C&E Trail Upgrade and Paving
PROJECT. C&E Trail Road Upgrading
LOCATION. C&E Trail, AB
OWNER. Red Deer County
OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE.
Rob Mayhew, Engineering Manager
START DATE. June, 2015
COMPLETION DATE. October 2015
CONSTRUCTION COST. $4.6 Million
TAGISH’S ROLE. Prime Consultant
PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
Upgrade and construct 6.3km of gravel road with a 9m asphalt finished surface c/w full depth waste excavation of subsoils and replacing with a granular structure consisting of 375mm depth of Designation 6 Class 125 granular sub-base, TriAx TX5 Geogrid, 150mm depth of Designation 2 Class 20 Granular base course and 125mm compacted depth of Asphaltic Concrete Pavement.
ENGINEERING HIGHLIGHTS.
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The addition of the TriAx TX5 Geogrid installed between the 6-125 sub-base and the150mm base course to provide the road with an even load displacement and solidarity, which will help to prevent pumping/heaving of the road structure caused by the freeze thaw cycle.
SERVICES PROVIDED.
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Project Scope Definition and Preliminary Design
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Detailed Engineering Design
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Civil 3D Corridor Modeling
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Tender Preparation
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Contract Administration
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Performed all preliminary and construction surveys
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Project Management
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Construction Observation and Inspection
Completion
KEY PERSONNEL.
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Chad Kunkel, C.E.T
Project Manager/Daily Inspections
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Eric Sanford
Senior Project Manager
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David Cunningham, Kelly Mayhew and Clayton Kolkam.
Construction Survey and Quantification
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHTS.
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Overall site drainage was improved with ditch re-grading, multiple culvert replacements and additions strategically placed within the road corridor to maintain positive drainage.
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Removing unsuitable sub-grade materials by over-excavating 300-600mm and replacing with 6-125mm Pitrun gravels