Wawa at Prosperity Road

GEOWEB® for Vegetated Access Road

Project Details

Sector:
Commercial

Location:
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Civil Site Contractor:
Chesapeake Bay Contractors, Inc.

Owner:
City of Virginia Beach

Design and Manufacturer:
Presto Geosystems

Engineer:
Kimley-Horn

Critical Products:
GEOWEB® geocell for load support

GEOWEB installation over nonwoven geotextile fabric

Project Background

At the corner of General Booth Boulevard and Prosperity Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia a newly constructed Wawa shares a BMP pond with the Prosperity Pines housing development. The Wawa development was responsible for constructing the BMP’s access road that would allow for maintenance around the pond.

Value Engineered Solution: Vegetated Maintenance Path

Although a concrete block matting was originally specified for the BMP access road, Colonial recommended value engineering Presto Geosystem’s GEOWEB® cellular confinement system in lieu of the concrete block mats. We worked with Presto Geosystems to provide a custom project evaluation for the design which was approved for use by Kimley-Horn.

The approved design for the maintenance path specified GEOWEB GW30V6, a 6-inch cell filled with engineered infill. The mix of topsoil and crushed aggregate would provide load support for maintenance equipment while supporting vegetation establishment. The geocell system was connected using ATRA® Keys and secured with ATRA® Anchors.