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retaining wall



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The spending approved Thursday covers the rebuilt roadways, new bridges and retaining walls, drainage and utility work, landscaping, lighting, and wayfinding systems.

From Los Angeles Times

The bridge was closed on 20 September after extensive cracking was discovered in a retaining wall creating "an unacceptable risk to public safety", the DfI said.

From BBC

There is a bench shaped like a butterfly, a retaining wall with a snake sculpture, and a green metal gate with an arch in the form of a giant toad.

From Los Angeles Times

“These homes require septic systems, sea walls, retaining walls and complex foundations. Those come with restrictions,” Bundy said.

From Los Angeles Times

Crews have built more than two dozen retaining walls to prop up the roadway over the last three decades, he said.

From Los Angeles Times