Bridge Repair
Anderson County, South Carolina – Minor Street collapsed during a major rain event in early 2018 due to the failure of twin pipe culverts. As part of the Anderson County Transportation Committee contract, BLE oversaw the design and construction of the repair to Minor Street. The repair consisted of replacing the twin-pipe culverts with a…
Read More150,000-Square-Foot Health Care Facility
Cherokee, NC – Construction of a new 150,000-square-foot health care facility was recently completed in Cherokee, North Carolina that included new inpatient and outpatient services, a laboratory, pharmacy, emergency room, a physical therapy area, and dental and vision clinics. The site was particularly difficult, having over 230 feet of relief across the planned development area.…
Read MoreDowntown Mixed-Use Development
Greenville, South Carolina – BLE provided geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and special inspections for a new $175 million-dollar mixed-use development in the center of downtown Greenville, SC. The project consists of a 3-level underground parking garage, a 7-story hotel, a 7-story apartment building, a 4-story office building, a 12-story office building with 4-stories of…
Read MoreLake Blalock Dam
Spartanburg, South Carolina – BLE provided subcontract geotechnical exploration services for the rehabilitation and upgrade to the pre-existing dam and spillway. Our services included performing a geotechnical exploration (soil borings, standard penetration test sampling, undisturbed sampling, test pits) and providing recommendations for filters, drains, rock anchors, lateral earth pressures, slope stability, site preparation, and piezometer…
Read MoreGreenville Federal Courthouse
Greenville, South Carolina – BLE provided geotechnical engineering services for the proposed new six-story Federal Courthouse project located in Greenville, South Carolina for the General Services Administration (GSA). This project was authorized by Congress along with several other Courthouses in the Southeast Sunbelt Region with a construction cost of $105 million dollars. This facility will…
Read MoreCity Park Improvements
Asheville, NC – Bunnell Lammons Engineering provided geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing for Phase I of a road improvement project. Outcomes for the project included improved management of high water during flood events, creating new and improved infrastructure for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists at one of the City’s most popular park complexes. The $3.7…
Read MoreHighway 70 Retaining Wall Repair and Extension
Asheville, N.C. – BLE provided geotechnical exploration, geotechnical construction support and oversight, repair and design construction drawings, and construction materials testing services for a new retaining wall on Highway 70 in North Carolina. Observation and preliminary assessment of the site indicated the need to provide additional stability for both the existing segmental block retaining wall…
Read MoreArch Culvert & Geogrid Reinforcement Wingwalls
Greenville, South Carolina – BLE provided geotechnical exploration, laboratory testing, and construction monitoring and testing for an arch culvert and associated geogrid-reinforced wingwalls providing roadway access to a new landfill area. The arch culvert is approximately 35 feet tall and 200 feet long. The geotechnical exploration indicated that foundation conditions consisted of 6 to 12…
Read MoreOld Toll Road Retaining Wall
Asheville, NC – BLE provided geotechnical exploration and construction materials testing services for the design and construction of a 100-foot long by 30-foot tall Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall consisting of Redi-Rock 28-inch facing blocks. The new retaining wall was built to replace a failed rock wall. A significant feature of this project was the…
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