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Robb Ave. Outfall Channel

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Project Team

Owner: The City of Hamilton

Contractor: Bronte Construction

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Robb Ave. Outfall Channel

Public Infrastructure – Hamilton, Ontario

The creation of a new water outfall channel for the City of Hamilton adjacent to an existing channel required the installation of an engineered, precast retaining system that was low maintenance, strong, and had an aesthetic appearance that would fit into the natural surroundings of the site.

The project began with a site survey to layout the channel walls. The wall layout was difficult to complete due to the site-lines and the curving nature of the wall. The foundation base was cut, leveled and compacted for the base course layer per the engineered design requirements.

The timeline to complete this project was a challenge as all the work had to be completed between November of 2014 and March of 2015 prior to any water flow beginning.

Winter installation practices were also put in place and followed by the General Contractor, Bronte Construction that complied with OPSS standards for the installation of the wall.

The 600 sq. m. retaining wall outfall channel was installed with ease by the general contractor with the aid of a Design Concrete qualified Project Manager and completed on time prior to the expected spring water flow in March of 2015.

Project Details

Due to the nature of this location, there was an engineer onsite daily to monitor site conditions and the installation of the Retain-A-Rock. Reports were supplied to the client as requested.

This site offered a variety of challenges including delivery of materials to the site, with limited space to off load transport trucks. The blocks had to be delivered to the job site, unloaded in the staging area and hauled one by one down into the channel and placed.

During the installation it was discovered that the wall was located too close to an existing retaining pond and it had to be shifted to accommodate the existing pond. The wall was re-surveyed, adjusted and as built shop drawings were supplied on completion for the City’s records.

A Retain-A-Rock retaining wall system at a water outfall channel in Hamilton, ON.
Preparing the site for a Retain-A-Rock retaining wall system at a water outfall channel in Hamilton, ON.

Project Team

OWNER: The City of Hamilton

CONTRACTOR: Bronte Construction

Preparing the site for a Retain-A-Rock retaining wall system at a water outfall channel in Hamilton, ON.
Preparing the site for a Retain-A-Rock retaining wall system at a water outfall channel in Hamilton, ON.
A Retain-A-Rock retaining wall system at a water outfall channel in Hamilton, ON.
A Retain-A-Rock retaining wall system at a water outfall channel in Hamilton, ON.
Plans for a Retain-A-Rock retaining wall system at a water outfall channel in Hamilton, ON.