INFRA 2015
Titre anglais : Structural Cured in Place Pipe Lining for Water Main Helps Usher in a “ Riverfront Renaissance ” (La présentation est en anglais)
Biographie du conférencier : Paul Pasko, SEH Inc.
Monsieur Paul Pasko a diplômé en 1998 de l'Université de l'Illinois à Urbana-Champaign. Il a commencé sa carrière d'ingénieur civil à Chicago. En 1996, il rejoint SEH, une firme de génie à Minneapolis appartenant aux 700 employés qui œuvre dans les domaines de l'architecture, l’environnement, la planification pour le gouvernement, l'industrie et les clients commerciaux dans 42 états des États-Unis et du Canada. Depuis 2003, monsieur Pasko s'est spécialisé dans l'application des technologies sans tranchée pour la construction ou la réhabilitation des principaux projets de conduites d'égout et d'eau tout au long de la partie supérieure du Midwest des États-Unis.
Résumé de la conférence
For riverfront communities throughout the U.S., a robust tourist-friendly Main Street close to the levy is a key component to economic vitality. Riverfront communities share a unique challenge when rehabilitating their infrastructure: they must do so with minimal disruption to Main Street businesses and all the related weekend activities that drive Main Street’s economy. Such was the case with the City of Hastings, MN, a historic 150-year-old tourist destination located at the confluence of Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers.
This paper shares challenges and solutions discovered when rehabilitating the City’s Main Street water main pipe. It explores how structural cured-in-place pipe lining was used for pipe rehabilitation, in conjunction with a variety of other unique solutions in order to provide temporary water service to Main Street businesses, while minimally disrupting their popular bi-weekly Main Street event featuring hundreds of classic cars parking on Main Street or its Riverfront Days celebration. Other solutions included a communications campaign, a customized bidding qualification process and more.
The result was a successful collaboration between the City, Main Street property owners, its engineering consultant, and other stakeholders. Ultimately, the water main rehabilitation project, which had both small carbon and physical footprints, helped facilitate the City’s future downtown revitalization efforts – known within the community as the “Riverfront Renaissance.” Lessons learned will be applicable to riverfront communities around the country looking to make sustainable water infrastructure improvements without interrupting important economic activities.