Navaho Drive showing new sidewalk installed.

Transportation

Navaho Drive Sidewalk Project

We are dedicated to improving pedestrian connectivity in Raleigh.

We installed a sidewalk along the north side of the street, from the existing sidewalk on Navaho Drive to Bush Street. We also installed retaining walls along the street to help limit impacts to properties.

Project Details

 
Type:
Sidewalks
Budget:
$1.3 Million
Project Lead:
Roadway Design & Construction
Contractors:
Fred Smith Company

Contact

 

Construction Supervisor
Ben Possiel, PE
Benjamin.possiel@raleighnc.gov

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Lead Department:
Engineering Services
Participating Department:
Transportation
Service Unit:
Roadway Design and Construction

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Design

Design phase is complete

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Construction

Update February 2023

Navaho Drive is open to vehicular traffic!

The contractor reopened Navaho Drive. There may be a few short term lane closures and temporary sidewalk closures that take place while the crews complete some punch list work along the corridor in the coming weeks.  

 

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Complete

The project is compete. 

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

We Installed a Soil Nail Retaining Wall for This Project:

To keep property impacts to a minimum the City is used soil nails in the construction of the retaining wall.

The Soil Nail Process:

  • A cut is made into the existing slope with an excavator.
  • The soil nails are installed by a drill rig. The soil nail spacing and length are determined by the specialty contractor’s engineer to stay within the right of way.
  • Inside the soil nail drill holes, reinforced steel bars are placed and grout is pumped from the bottom of the hole to the top of the hole.
  • Welded wire fabric is placed vertically and then shotcrete is installed. (Shotcrete is a method of applying concrete at high velocity out of a hose nozzle.)
  • A steel plate and nut is added at the face, to connect the shotcrete to the soil nails.
  • For the this project, a cast in place concrete face will be installed directly in front of the shotcrete, providing a final uniform wall face.

Follow the slide show to see the construction process.

The soil nails are installed by a drill rig drilling a hole in the earth.

The soil nail spacing and length are determined by the specialty contractor’s engineer to stay within the right of way.

Inside the soil nail drill holes, reinforcing steel bars with centralizers are placed and then grout is pumped from the bottom of the hole to the top of the hole.

Welded wire fabric is then placed vertically a few inches off the cut earth face

Shotcrete is installed and a steel plate and nut is added at the face to connect the shotcrete to the soil nails.

Schedule

Winter = January - March, Spring = April - June, Summer = July - September, Fall = October - December
Date Activity
July 2021 Open Construction Bids
Fall 2021 Construction Starts
Oct. 18, 2021 Road Closure Starts
Winter 2023 Road Reopens
February 2023 Project Complete