U.S. Army · 2016
Fort Leonard Wood training area trail and erosion repair
A safe route into Training Area 606 rebuilt on steep, remote terrain with no cell service, finished quickly with zero incidents.
- Client
- U.S. Army, Fort Leonard Wood
- Site
- Training Area TA606
- Value
- $229,575
- Performance
- Aug – Nov 2016
- Safety
- Zero incidents
- Location
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Project overview
The project created safe ingress and egress to Training Area 606 by repairing the existing walking trail: correcting erosion, building retaining walls, cutting steps where needed and installing footings with fabricated steel steps.
Scope of work
- Erosion correction along the trail
- Retaining walls
- Constructed steps
- Footings for steel stairs
- Fabricated steel steps
Challenges and how we solved them
Rugged, steep terrain in a remote part of the base
Careful planning to move equipment and materials to the site, using local manpower and equipment.
No cell signal
Crews relayed communications by radio.
An hour from the nearest supplies
Accurate next-day material lists so crews never waited on a supply run.
RESULT
Completed quickly with local crews and no safety incidents.
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What this project shows
- Zero safety incidents on steep, remote terrain
- Radio communications and planned logistics with no cell service
- Retaining walls, steps and fabricated steel stairs
- Completed in about three months with local crews
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