Key Takeaways Basement bulkheads, also known as cellar doors or BILCOs, are sloped inserts that provide access to basements or cellars while safeguarding against water damage.

SHIP CAN SAVE, HERSELF; Water in the Deutschland's Holds Would Close Bulkhead Doors. Man on the Bridge Can Separate the Hold Into Water-Tight Compartments in Fifteen Seconds.

Cooper Riverside Park's infrastructure will be repaired for the next year, and the park will be closed. But officials have high hopes for what this park could mean for future city activities.

OUR WATER-FRONT.; Progress of the Work on the Bulkheads and Piers.Gradual Demolition of the Old Water-Marks The New Roadway A Sea-Wall to be Erected and New Piers Built. Nov. 21, 1872 The New York ...

A judge ruled the structure was built in Hood Canal without a proper permit, and now the homeowner faces a $250,000 fine.

The vertical bulkhead "permanently adversely changed the patterns of tidal water flow, circulation, and wave reflection along the shoreline", according to an ecosystems ecologist and regulatory ...

It appears the vehicle went down the driveway, over the bulkhead structure of the home, and into the water. Bulkhead structures are built along marine and lake shorelines to reduce erosion.

Treatment of neighboring bulkhead construction projects highlight inconsistency in EPA decision, writes a Union property owner.

Some residents complained the new bulkheads were too high and were blocking their waterfront views. Others said waterfront homeowners shouldn’t have to pay anything for new, more effective ...

Each lock is drained about every 20 years for maintenance and inspection. It's a multimillion-dollar project that takes months from planning to execution.

According to a news release, 21-year-old Nicolai Chisala Hubbling was arrested in Wilson County on May 29, 2025, in connection with the shooting death of 81-year-old William Scott Lowry.

Emergency construction is underway to install a steel bulkhead around North Wildwood’s beach headquarters after a hole formed in the dunes in front of the building.