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Wright Brothers project manager Mike Eagle outlines turf-field plan for Nyssa SD 26
Summary
Wright Brothers project manager Mike Eagle briefed the Nyssa SD 26 board on a proposed turf-field design-build project, recommending an engineered pad under the turf for safety and longevity, noting geotechnical borings are pending and giving a rough timeline for design and installation.
Mike Eagle, a project manager with Wright Brothers, told the Nyssa SD 26 board at its March 3 work session that his company has begun surveying the district’s football field and is preparing to perform geotechnical borings to determine what is under the surface and how much engineering will be required. “We’re well versed…we’ve walked it,” Eagle said, describing the next steps as borings, an engineering design period and then construction.
Eagle said the district must decide soon whether to include a shock-absorbing pad beneath the turf. He described the pad as “as critically as important as the turf” because it stabilizes the field’s G-max safety rating and can protect the district from potential liability. Eagle gave lifecycle estimates:…
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