Trucks with huge boulders on I5

Clownface. That sounds right. Thanks so much for clearing up that mystery. Will have to make a run to Tillamook to see the jetty project.
Regards to all.
Mark Johnson

 

More info on the project. Photos at this site address.

http://www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/parks/37kTonsOfStone.htm

Approximately 1050 stones weighing 37,000 tons will be placed at the jetty head.

The stone size will vary from 25 to 50 tons and average 35 tons.

Kiewit Pacific Co. was awarded on Jul. 31, 2009 a $16,133,285 firm-fixed-price contract for the Tillamook North Jetty capping project with requirement to procure and place stone to repair the jetty. Work is to be performed in Tillamook, County, Ore., with an estimated completion date Sept. 30, 2010. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with four bids received. U.S.A. Corps of Engineer, Portland, Ore., is the contracting activity

PORTLAND ' The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $16.1 million contract to repair and cap the Tillamook north jetty to Kiewit Pacific of Vancouver, Wash. The contractor will begin delivering the 36,600 tons of stone needed for the 100-foot jetty cap Oct. 22. The rocks, which average 35 tons each, will be delivered to the staging area near the north jetty via public roads and through the Barview County Campground and Park. Rock delivery will continue through August 2010. The jetty cap will be constructed between June and September 2010, and is designed to last 50 years. A revetment that was constructed in 2004 is showing signs of deterioration and also will be repaired as part of this project. The revetment helps prevent shoreline erosion and protects the jetty root and parking lot. The Tillamook jetties have experienced damage, including significant loss of length. This repair work will stabilize the north jetty -- protecting the federal investment at this location and reliability of the navigation channel. A Major Maintenance Report was written in December 2003 to lay out the minimum repair plan that maintains the federal investment and protects the jetties from further deterioration. The most important repairs mentioned in the report were 100-foot head repairs to the north and south jetties, and construction of a revetment at the root of the north jetty.