Project Details

Banner's efforts on this project entailed evaluating approximately 60 miles of gravel and asphalt surfaced county roadways for changes in condition resulting in being used as designated haul routes for the construction of a wind turbine farm. Banner worked with the County to identify critical items to be included in a road use agreement between the Developer and the County to keep the best interest of the County's assets in mind. Banner performed pre-construction evaluations of the roadways by gathering field data associated with the condition of the roadways and drainage structures, and compiled all of the information into a GIS system for record keeping. Banner then performed a post-construction evaluation of the same roadways once wind turbine farm construction was complete and provided a report of changes in condition and recommendations for restoration efforts based on the language agreed upon by the County and Developer in a Road use agreement. Banner worked with the County to secure fair and adequate funding from the Developer to complete the recommended restoration work.

Banner provided restoration recommendations and options to the County and completed design efforts and construction document production for the desired restoration efforts. Banner assisted in bidding the work and completing the construction contract documents for the County. Banner provided full time on-site observation of the construction activities taking place as well as oversight of the quality control and quality assurance testing efforts. Banner's staff members worked as a team to collaborate resolutions to items that arose in the field that were not covered in the construction plans. Banner performed construction administration duties to include progress meetings, progress reports and payment applications, contract change orders and project pre- and post-construction paperwork.

The nearly $9M restoration efforts included reclaiming, stabilizing, and paving of asphalt roadways, milling and overlaying of asphalt roadways, reshaping and digging out soft areas of gravel roadways and installing new gravel surfacing, and vegetative restoration along shoulders and roadway embankment slopes. The restoration of the 60 miles of roadway required over 80,000 tons of asphalt pavement and over 50,000 tons of gravel surfacing.