Compton Creek

Location: Page County, VA
Owner: Virginia Department of Transportation
General Contractor: Kanawha Stone Company
Value: $1.4 Million
Date Complete: November 2011

This project includes:

• Installation of 66-each 7-inch micropiles located at Abutments A and B, to be drilled from bottom of slab elevation, with a total drilled length of 6,525ft.
• Installation of 66-each 16-inch micropiles located at Abutments A and B, to be drilled from bottom of slab elevation, with a drilled length of 1,980ft.
• Installation of 48-each 7-inch micropiles located at Piers 1 and 2, to be drilled from bottom of slab elevation, with a total drilled length of 2,555ft.
• Performance of four micropile compression load tests in accordance with ASTM D-1143, to be performed on sacrificial micropiles.
• Performance of eight micropile compression proof load tests in accordance with ASTM D-1143, to be performed on production micropiles.