The Owners' Manual - Issue 8 - Summer 2016

orking along with PAR Electrical Contractors and Middlesex Corporation our BL surveyors were

During the overnight shifts our survey crew was mobilized and ready to oversee the placement of soldier piles which support concrete precast retaining walls set every 10 feet. For those unfamiliar with this, soldier piles are some of the oldest forms of retaining systems used in deep excavations. Soldier pile walls have successfully been used since the late 18th century in metropolitan cities like New York, Berlin, and London…and this time in Connecticut. Since the piles are driven into the ground by heavy equipment it is the important job of our survey team to make sure the stake is centered and hits its target.

scheduled to assist with surveying the installation of retaining wall which is necessary to support the expansion of a second rail line from New Haven to Springfield. The work was slow and tedious due to activity on the existing railways. To expedite work the contractor and client created a schedule when the work could get done with the least disruption. They tried weekends and overnights and in some cases had 32 hours on the job straight.

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