Summit provided environmental consulting and contracting services as part of the Interstate 5/Carmenita Road Interchange project. The construction included the removal of the existing two-lane over-crossing at Carmenita Road, realignment of existing frontage roads, and construction of a tight diamond interchange with a new Carmenita Road over Interstate 5 and the Union Pacific Railroad crossing.

Services included preparation of a health and safety plan, excavation and transportation plan, lead compliance plan, sampling, and analysis plan, and transportation and disposal plan outlining the requirements for the handling of contaminated material. Fieldwork included geotechnical drilling of seventy (70) soil borings to approximately sixty (60) feet below ground surface to determine the location and thickness of the impermeable layer above the Artesia Aquifer, collection and testing for 7500 soil samples from over twenty (20) excavations and 250  soil stockpiles. Along with the transportation and disposal for 60,000 tons of contaminated soil.

 

This project involves the excavation, loading, transportation, and disposal of 2,670 tons of Type Z-2 impacted hazardous material.

Services included preparation of a health and safety plan, excavation and transportation plan, lead compliance plan, sampling, and analysis plan for potential environmental impacts due to ADL from motor vehicle exhaust in the surface and near-surface soils on the roadway within the project boundaries, and transportation and disposal plan outlining the requirements for the handling of contaminated material. The Type Z-2 contaminated material was removed from the Right-of-Way shoulder areas along northbound State Route 33 from Post Mile 69.3 to 70.9 in Firebaugh, Fresno County, California, by directly loaded it into end-dump trucks and transported for disposal at a Class I disposal site.

Other fieldwork included sampling and testing for contaminates and air sampling and worker training for lead.

 

Summit Environmental Contractors provided environmental contracting services for construction activities located along an approximate 3.5-mile segment for both the north and south bound Interstate 710. Health and safety training was also conducted to protect workers and the public from hazards. Field work included sampling, testing and air monitoring for 1146 Compliance. Due to the high level of Aerially Deposited Lead (ADL) 6,417 Tons of hazardous material was removed and disposed of at a Class I landfill. Summit prepared a Lead Compliance Plan (LCP) and an Excavation and Transportation Plan (ETP) for the proper operating procedures of handling and transporting lead.