Recognizing the need for more wastewater pipelines, the city contracted ChastainSkillman | DCCM to design a new force main. Our firm’s services will involve the preparation of a specific purpose and topographic survey, detailed design drawings, and permitting application packages. The design will be of a 12-inch force main set to begin at the west side of Highway 17 near the intersection of Bargain Barn Road. It will traverse along Bargain Barn Road to Highway 547, then proceed south to the intersection of North Boulevard West, at which point it will turn west to a point of connection with the existing North Boulevard Master Lift Station force main.   

Our engineers encountered unique challenges in the design process such as existing underground utilities, narrow areas available for pipe installation, pipe crossing under train tracks, and wetlands. Not to be deterred, project engineer Noah Reinhart says, “The design we’re working on will involve jack and bore and the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) construction methods. The jack and bore procedure will install a steel casing around the proposed force main to support the loads caused by overhead train operations. HDD will minimize vehicular traffic disruption and environmental disturbance by eliminating two things: the need to cut through asphalt roads and the need to perform heavy excavation.”