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DEWATERING CHALLENGE IN PENSACOLA

In Pensacola, FL, Roads Inc. was recently called on to tackle a number of site work, road
building and infrastructure construction challenges at a project located along Highway 98. The
job was to install a new turning lane on U.S. 98 at the site of a recently constructed bank.
Work included not only constructing the new turn lane but also installing new guard rail and
an 80-foot-long double run...
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In Pensacola, FL, Roads Inc. was recently called on to tackle a number of site work, road
building and infrastructure construction challenges at a project located along Highway 98. The
job was to install a new turning lane on U.S. 98 at the site of a recently constructed bank.
Work included not only constructing the new turn lane but also installing new guard rail and
an 80-foot-long double run of 36-inch-diameter stormwater pipe. Subcontractor Gulf Beach
Construction, Pensacola, handled the culvert construction portion of the project, removing a

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portion of an existing box culvert under the highway, and constructing a new 10-foot-long
extension on the north side of the culvert.
Roads Inc. also handled construction of the bank's new parking lot, as well as related
construction of a new lift station, installation of new sewer and water lines, and installation of
a Stormtech underground stormwater retention chamber.
But before any of this work could move ahead, it was necessary to deal with water.
Keeping The Water At Bay
The job site, located just a stone's throw from the bay, faced not only the usual groundwater
challenges encountered in the area but also faced tidal fluctuations in a small stream which
drained the site. Thus, the water management challenge was twofold: to transfer the stream
flow around the work area, allowing construction of several key elements to proceed, and also
to isolate the construction area from the tidal fluctuations.

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Step one in the dewatering plan was thus to keep the tidal fluctuations in the small creek from
periodically inundating the work area. To that end, crews went to work inside the culvert to
construct a barrier wall of sandbags. The sandbag wall effectively kept tidal backflow from
impacting the site, setting the stage for the next phase of the dewatering operation.
Diverting A Stream
To bypass the stream around the work area, Robby Williams of Roads Inc. worked with Matt
Hall of Holland Pump to design and install a suitable bypass system. Using D8 and D6
hydraulic trash pumps, the resulting system had a capacity of about 4,600 gallons per minute.
This was enough to handle not only normal stream flow but also to take care of peak flows
following storms.
The pumps pulled water from sumps cut about 1.5 feet below the work area, drawing water
through rock screens and running 24 hours a day. Excess water was sent around the work
area through a 200-foot-long discharge line that passed through the tidal barrier. The
discharged water was filtered before being discharged back into the bay.

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The multi-pronged dewatering system worked well, notes Robby Williams of Roads Inc.,
allowing the project to be completed as scheduled despite several challenges from the
weather.
"Though the creek was just a gentle flow under normal conditions," Williams says, "it turned
into a roaring flow when rains came."
The pumps, which ran 24 hours a day, were up to the task. They were also environmentally
safe, using 100-percent vegetable oil.
But, adds Holland Pump's Matt Hall, "You definitely needed both pumps running when storms
came."

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