Check out the article that was published by the APWA (American Public Works Association) on the Via Verdi Project, which won “National Project of the Year” honors in the fall.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR: Disaster of Emergency Construction/Repair Less Than $5 Million

Via Verdi Culvert Collapse Emergency Response Project

Managing Agency: City of Richmond, California
Primary Contractor: O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc.
Primary Consultant: Nichols Consulting Engineers
Nominated by: APWA Northern California Chapter

On April 15, 2010, the City of Richmond responded to an emergency sinkhole that collapsed unexpectedly at Via Verdi near El Portal Drive. Subsequently, Via Verdi was closed due to the collapse of a portion of Via Verdi into the sinkhole, which is the only street access for a community of 85 single-family homes and several apartment buildings (known as the Sobrante Glen) and serves as a point of access for an apartment complex located at Via Verdi and El Portal Drive.

This event was proclaimed by the City as a local state of emergency with implications to street infrastructure and access to nearby communities through Via Verdi, local utilities (sanitary sewer, water supply, gas, and electricity), San Pablo Creek, the upstream San Pablo Reservoir, and the nearby apartment structures.  Read the full article here