All work had to be conducted off the shoulder of an active highway with a speed limit of 65 miles per hour. Pipe & Plant had to maintain a construction right of way that was 8’ wide and 1000’ long. We did this by using Concrete Krail Barrier and having lane closures for major ingress and egress events

Bay mud can be synonymous with quick sand. When one tries to handle this material it turns into a sludge that is consistent with drilling mud. Pipe & Plant had to develop means not only to remove this material, but also to dewater the material enough so that it could be disposed of in an economical fashion.

The nearest source of water for cleaning purposes was thousands of feet away. In addition to dewatering bay mud for disposal, Pipe & Plant developed a sophisticated onsite water recycling system where we recycled all water in the existing storm drain system for cleaning purposes… saving 5,000,000 gallons of water during the cleaning process.

Because tide control gates had become corroded and had failed, the entire surrounding storm drain system was effected by the tide. Work had to be performed in accordance with the fluctuating tides. Pipe & Plant was required to develop a cleaning plan that accommodated the tide schedule and one that could maintain the normal function of the storm drain system.

Because of the urgency of the situation, the Department of Transportation did not have adequate time to design the solution to its problems with an engineering team. PPSI furnished a Civil Engineering team to develop the design, self performed all of the work, and delivered a project on time and under budget.