Blue Elk Solar
When an abundance of rainfall made it difficult to construct temporary access roads for a project site, contractors called upon the experts at Ferguson Waterworks.
![Blue Elk Solar construction site location in the process of constructing temporary access roads.](https://www.fergusongss.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blue-Elk-Solar-Case-Study-Hero.jpg)
Challenge
After installing temporary roads, our customer was dissatisfied. Earlier in the spring, rainfall was abundant and the roads became unreliable. They required assistance and needed a new design plan to construct temporary access roads.
Solution
Ferguson provided on-site assistance, including running Dynamic Cone Penetration (DCP) testing to measure the strength of in-situ soil and the thickness and location of subsurface soil layers. As a result, we generated several design options for constructing the temporary access roads. Each design was specific to the location.
Since they were using a larger aggregate, the TX190L plan was selected. Compared to fabric, this option better suited the particular location which had soft spots.
![Design option for stabilizing the soil to construct temporary access roads.](https://www.fergusongss.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blue-Elk-Solar-Case-Study-Inset.jpg)
Product Advantages
- Kept project on schedule
- Less stone required
- Able to use larger aggregate
- Reduce life cycle cost of haul road
Featured Product
- TX190
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