New & Noteworthy
Work on MA-B area
Complete leachate collection system (LCS) installation and testing
Complete planting
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Continue LCS installation and testing
Complete planting
Note that this is the final monthly update for the RA construction. In 2025 we will begin the operation and maintenance phase of the project. We will provide updates from time-to-time, as needed based on activity
December 2024 - Planned RA Construction Activities Include:
November 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads and continued dust suppression/street sweeping
Completed installation of the soil cover system in the temporary facilities area
Continued planting
Continued installing LCS electrical and control components
Completed demobilization of temporary bridges, equipment and facilities
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads and continued dust suppression
Completed cover system construction
BG&E completed the power supply to the LCS
Continued installing LCS electrical and control components
Continued planting
Leachate collection system control enclosure.
Temporary bridge demobilization.
October 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads and continued dust suppression/street sweeping
Continued planting
Continued installing LCS electrical and control components
Began demobilization of temporary bridges and facilities
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Completed streambank stabilization at Frankford Towing area
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads and continued dust suppression
Completed installation of cover system in MA-D Wedge Area and RRLF
Continued installing LCS electrical and control components
Continued planting
Topsoil placement in the MA-D Wedge Area
Fresh planting in the Redhouse Run Landfill Area
September 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads and continued dust suppression/street sweeping
Continued planting
Continued installing LCS electrical and control components
Repaired erosion rills
Installed gates
BG&E completed the LCS power drop
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Completed 2nd round of phragmite spraying
Installed litter trap anchors
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads and continued dust suppression
Completed importing and placing cover soil and topsoil in MA-D
Completed backfilling Horseshoe Pond
Completed base grading in MA-D Wedge Area
Decommissioned two monitoring wells in MA-D Wedge Area
Continued installing LCS electrical and control components
Installed litter trap anchors
Continued planting
Wetland with established vegetation
Soil cover with established vegetation and signage
August 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Completed importing and placing cover soil and topsoil, except in office and LCS infrastructure area
Began installing permanent roadways
Continued planting and watering
Continued installing LCS electrical and control components
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Completed construction of the imbricated wall along Herring Run east of MA-E
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Completed clearing and surveying of the wedge area
Continued importing and placing cover soil and topsoil in MA-D
Began backfilling Horseshoe Pond
Continued planting and watering
Installation of electrical system at Redhouse Run Landfill LCS
Imbricated wall along Herring Run east of MA-E
July 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Completed placement of cover soil and topsoil on consolidation area
Continued importing and placing cover soil and topsoil
Continued planting and watering
Completed installation of leachate collection system conduit
Began installing leachate system electrical components
BG&E installed the power pole for the leachate collection system
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Completed RRLF operations area excavation and backfilling
Installed gas vent adjacent to parking lot and in MA-D
Installed parking lot berm and dead hedge at RRLF and MA-D
Continued importing and placing cover soil and topsoil in MA-D
Continued planting and watering
Wetland vegetation awaiting planting
Power installation at MA-B
June 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Installed remaining gas vents
Completed excavation and off-site disposal of S27 soil
Continued soil cover system construction
Continued planting and watering
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Installed dead hedge at RRLF
Completed leachate collection trench installation
Completed importing topsoil in RRLF
Completed excavating sediment from Horseshoe Pond
Decommissioned the vault at MA-D
Continued RRLF operations area excavation and backfilling
Continued importing and placing cover soil in MA-D
Continued planting and watering
Plantings along Herring Run
Base grading at Redhouse Run Landfill
May 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continued soil cover system construction
Continued planting
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continued soil cover system construction and upland planting
Demobilized equipment
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continued soil cover system construction at RRLF
Continued soil cover system construction at MA-D
Began planting along streambanks and in enhanced wetlands
Began Horseshoe Pond restoration
Stabilized streambank along Moores Run.
Vernal pool at MA-B
April 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continued soil cover system construction
Completed vernal pool plantings
Completed clearing of enhanced wetland areas
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continued soil cover system construction
Continued installation of geoweb/geocell on steep slopes
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continued waste excavation and relocation
Continued soil cover system construction at RRLF
Began soil cover system construction at MA-D
Stabilized streambank along Herring Run at MA-B.
Soil cover system construction at MA-E.
March 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continued soil cover system construction
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Conducted perimeter air monitoring
Continued soil cover system construction
Completed soil conditioning
Began installation of geoweb/geocell on steep slopes
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continued waste excavation and relocation
Continued soil cover system construction at RRLF
Topsoil placement at MA-B.
Cover soil placement at Redhouse Run Landfill
February 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Continue soil cover system construction
Completed east sewer line tie-in
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Conducted perimeter air monitoring
Completed base grading
Completed streambank stabilization
Continued soil cover system construction
Began permanent plantings along stream banks
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Completed streambank stabilization
Conducted off-site recycling of metal debris and tires
Completed riffle grade control structure construction
Began waste excavation and relocation
Began soil cover system construction at RRLF
Soil cover system construction.
Planting trees along streambank.
January 2024 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Completed tidal channel enhancement construction
Completed vernal pool construction
Work on MA-E area
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Completed second round of perimeter air monitoring
Continued streambank stabilization
Completed excavate of phragmites hydraulic control area
Completed biowall additive addition
Continued soil cover system construction
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Maintained erosion and sedimentation controls
Maintained access roads
Completed monitoring well decommissioning
Continued streambank stabilization
Natural slope layback along Moores Run seeded and stabilized with erosion control blanket. Floodplain soils will be planted and stabilized with mulch.
Imbricated wall (right side of photo) and natural slope laybacks (left side of photo) along Redhouse Run. Natural slope laybacks will be planted and stabilized with erosion control blanket.
