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Hybrid retaining wall delivers prime performance for distribution warehouse
December 23rd, 2024
Nicknamed Project Redtail, the construction of a sprawling 660,000-square-foot (61316 sq m) online retail logistics center and supporting infrastructure in East Fishkill, N.Y., demanded the utilization of nearly every inch of the parcel hosting the facility. Wall installer Petillo Construction worked with the adjacent property owner to gain an easement and relocation of utility pole […]
MSE wall preserves access to New Zealand beach
September 4th, 2024
Contributed by Redi-Rock The popular Harrisons Cut carpark and boat ramp in Papamoa, New Zealand was battered by a significant spring storm event in August 2018, compromising a vital live drain and threatening the stability of nearby dunes and the adjacent access road, parking area, and pedestrian walkway. Three interlocking Redi-Rock mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) […]
Redi-Rock reinforced retaining wall solution used for difficult development site
November 23rd, 2023
The Sembler Company, known for shopping developments across the United States, was re-developing an outdated shopping center near the upscale Sandy Springs, Ga., community. As part of the project, the former development was completely razed. In its place, a 345,000-square-foot (32,052 square meter) redevelopment project was being built. "This thing goes from 992-foot (302.4 meter) […]
Rail viaduct project blends old and new infrastructure in Tallinn
May 2nd, 2023
When Selektor Projekt OÜ won the bid for the Paldiski Road Viaduct project as part of Estonian Railway’s multi-year expansion project, the team of engineers was ready to take on the three-part challenge of designing a railway viaduct, a widened embankment, and a retaining wall to support a new rail line through the center of […]
Redi-Rock walls aid in innovative sewer and storm water solution
March 8th, 2023
During the 19th century, early settlers to Cincinnati, Ohio, followed the Lick Run valley and stream to settle in the developing city along the Ohio River. To control flooding in the area, the stream was enclosed in a 20-foot-diameter storm sewer in 1893. Soon after, during the advent of indoor plumbing, homes were tied into […]