Unique Structural Design Including a Beam Support System Bridging across the Fiber Rolls to Meet the Implications of the Site
Wooden stairs with railings had connected the parking lot to the Corporation beach below
for about 60 years, until a nor’easter destroyed them and they had to be removed. Coastal
Engineering Company worked with the Town of Dennis to design replacement stairs. One of
the project challenges was that fact that fiber rolls had been previously installed under
5ft of fill in the proposed stair location. Our design team came up with a unique
structural design of the stairway that included a beam support system bridging across the
fiber rolls to meet the implications of the site. The lower portion of the stairs is
removable to protect it from winter damage and the ThruFlow decking is used to allow
greater light penetration in order to promote vegetation growth under the stairs.
