Owner: Lynn Water and Sewer Commission Partner: Methuen Construction Location: Lynn, Massachusetts Project Description: HB Fleming constructed five cofferdams to allow construction of a new pump station along with launching/receiving pits for a micro-tunneling operation. We drove 150 piles to support the new pump station. Challenge: The project required excavating 40 feet deep in soft…
Owner: City of Portland Partner: Sargent Corporation Type: Excavation Support Location: Portland, Maine Project Description: Drove 1.8 million pounds of sheet pile up to 98 feet deep; installed 1.3 million pounds of internal framework. Challenge: The combined sewer overflow storage tank required excavating 36 feet below grade in soft soils next to an existing highway…
Owner: Pennichuck Water Service Corporation Partner: Kingsbury Companies Type: Infrastructure Support Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire Project Description: For this project, H.B. Fleming installed three cofferdams on land for junction structure, as well as interconnected piping and a wet well. In the water we installed a trestle for crane access to the river and a 200-foot-long…
Owner: Dartmouth College Partner: Turner Construction Type: Institutional Construction Location: Hanover, New Hampshire Project Description: H.B. Fleming installed 1,000 feet of shoring to support construction of a parking garage three stories below grade, with an engineering and science hall to be built on top. The project entailed driving 70-foot-long sections of sheet pile around the…
Owner: Vermont Agency of Transportation Partner: J.A. MacDonald, Inc. Location: Georgia, Vermont Project Description: Designed and installed a cofferdam to allow for the replacement of a culvert under I-89. It was replaced by J.A. MacDonald, utilizing the sequential excavation method.
Owner: Brookfield Renewable Partners Partner: Bancroft Contracting Corp. Location: Waterville, Maine Project Overview: Designed and Installed a cellular cofferdam to assist the construction of a new fish passage. The cofferdam consisted of five major cells with a diameter of 29’ and four minor cells with a diameter of 21’. All nine cells were backfilled with +/- 5500 cu.yds…
Owner: City of Portsmouth Partner: Methuen Construction Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Project Description: Designed and installed a cofferdam to support an excavation depth of 26’ feet, which included a 12’ cut in bedrock. The cofferdam was supported with soil anchors, tie-rods/deadman, and drilled pin pile to support the sheet pile tips.
Owner: Maine Turnpike Authority Partner: Cianbro Location: Portland, Maine Project Overview: Designed and installed four cofferdams for the I-95 widening project over the Stroudwater River. Installed new bearing piles for the pier footings after the cofferdams were installed.
Owner: Town of Falmouth Partner: Apex Construction Location: Falmouth, Maine Project Overview: Designed and installed a cofferdam to support an excavation depth of +/- 24’, which included +/- 15’ in bedrock. The cofferdam supported the excavation with internal bracing and pin pile drilled into ledge.