 40,000 tons of
toxic substance impacted soil was removed from the site. I've
created some slide shows of the work, one for the demolition
of remaining mill structures and three for the creek restoration.
Demolition of Mill
Structures Restoration
of the Creek Part 1
The Creek
from Alcott St Bridge
Restoration of the Creek Part 2
Aerial
Shots of the Project
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