Old Port of Bastia and seafront road - CORSICA : an ACCROPODE™ II and ECOPODE™ project

Old Port of Bastia and seafront road - CORSICA

The Collectivity of Corsica has appointed the NATALI & BUESA S.A.S consortium to rehabilitate the two breakwater of the Old Port of Bastia: The Dragon’s jetty and the Genoa Mole, including the installation of 2,000 ACCROPODE™ II blocks of 6m3 and 9 m3.

After several storms, the two breakwaters of the Old Port of Bastia had weaknesses in their armour. The works were carried out by sea, starting with the 150-metre Dragon’s Jetty, after an initial phase of extraction and removal of TETRAPODE blocks. The Old Port of Bastia is also an innovative project with the placement of 20 ECOPODE™ blocks underwater in order to study how fast the biodiversity develops on these macro-textured artificial blocks.

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The added value of CLI

Provision of required technical elements for the good completion of the armour layer in accordance with the Contractor’s needs.

Special features of the project

  • Interaction with breakwaters works in a still active port
  • Deconstruction of the existing structure with the extraction of TETRAPODE blocks
  • The use of ECOPODE™ blocks and the associated environmental monitoring
  • The complexity of the implementation of the rock-breaking for the realisation of the feet berm

Hydraulic conditions

  • Dragon's Jetty: 150 m
  • Genoa Mole:  115 m
  • Max. seabed depth (toe): -18 m MSL
  • Top of the crest: +3.23 m MSL

Construction Aspect

Placing of the ACCROPODE™ II blocks takes place with a crane from a barge with the assistance of divers.

 

 

Country
France
Owner
THE COLLECTIVITY OF CORSICA
Company
CONSORTIUM NATALI & BUESA S.A.S
Designer
ARTELIA
Date
2021 - 2023
Role of CLI
Sublicense contract and technical assistance for ACCROPODE™ II units

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