In early 2016, URETEK MA was contacted to assist in the installation of the shoring for a Wet Well Cofferdam, at a Wastewater Pump Station in South Carolina. UMA was contacted to serve as a Design-Build subcontractor, on a temporary shoring project that had run into unforeseen conditions. The original plan was to drive in a […]
Hatteras, North Carolina is home to the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and over 50 miles of beautiful shoreline. While the year-round population is about 3,000-4,000, this spikes in the summer months to 50,000+ visitors per week. The Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet is also located on the southern end of the island, and is a […]
Unusually high rainfall left the town of Murphy, NC without running water, a damaged sewer, and devastated roadways. The North Carolina Department of Transportation contacted URETEK MA to design and build micropiles to support the bridge. Bridge #245 in Cherokee County, NC suffered structural damage from the rainfall, as the soil under the bridge abutment […]
An aging culvert in Durham, North Carolina was in dire need of structural repair, and URETEK MA’s High-Density Polyurethane Resin, and patented Deep Injection process was utilized as the method of stabilization. The City of Durham estimated the culvert was originally built in the early 1930s, but there are no records from original construction. The culvert suffered […]
Crushed stone is most often used in road construction, but may also function as backfill material in utility installations, subgrade material to support foundations and slabs in new construction, and railroad track ballast. Considered a Mineral Commodity in the United States, the crushed stone industry is often seen as an indicator of the overall financial […]
May 17th through May 19th marks National Public Works Week. The American Public Works Association started National Public Works Week in 1960 as a way to educate communities on the vital role that public works play in their daily lives. The development and maintenance of our local parks, facilities, and infrastructure lie in the hands […]
In the January issue of Public Works magazine, writer Victoria K. Sicaras declared that public works departments are finally inching toward economic recovery. While tax revenue is slowly on the rise, complete financial recovery for municipal public works departments has yet to become a reality. The magazine’s annual funding survey polled over 500 public works […]