Tag Archive for "Prime Designer"

CN Railway New Car Repair Shop

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Mitch Hitch in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Location: Memphis, Tennessee Canadian National Railway (CN) reconstructed its Johnston Yard facility located at 2921 Old Horn Lake Road in Memphis, Tennessee. This project included the construction of a new classification yard, departure tracks, receiving tracks, yardmaster tower, car shop, offices and locomotive shop. Burr & Cole was the Prime Designer on this project. This project consists of a pre-engineered metal building, 45,000 total square feet, of which 36,000 s.f. of railcar repair shop facility and 9,000 s.f. of office and support. The repair shop is high bay with approximately 30 feet clear. The low bay office and support is approximately 12 foot eave height. It had a total construction cost of $4 million. This was a fast track, design...

University of Memphis Synthetic Turf Athletic Field

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Heather Robertson in Civil Engineering

Location: Memphis, Tennessee As the Prime Designer, our design for the football practice facility on the south campus consisted of stripping the top soil and natural turf from Practice Field #4 then installing a new synthetic turf field. The scope included a concrete perimeter curb, stone base, synthetic turf, and drainage and concrete improvements....

University of Memphis Patterson Parking Improvements

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Heather Robertson in Civil Engineering

Location: Memphis, Tennessee Burr & Cole was the Prime Designer for this project that included improvements to five parking lots on the University of Memphis Campus and included approximately 400 parking spaces. Work included earthwork, asphalt pavement, concrete curbs and pavement, fencing, landscaping, tree removal, irrigation, parking lot lighting and electrical conduits....