December 2023 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Continued to construct the landfill cover system and wetland area tie-ins, including topsoil placement and seeding
Installed gas vents
Stabilized disturbed areas
Constructed tidal channel enhancement
Constructed vernal pool
Developed monitoring and extraction wells
Permanent access road construction
Work on MA-E area
Cleared vegetation and constructed access roads
Stabilized streambank along Moore’s Run
Completed monitoring and recovery well installation and development
Completed phragmites hydraulic control area excavation and phragmites removal
Began injecting groundwater treatment additives
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Cleared vegetation at RRLF and MA-D
Constructed access roads and installed erosion and sediment controls
Constructed Redhouse Run ford crossing
Decommissioned monitoring wells
Constructed Redhouse Run ford crossing
Excavated and restored gravel parking lot
Stabilized Streambank areas
Topsoil placement and temporary stabilization on western lobe of MA-B.
Imbricated wall along Island Landfill.
November 2023 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Continued to construct the landfill cover system and wetland area tie-ins, including topsoil placement and seeding
Excavated and restored wetland areas, continued tree and shrub plantings and began permanent seeding
Completed streambank stabilization along Herring Run
Temporary stabilization of disturbed areas
Tidal channel excavation
Monitoring and extraction well development
Vernal pool construction
Began installing permanent access roads
Work on MA-E area
Cleared vegetation and constructed access roads
T-10 pond restoration
Sampled surface waste material
Repaired erosion rills along I-95
Streambank stabilization along Moore’s Run
Monitoring and recovery well installation
Excavate phragmites hydraulic control area and phragmites removal
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Clearing at RRLF and MA-D
Constructed access roads and installed erosion and sediment controls
Monitoring well decommissioning
Gravel parking lot excavation
Streambank stabilization
Streambank stabilization at Herring Run along eastern lobe of MA-B (photograph is looking from east to west). Soil cover system construction at MA-B is in progress on left side of photograph. The final soil cover system will include topsoil, plantings, and mulch surface cover.
Excavation from Phragmites hydraulic control area east of MA-E. Temporary access in wetlands provided by board roads. Wetlands will be restored upon construction completion.
October 2023 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Continued to construct the landfill cover system and wetland area tie-ins
Excavated and restored wetland areas, began tree and shrub plantings
Continued streambank stabilization along Herring Run
Continued installation of the leachate collection trench electrical duct bank and conveyance piping
Temporary stabilization of disturbed areas
Tidal channel excavation
S27 area soil excavation and off-site disposal
Monitoring and extraction well installation
Vernal pool construction
Completed temporary bridge installation
Treated Phragmites
Work on MA-E area
Expanded work into this area with additional staff
Cleared vegetation and constructed access roads
Surface debris removal and waste consolidation
Installation of erosion and sediment controls
Mobilized office trailers
Treated phragmites
Grading for cover soil placement
Work on MA-D, Redhouse Run Landfill (RRLF) and Island Landfill (ISLF) areas
Expanded work into this area
Temporary bridge installation
Clearing on ISLF and RRLF
Treated phragmites
Example of topsoil placement and hydroseeding for temporary stabilization of the imported soil on the eastern lobe of MA-B
Tree and shrub planting for wetland restoration in progress between MA-B and Herring Run. The final cover will include additional plantings and mulch surface cover.
September 2023 - RA Construction Activities Included:
Work on MA-B area
Constructed access roads
Collected surface debris for off-site recycling or consolidation under the landfill cover system
Continued to construct the landfill cover system and wetland area tie-ins
Continued streambank stabilization along Herring Run
Continued installation of the leachate collection trench electrical duct bank and conveyance piping
Continued to install temporary bridges
Completed “tire pond” restoration
Treated Phragmites
Work on MA-E area
Initiated mobilization
Cleared vegetation and constructed access roads
Installation of erosion and sediment controls
Soil cover system construction and excavation and restoration of wetlands in MA-B area.
Temporary bridge from MA-B to Island Landfill under construction.
August 2023 - RA Construction Activities at MA-B Included:
Constructed access roads
Collected surface debris for off-site recycling or consolidation under the landfill cover system
Continued to construct the landfill cover system
Cleared tree/vegetation in the wetland areas and along the Herring Run
Began streambank stabilization along Herring Run
Completed installation of the leachate collection trench
Began installation of the leachate collection trench electrical duct bank and conveyance piping
Continued to install the temporary bridge piles and abutments
Treated Phragmites in MA-A, MA-B and MA-D
Concrete abutment on south bank of Herring Run for temporary bridge from MA-B to Island Landfill.
Stream bank stabilization along Herring Run
July 2023 - RA Construction Activities at MA-B Included:
• Clearing trees and underbrush and installation of erosion and sediment controls (e.g., silt fence) in the interior of MA-B
• Decommissioning of monitoring wells installed during previous site investigations
• Constructing access road within MA-B
• Collecting surface debris and sending it off-site for recycling, or placing it in the consolidation area for inclusion under the landfill cover in compliance with the project plans
• Grading to prepare the landfill area for soil cover system construction
• Placing cover soil over the landfill area
• Installing the leachate collection trench
• Installing temporary bridge abutments
Aerial photo MA-B landfill early July 2023.
Photo of soil cover being placed atop MA-B landfill.
June 2023 - MA-A and MA-B Update
Site preparation work continued at MA-A and MA-B. Workers also collected surface debris and began grading at MA-B to prepare the ground surface for soil cover system construction.
May 2023 - Cleanup Work Begins
Site preparation work at MA-A and MA-B began which included clearing trees and understory vegetation as well as installation of temporary work trailers, access roads, and erosion and sediment controls. The tree and vegetation clearing work is supervised by a biologist, and the cleared vegetation will be restored with native plant species once remediation is complete.
