Projects & Services: Culverts

The Problem:

Culverts State and local DOTs are responsible for a large number of highway assets. Many of these assets, such as bridges and pavements, are highly visible and have dedicated management systems. Highway agencies also have many less noticeable structures, such as culverts, that tend to go ignored until a catastrophic failure occurs.

Each state has thousands of culverts under its roads. A culvert is a device used to channel water. It may be used to allow water to pass underneath a road, railway, or embankment. Culverts can fail due to many causes. Like a bridge they are subject to erosion cause by the combination of freeze thaw cycle and salt on roads in the winter. Like sewers they can be eroded (primarily in the invert) due to debris, water flow and the load of the line.

Unfortunately, several catastrophic failures have occurred across the United States, emphasizing the need for a culvert maintenance program to preserve these less noticeable assets and to avoid unnecessary failures.

The Solution: Renewal Pipeline’s Culvert Maintenance Program

Research Problem – Analyze Issues – Outline Approach – Implement Solution

Renewal Pipeline will apply its four step analysis process to design an effective Culvert Maintenance program. Whether the culvert behaves more like a bridge or sewer line, the company can evaluate culverts, prioritize the most critical issues and execute a culvert rehabilitation plan to prevent failure and to maintain these valuable (although often unseen) assets. For more information on how Renewal Pipeline can perform Culvert repair Contact Us.