EEA Update: Fugro West, Inc. Honored for the Hueneme Outfall Replacement Project

A Merit Awar d goes to Calleguas Municipal Water District and Fugro West, Inc., for the Hueneme Outfall Replacement Project. Fugro was contracted by the project’s design engineer, Black & Veatch, to provide marine survey, marine geophysical surveys, and geotechnical evaluation and design. Fugro also provided geotechnical and construction materials testing services to Calleguas throughout the construction phase. The Hueneme Outfall project consists of 2,300 feet of horizontal directionally drilled 36-inch OD HDPE pipe that exists in 30 feet of water off of the coast of Port Hueneme, Ventura County.

Project challenges include successfully permitting one of the few new ocean outfalls in California, sequencing operations to minimize drilling fluid escape to the ocean, 24-hour construction in a highly visible recreational area adjacent to a densely populated residential neighborhood, and construction conducted within two separate and very limited seasonal windows due to weather and regulatory restrictions.

EEA Update: Dokken Engineering Honored for the I-5 HOV/Lomas Santa Fe Drive Interchange Project

Dokken Engineering received an Engineering Excellence Award (Merit) for the 1-5 HOV/Lomas Santa Fe Drive Interchanges project. The diverse project team created solutions to effectively balance the needs of the City of Solana Beach, Caltrans, and the community. Throughout the process, Dokken continually engaged the City by attending City Council meetings as well as holding project development team meetings, monthly coordination meetings, and field meetings. During the construction phase, Caltrans implemented A+B methodology which encouraged the contractor to reduce the construction time and finish a year ahead of schedule. This allowed the HOV lanes to be open to traffic prior to the start of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Torrey Pines and the San Diego County Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The end result was a project, delivered ahead of schedule and under budget that provided an economical and cost-effective solution for the city.