Knoll Hill Rd Site Improvement & Retaining Wall, Port of LA/Caltrans Dist. 7

CLIENT

Port of Los Angeles

Roadway Design, Parking Lot and Site Design, Grading, Retaining Wall Design, Utility Design, Construction Support

As prime consultant, DRC was tasked with providing conceptual, preliminary design, and all Signature Design Phases. Work included:

Preparing Construction Documents (PS&Es) for widening, reconstruction, and top of the hill’s site development (over one-half mile)
Realignment, site design, and grading for three Little League baseball fields
Utility designs and relocations
Parking lot design
Construction of retaining walls
Managing the design challenge of balancing the earthwork from cutting the hillside to accommodate the roadway widening and simultaneously limiting fill on the other side.
Designed according to LABOE design criteria and CADD standards
Design met requirements for the city’s Department of Building and Safety, Fire Department, and Department of Public Works.
Engineering support during construction
Completed an accelerated project schedule that opened for baseball eight months after the work began
Recipient of APWA Southern California Chapter Project of the Year, Parks and Recreation (2008) and Los Angeles Council of Engineers and Scientists, Project Achievement Award (2009)