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Highway standard reinforced soil wall for retail park
A soil retention system of highway standard was required for a new access road being built into an existing retail park in East Kilbride. Because the retaining system faces onto the main Glasgow Road, South Lanarkshire Council wanted a “green” finish to the system. The installation of the Textomur Reinforced Soil system was to enable the
A soil retention system of highway standard was required for a new access road being built into an existing retail park in East Kilbride. Because the retaining system faces onto the main Glasgow Road, South Lanarkshire Council wanted a “green” finish to the system.
Project details
The installation of the Textomur Reinforced Soil system was to enable the construction of a level area behind the wall. This allowed the new access road to the rear of the slope to be constructed, the buildings would then follow on.
Phi Group were directly involved with the Engineer’s of the project at this stage. It was decided that Phi Group’s Textomur system would be the best solution. The Textomur slope is almost 5.0m at its highest point.
The challenge
The solution needed to meet the Local Authority Roads Department requirements both from a technical point of view and also from an aesthetic point of view. There were also issues with the amount of room at the top of the slope to get all the proposed buildings in and the required car parking facilities. The programme scheduling of the Textomur slope works were crucial to the overall programme of the works.
The solution
The Textomur Reinforced Soil System was considered the most technically acceptable and cost effective solution. The finished Textomur Reinforced Soil system is 75m long with a face area over 300m2 and a maximum height of almost 5.0m. All elements were designed, supplied and installed by Phi Group.
