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Multi-Phase Project: Phase
Norfolk Southern Lehigh Micropiles
Nine 5/8th inch micropiles were installed under an active high-speed rail line with no interruption to rail service.
location
Macungie
,
Pennsylvania
ESTIMATED VALUE
$1M
owner
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Completion date
12/2017
general contractor
Trumbull Energy Services
Market
Transportation
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Multi-Phase Project: Phase
Norfolk Southern Lehigh Micropiles
Nine 5/8th inch micropiles were installed 90 feet deep in only nine feet of headroom. The piles were installed under an active high-speed rail line with no interruption to rail service. The work area was in a coffer at the bottom of a stream bed.
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