T&B walls support East Dallas Veloway, Phase 2

May 13th, 2010

T&B’s Precast Panel Walls are looking just fine under the The East Dallas Veloway (or Santa Fe Hike and Bike Trail, to some), a pedestrian/cycle trailway that runs through Dallas. The wall structures have a total area of 22,165 sf and were built to provide embankment approaches at major street crossings within limited right-of-way for the Trail. The wall design featured undulating curves and smart-looking brushed aluminum safety railings that tied in well with their counterparts on the handsome bridges from our sister company, Big R Bridge.

As Dallas becomes a more pedestrian-oriented city, the availability of an extensive recreational and commuter trail system is vital. The Santa Fe Trail we hope will mature into a critical piece of this city-wide link, connecting East Dallas to Downtown in a sustainable, socially conscious and enjoyable manner.

—Chris Angarola, Chairman of the Friends of the Santa Fe Trail

The Trail starts at Second Avenue and will, ultimately, connect to the White Rock Lake Trail in Phase 3. The long-term vision is to connect to a trail system that extends to the Central Business District. The City of Dallas and the Texas Department of Transportation have dedicated close to five million dollars to-date to establish the Trail. The project owner is the City of Dallas and the Project Consultant was Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, Inc. Ken-Do Contracting looked after the construction.

An Ashlar Stone texture was selected for the precast panels, as a natural-looking deterrent to graffiti vandalism. To meet many architectural or environmental requirements, precast panels are available in a variety of sizes, colors and textures, as well as custom designs. With T&B’s project-specific, engineered approach, the fascia panels are prefabricated to ensure quick delivery and easy attachment.

T&B’s Precast Panel Wall System uses precast panels with galvanized steel wire mats to reinforce a retained soil mass. This technically-sound and well-proven system is composed of alternating layers of soil reinforcement and select backfill to create an extremely stable reinforced structure that is easily adaptable to meet the structural and aesthetic demands of today’s infrastructure projects.

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