select what materials worked best
for that particular area and could
be constructed at the least cost,
Sunna said. permitting environment, including
a Sovereign Submerged Lands
easement for a retaining wall along
Salt Lake.
Of the eight stormwater retention
ponds, two are dual-use ponds
where available land for pond sites
was limited, said Tim Foushee, who
led Ayres Associates’ stormwater
design and permitting of the
project. The sites use a watertight
sheet pile wall to divide between
stormwater detention and
floodplain compensation without
sacrificing precious volume. Ayres
Associates also assisted navigating
the project through a complex Flexible construction staging and
traffic control plans accommodated
numerous residents and
businesses and the roadway’s
many users during construction,
and public involvement was vital,
DeMoss said. The County, City,
Ayres Associates, and David Nelson
Construction worked together to
get advance notice to residents,
commuters, and businesses about
major construction activities. The
County created several public
service videos, maintained a
telephone question-and-answer
line and project website, gave
quarterly updates, and hosted
several public meetings.
“Ayres, overall as an organization,
was very responsible during the
entire project,” DeMoss said. “The
staff were very accommodating
and honest. … It was a long,
complex project with lots of
changing conditions. There were
a lot of things that made this
project challenging, and in the
end Ayres and David Nelson
Construction came through and
did a phenomenal job.”
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