Client
US Department of the Interior, National Park ServiceLocation
Washington, D.C.Key Challenges & Project Details
- The contract requires the complete demolition and replacement of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, one of the most highly recognizable of American, historic icons
- Construction of new pool, water treatment facility, pedestrian walkways, and site lighting
- Abatement of existing asbestos asphalt lining under pool
- Construction of a new force main sewer line; replacement of the existing sewer line and storm sewer
- Construction of new raw water intake and pump station, enabling the National Park Service to supply water from the Tidal Basin rather than the District of Columbia city water system
- Installation of 18,000 LF of HDPE piping
- Removal and repair of 586 granite coping stones around the pool; stones will be reset in original locations as part of historic preservation
- Installation of approximately 2700 timber piles for pool, sidewalk, and retaining wall foundations
- Construction of new pool deck, requiring installation of approximately 12,000 CY of concrete
- Installation of new site lighting and a rehabilitation of the historic Elm Walks around the pool
- Extensive measures required throughout construction to protect historic Elm trees along walkways
- Replacement of dirt paths with new exposed aggregate pedestrian walkways in the areas immediately adjacent to the pool
- Maintaining flow of hundreds of thousands of visitors to the site during construction