Long-term shoreline erosion control and restoration work is underway in the Village of Ephraim.  The five-week construction schedule involves putting large stone walls in place in a northern section, a central section, and a southern section.  Each section is separated by a gap.  Shoreline Protection Committee Chair Ken Nelson says the nearly $400,000 project will also include a new public dock.

 

Once the erosion control walls are completed, sod and sidewalk repair work will be done.  Nelson says such work is not for public access areas like beaches.  However, he says it is designed to weather future years of high water levels.

 

The Village of Ephraim's shoreline erosion control and restoration project is expected to be completed in early May, just in time for summer tourism.