Project Location: Robert E. Lee Rd. and Barton Springs Rd., Austin, Texas
Client: Dept. of Public Work and Transportation, City of Austin, Texas
Dates: August 1997

LCR&A was retained by the client to study the stability of existing slopes and cause for signs of distress in the pavement at the subject site.  The contract also covered the initial design of a drilled-shaft suppressor system and its improvement to the factor of safety for the stability of the existing slopes.  State-of-the-art computer programs were used to study the stability of existing and strengthened slopes.