Nicholson Continues Work for the University of Colorado’s Athletic Facilities Expansion

January 16, 2015 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Nicholson Continues Work for the University of Colorado’s Athletic Facilities Expansion
University of Colorado at Boulder Folsom Field

University of Colorado at Boulder Folsom Field

Nicholson Construction Company, a GeoPrac sponsor, has been working on 68,000 square feet of shoring and permanent retaining walls for an indoor practice football field and running track, as well as two levels of underground parking at the University of Colorado Boulder. The wall types include soil nail walls, cantilevered drilled shaft and shotcrete wall, and cantilevered soldier pile with wood lagging. The project has been running since this summer and is projected to be complete in February. [Source: Read the full press release from Nicholson Construction Company. Image: Nicholson Construction via the Colorado Daily]

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