A dynamic project for our environmental division situated along a busy corridor requiring the safe removal of contaminated soil and the destruction and construction of a carpark.
- Commission the excavation and soil retention design
- Temporary re-routing of all utilities within the excavation footprint and temporary removal of light standard
- Excavate to 7m in depth to remove PCE and TCE impacted soils within an operational Safeway carpark
- Excavation, transport and disposal of ~4,300 MT of contaminated soil
- Installation of 3,600 sf shotcrete and shoring
- Drilling and installation of 1,270 lineal ft of soil anchors
- Underpinning Safeway sign
- Slot cut final stage of excavation
- Import, place and compact ~4,100MT of structural backfill
- Reinstate utilities and Carpark
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