a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-01-15 09:06 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"35";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:45:"Microtunneling Project Receives ACEC-MO Award";s:9:"url_title";s:45:"microtunneling_project_receives_acec_mo_award";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:45:"Microtunneling Project Receives ACEC-MO Award";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:279:"The first major project in the St. Louis metropolitan area using the pilot tube microtunneling method for trenchless underground pipe installation, designed by Horner & Shifrin, has received an Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri (ACEC-MO).";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:41:"microtunneling, Horner & Shifrin, ACEC-MO";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1681:"<p>The first major project in the St. Louis metropolitan area using the pilot tube microtunneling method for trenchless underground pipe installation, designed by Horner &amp; Shifrin, has received an Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri (ACEC-MO).&nbsp; The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District&rsquo;s Black Creek Sewer pilot tube microtunneling (PTMT) project, involving the Black Creek Sanitary Relief Sewer, is located under the Saint Louis Galleria, one of the busiest shopping malls in the St. Louis metropolitan area.<br /><br />Horner &amp; Shifrin managed the entire project, developed the overall design concept and performed detailed civil, structural and hydraulic modeling design services.&nbsp; Ed Sewing, Horner &amp; Shifrin&rsquo;s project manager, stated, &ldquo;A project involving the installation of approximately 2,000 feet of 18-inch diameter sanitary relief sewer at depths of up to 23 feet often causes major disruptions in a heavily trafficked area like this.&nbsp;</p>
<p>\"We employed design solutions to minimize such impacts, resulting in several benefits to the property owner and patrons of the Galleria during construction. These benefits included safe and unrestricted access for mall patrons between the parking areas and the mall entrances, and fewer parking spaces lost during construction. The construction method was also safer and more cost-effective than open-cut trenching for this type of project. Finally, the project minimized disturbance of site improvements to trees, landscaping, sidewalks and signage while protecting and maintaining uninterrupted use of the underground utilities.&rdquo;</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"35";}