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Provo district engineers propose reconstruction and extra borings to stabilize Wasatch retaining wall
Summary
Engineers and the district’s contractor presented a reconstruction plan for the Wasatch retaining wall and asked the Provo School Board to authorize immediate repair work and subsurface testing.
Engineers and the district’s contractor presented a reconstruction plan for the Wasatch retaining wall and asked the Provo School Board to authorize immediate repair work and subsurface testing.
Chris Hogan, president of Hogan Construction, and Tyler Lorser, principal designer at IGES, described a two‑step plan: finish reconstruction of the lower wall tier now — including geogrid reinforcement, chimney and blanket drains and an impermeable membrane near the top — and then perform additional borings and monitoring to determine if further work is needed. "The engineers have... agreed on this path forward, support this path," Lorser said during the…
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