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Bastrop, TX

With more than 130 sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Bastrop has been dubbed the “Most Historic Small Town in Texas.” The downtown area features historic buildings…

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Temple, TX

Transportation has always been important to the residents of Temple. After all, the town was founded by a railroad in 1881 and named for Bernard Moore Temple, an official with…

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Austin, TX

Nestled in the foothills of the Texas Hill Country, Austin is surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery in the state. Many residents of Austin are committed to preserving…

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Hutto, TX

In 1990, Hutto was home to a mere 630 residents, which represented a drop of 4.4 percent between 1980 and 1990. By 2000, the population had almost doubled to 1,250…

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La Frontera Village Reconstruction

Covering about 330 acres, La Frontera combines over a million square feet of retail space, office buildings offering hundreds of thousands of square feet of space, a major hotel, and three multifamily complexes. The retail center, La Frontera Village Reconstruction, was part of the first phase of development, so its parking lot dates to around 1998. This parking lot is in an area that is notorious for bad subgrade that consists of clay. Clay expands and frequently contracts, causing the pavement to settle, crack, and develop low spots in which water pooled. The condition of the parking lot was so bad that they had a tripping incident that resulted in an injury. Sansone Group, the property management firm representing La Frontera Village, contracted Carney Engineering to come up with the remediation plan and ECS Texas to handle the geological testing and design recommendations. Sansone Group contracted Alpha Paving and our subcontractor, Champion Site Prep, to complete this five-phase project to improve the parking lot.

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