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Engineers differ on fix for Wasatch retaining wall; board asks for seepage study and cost estimates
Summary
District staff told the Provo City School Board on Sept. 19 that engineers disagree about whether vertical drains proposed by a contractor are sufficient to fix a failing section of the Wasatch retaining wall and that the district will commission a seepage model study before deciding.
Provo School District staff told the board on Sept. 19 that three engineers reviewing the failed Wasatch retaining wall disagree on the correct remedy, and staff are seeking a seepage study to identify where groundwater is entering the slope. Facilities Director Devin Daley said one independent engineer advised the district that the vertical drains proposed by a contractor cannot be guaranteed unless a seepage model is completed. Daley told the board that the engineer emailed early the morning of the meeting and wrote that "the…
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