Ames Construction served as the general contractor for the supply and installation of a buried large-diameter steel pipeline that is an integral component of the Utah Lake Drainage Basin Water Delivery System.
The project used a 300-foot-long slide rail shoring system to maintain and safeguard excavations. Construction was performed in a very narrow right-of-way in a canyon. One side of the work was immediately adjacent to a major highway that remained open to traffic, while the other side was adjacent to steep canyon walls.
Ames self-performed the installation of the 96-inch-diameter pipe. Each pipe segment was 40 feet long and weighed 54,000 pounds.
Markets: Water Resources
Location: Spanish Fork, Utah
Client: Central Utah Water Conservancy District
Completion: June 2010
Services:
- Earthwork
- Aggregate placement
- Structural concrete
- Piping
Details:
- 10,100 linear feet of 96-inch-diameter cement-mortar-lined steel pipe with welded joints
- 1,300 linear feet of 30-inch-diameter HDPE pipe
- 21,000 cubic yards of flowable fill placement (controlled low-strength material)
