The City of Lewistown retained Maurer-Stutz, Inc. to undertake Phase II design services for a replacement retaining wall at the historic Oak Hill Cemetery in Lewistown.  The existing brick wall was in poor condition and large sections of the wall had failed.  The existing brick sidewalk in front of the wall was not ADA compliant.

This project won two awards for outstanding achievement for the unique type of wall for the situation.   The wall design enabled construction without interference from the overhead electric lines and without need for the displacement of graves or markers in this historic cemetery. 

Maurer-Stutz assisted the developer of the GEM Terrace facility with a slope stabilization and beautification project that occurred at the same time as an adjacent Interstate improvement was being planned, designed, and constructed. The slope to be protected and aesthetically enhanced was actually on State of Illinois right-of-way and the developer offered to pay for the improvements.

There was extensive coordination between the developer, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the City of East Peoria, and a local park district to find a solution that was mutually acceptable and beneficial to all parties. The design included drainage analysis, vegetative cover and tree species investigations, and construction phasing.

The Country Club of Peoria experienced a relatively large slope failure in the steep slope adjacent to their elevated swimming pool. The failure was close enough to the pool that the spread footings were almost exposed; the steep soil scarp adjacent to the soil supporting the pool spread footings threatened the stability of the pool structure. Site visits determined that the failure was caused by poor drainage conditions on the steep slope.

Soil borings were taken to establish the strength of the underlying soil and to determine the best course of action for repairing the slope. Maurer-Stutz, Inc. worked with the Country Club to determine the most cost effective solution, and a design-build for a soldier beam and lagging retaining wall with tie-backs was chosen. A topographic survey of the site was taken to determine where the retaining wall and new drainage system would be placed.

The pool structure and slope were monitored over the course of the project to ensure the safety of the public using the pool until the retaining wall construction was completed.