The north section of the seawall at Lowman Beach Park has shifted and is leaning out. Seattle Parks said that several options are being considered including removing the wall and restoring the site to natural beach area.
The north sea wall at Lowman Beach park is shifting. A section roughly 40 feet long is now leaning out and the soil behind it has subsided. The Seattle Parks Department's Karen O'Connor responded to a question about the problem and said.
"It has become undermined over time. We are monitoring the wall and investigating ways to stabilize it for the short-term. A permanent correction may include a project in which we would partner with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to remove the seawall and restore the site to natural beach area, perhaps with a daylighted "creek bed." We are currently looking into options.
We have some fencing in place and are requesting that the crew fence off the additional area to the north.
This area of the park will be fenced off and closed for the Christmas Ship celebration, however, the rest of the park will be open for the event."
Asked about the potential removal of the tennis court on the site O'Connor said, "We are still researching how we might move forward in the long-term. It is too early to answer a question about the tennis courts."
