Kenai Bluffs Bank Stabilization Project

Kenai River Bluff Stabilization Project 

The project entails stabilizing approximately 5,000 feet of bluff on the north shore of the Kenai River starting at the creek near the mouth river and ending near Pacific Star Seafoods, just upriver from the senior center.  

The tentatively selected solution involves placing a berm built with large rocks at the bottom of the bluff.  The berm is designed to prevent flood tides from washing away the material that collects at the bluff toe, and it prevents storm damage to the lower portion of the bluff. After construction, the intent is to let the bluff face erode and recede naturally where the soil transported to the toe of the bluff can accumulate and develop a bluff face slope (i.e., angle of repose) that is relatively stable. A more stable bluff should encourage vegetation to establish to further stabilize the bluff. It has been estimated that it will take up to 15 years to establish a more stable 2H:1V slope. No work will be performed on top of the bluff.

The project has now been formally released for Construction Bids through the Army Corp of Engineers on November 29, 2023.  The link below will take you to SAM.gov where the project documents can be downloaded.

https://sam.gov/opp/74eaee45e52e4b019103ed4c08f2a928/view