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Rockfall Protection - Ten West Link 2022

Rockfall barriers protecting the transmission line towers.

Rockfall Protection - Ten West Link 2022

Lateral view of the rockfall barrier

 

Systems

 

System length

- 230 m

 

Year of installation

2022

Initial situation

The Ten West Link project is a new power project from Southern Arizona & California. The project goes across the Eagletail Mountains & Wildreness, where transmission line towers will be built.

Description

Geobrugg was tasked with providing ten GBE-100A-R rockfall barriers to protect ten transmission line towers that will be built. The barriers are three meters high with a total length of 230 meters.

These barriers will protect personnel, roadway and future transmission lines. This particular transmission line will span 125 miles connecting Arizona and California, improving transmission system efficiency and reliability.

Thank you Adams Contracting for the pictures. 

Contractor

Protected object

Road, Infrastructure

Corrosion protection

Galvanized

Your local contact

Kevin Coyle
 

Kevin Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

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Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,CT 06237 Columbia / United States Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

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Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,91775 San Gabriel, California / United States

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

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Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,KS 67226 Wichita / United States

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

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Hydraulic Engineering
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,NC 27358 Summerfield / United States

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Pierce Runnels, Civil Engineer
   

Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

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Geobrugg North America, LLC,OR 97302 Salem / United States

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