Case Study

Concrete Slab Lift Asphalt Pavement Lift Soil Stabilization

We improved quality of the roads in Pueblo, CO with a reliable solution involving concrete slab lift, asphalt pavement lift and soil stabilization.

Project Summary

We partnered with Martin Marietta to lift the settled concrete panels and correct the drainage issues at a roundabout without obstructing traffic flow. The repair was completed in less than a day, preserving the existing concrete and correcting drainage, without excavation.

This highway roundabout located in Pueblo West, Colorado had experienced settling of between 2 to 3 inches in areas of the concrete panels. The settlement had occurred as a result of poorly compacted soils. The settlement of the slabs had created a negative drainage situation, causing water to pool against the curb and gutter instead of draining away from the structure as originally designed.

As part of a larger paving project, Martin Marietta, a heavy highway contractor working on the section of roadway that included this roundabout, needed a solution to lift the settled concrete panels and correct the drainage issues the settlement had caused without obstructing traffic flow through the roundabout and connecting roadways.

CST partnered with Martin Marietta to create a repair plan that would allow traffic to continue to flow through the roundabout while the panels and adjoining asphalt were lifted back to original profile. CST’s technologies were used to repair the settled slabs and pavement. The process employs injecting an expanding structural polymer that densifies and compacts soil, fills voids, and lifts settled concrete and asphalt. A rubberized barrier was used to assist injection crews in staging and protecting injection hoses across the roadway which allowed traffic to safely continue through the roundabout during the repair process. Martin Marietta used a water truck to wet down the roadway and panels to assist CST’s injection crew in locating and correcting the areas of settlement prior to beginning injections.

The settlement and soil compaction issues were efficiently and effectively addressed and corrected while allowing traffic to continue use of the roundabout and roadways during the repair. The concrete panels and adjacent asphalt pavement were lifted back to original design profile which corrected the drainage problem.

The repair was completed in less than a day, preserving the existing concrete, correcting drainage, and guarding against future damage erosion, settlement, or damage to this roundabout structure and adjacent roadway.