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CHALLENGE Erosion protection for a new channel behind an office building was required. The channel conveys stormwater runoff from the adjacent Region of Peel property. SOLUTION FLEXICRETE®, in lieu of rip rap, was used because of its ease for maintenance when vegetated or rock filled. The flexible nature of the mats also provides the ability to conform to the ground contours and minimizes site preparation.

What’s new and exciting at Terrafix Geosynthetics? TerraFirm combines structural earth anchors with surface protection materials to offer a unique solution to many slope instability challenges. The earth anchors come in a wide range of sizes and are percussion driven below the shallow slide failure surface. Surface materials including erosion control blankets and geogrids are locked to the anchor tendons on the surface to provide long term stability and protection for vegetative growth. Installation is easy and usually can be accomplished with light weight handheld equipment.

Soft Soil Reinforcement Geogrid SWAMP GRID™ is an advanced combination product consisting of our EARTH GRID™ heat-bonded to a long-fiber PET nonwoven geotextile. Designed as an all-in-one solution, SWAMP GRID™ offers soil reinforcement with added soil filtration, soil separation, and sub-base drainage performance. This geogrid is extremely effective for stabilizing saturated soils that are susceptible to piping and preventing loss of imported granular material into the soft subgrade. For further details, click on https://titanenviro.com/products/soil-reinforcement-stabilization/soft-soil-reinforcement-geogrid/

TechSpan arches and Reinforced Earth walls for New Zealand road project When completed, in May 2020, the Transmission Gully Project (TGP) will provide a new, 27 km long, four-lane motorway north of Wellington, New Zealand. This modern and safe main highway will bypass the coastal communities and space-limited choke points which resulted in ever increasing traffic congestion on the existing SH1 highway.

A new wildlife crossing bridge and six-lane roadway opened last week in Edmonton, Canada. Connecting the city’s ring road, the Anthony Henday Drive, with the northeast energy and industrial area, the Aurum Energy Park-Aurum Road Wildlife/Creek Crossing will reduce the daily commute for about 10,000 workers by about an hour. Commuters would previously have to go through the congested Yellowhead Trail or use roads where railway crossings would cause additional delays.

In September 2011, the town of Tindharia located in West Bengal, India experienced a massive landslide following an earthquake and heavy rainfall. The landslide significantly affected three locations – S1 (Height 34.9m), S2 (Height 102.8m) and S3 (Height 38.7m) – resulting in the collapse of a section of roadway on the valley side of the mountain.