Along busy Route 6 in Tucker, Utah, Boulderscape gave UDOT the look of quarried stone at a fraction of the cost — sculpting 18,460 square feet of structural and architectural shotcrete into a Ridgeford 1/2 Running Bond Block finish, delivered in 10 days at 68% below traditional construction.
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UDOT required stabilization of a large hillside along the heavily traveled Route 6 corridor in Tucker, Utah, and selected a soil nail wall system to provide long term slope support. Because the project was highly visible to the traveling public, the retaining wall also needed to reflect the appearance of the quarried stonework found throughout the corridor. Constructing the finish with natural stone would have been prohibitively expensive, leading UDOT to pursue an architectural shotcrete alternative.
Boulderscape developed and installed its #M4 Block With Exfoliation finish, a hand sculpted architectural treatment designed to replicate the appearance, texture, and scale of the surrounding stone masonry. The finish provided the visual character of quarried stone while offering the efficiency and flexibility of shotcrete construction.
The project encompassed 18,460 square feet of wall surface consisting of a 12" thick structural shotcrete section with an average 2" thick architectural relief over a soil nail wall system using a 5,000 PSI mix design. The entire scope was completed in just 10 days, delivering a durable slope stabilization solution that blended seamlessly with the surrounding corridor architecture. See our sculpted shotcrete process or explore more shotcrete finishes.
Installed a 12” thick structural shotcrete and a 2” thick architectural shotcrete.
Ridgeford 1/2 Running Bond Block
Desert Brown
12"
Soil Nail Wall
5,000 PSI
8%-10% air was needed to help reduce chances of cracking in winter.
