Yosemite Conduit and Sewer Encasement

This contract was with the National Park Service in Yosemite National Park. The Park required an emergency encasement of a high voltage carrying electrical conduit and sewer main, crossing the Merced River. The project site was located adjacent to a campground in Yosemite Valley in the Curry Village area. The contract duration was two weeks or less depending on the potential river flows. To accomplish the work J.I. Garcia had to temporarily divert the Merced River. The resulting 'excavation' had to be continually de-watered to construct the concrete encasements. A new sewer line was constructed to replace the existing line. Several hundred cubic yards of concrete were pumped into the encasement. The river bed and adjoining banks were restored after the encasement. The project was completed in less than two weeks and prior to the increased river flow.