Client
City of Richmond
Location
Richmond, Virginia
Key Challenges & Project Details
- Torrential rains associated with Tropical Storm Gaston caused slope and retaining wall failure at historic Oregon Hill Park, which is on the national and state lists of historic places
- Oregon Hill is one of the best examples of an intact working-class Victorian (1837-1901) neighborhood in the United States.
- Due to the park’s historic nature, the existing stone masonry wall had to be meticulously dismantled stone by stone, cleaned, and reinstalled on a new retaining wall, consisting of a cantilevered concrete design supported by driven H-pile
- Slope was re-established and a 30” drilled shaft curtain wall was installed for further stabilization
- Other aesthetic improvements included new, ornamental railings
- Completed on time and on budget
- No recordable or lost time injuries