Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Safety Milestone

Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project

Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project

The US Army Corps’ Wolf Creek Dam foundation remediation project in is the largest and most complex foundation remediation project in the world according the the contractor PM. It involves the installation of a massive cutoff wall to stop seepage in the karst bedrock beneath the Dam’s embankment and right abutment. The project team recently reached a significant safety milestone, 500,000 work hours without a lost time accident. The project is approximately 62 percent complete. The contractor is Treviicos-Soletanche, a joint venture of Treviicos and Soletanche, the parent company of GeoPrac.net sponsor Nicholson Construction. [Source: National Driller. Image: USACEPublicAffairs Flickr]