Potomac Intake

Category
Utility

Client
Fairfax County Water Authority

Location
Fairfax City, Virginia

Key Challenges & Project Details

• Construction of 120′ Intake Pipe within the confines of the Potomac River
• Required use of massive construction equipment to handle over 40-tons pre-stressed concrete pipe sections
• Constructed cofferdam to divert the river around pipeline construction
• Performed trench rock excavation consisting of in-river blasting along pipeline path
• Engineered pre-construction survey
• Vibration monitoring
• Electronic turbidity monitoring
• Job-specific erosion-control devices
• Security control