2017 Issue

36 safe working conditions, even with the use of trench boxes, sewer trenches ended up spanning a good width of the roads. The existing condition of the asphalt also compounded the issue. In many places the asphalt was so alligatored that when contractors attempted to dig a trench on one side of the road, the remaining asphalt crumbled. The additional asphalt needed to rehabilitate the roads, as well as the difficulty in managing a multi- year, multi-contract project, were the main reasons that the project exceeded the original funding amount. Out of Sight, Out of Mind Another challenge of the project was the unknown loca- tion of existing utilities. The city lacked accurate records of where the existing culinary and sewer utilities were located. In the process of replacing the culinary and sewer lines throughout the city, the various contractors either discov- ered existing utilities where they shouldn’t have been or failed to locate utilities where they were thought to be. This caused problems in the sequencing of work and in main- taining the required separation between culinary and sewer lines. As a final part of the utility project, Franson Civil En- gineers will assist Helper City in developing a GIS database of all three new utilities for future reference. Utility Installation 801.569.1315 • MEIamerica.com Civil Engineering • Land Surveying Right-of-Way Design • Site Development LiDAR Mapping • Transportation Design Geographic Information Systems Water Resources • Utility Design Construction-Phase Services Looking Forward to a Brighter Future Helper City is looking forward to a bright future with their newly improved infrastructure. Helper Main Street, home to their annual summer arts festival, has been revitalized. The Helper City Council recently stated, “We do not remember a time with so few vacancies on Main Street.” Thanks to the forethought and initiative of Helper City, their citizens and visitors will enjoy the benefit of unseen and unsung but vital utilities for many years to come. CIVIL ENGINEERING MUNICIPAL LAND SURVEYING STRUCTURAL www.ensigneng.com YES, WE DO IT. 435.843.3590 801.255.0529 435.896.2983 801.547.1100 435.865.1453 OFFICE LOCATIONS Sandy Layton Tooele Richfield Cedar City