Solving Two Problems with One Wall
Converting an old warehouse into an office building in Hudson, Wis., required the excavation of a slope and the building of a retaining wall to create a much-needed parking lot.
In addition, the project included rain gardens that were was designed to limit stormwater runoff into the St. Croix River, a national wild and scenic riverway, which runs parallel to the property on the other side of the paved trail.
For the 500-foot-long wall, Landscape Reflections Inc. of Oakdale, Minn., installed 3,800 square feet of VERSA-LOK Standard units and 2,200 square yards of the manufacturer’s geogrid soil reinforcement product.
![South end construction](/assets/image-cache/sites/vlmw/uploads/images/IMG_0722.4d1dcedc.jpg)
South end construction
![View of project from north end.](/assets/image-cache/sites/vlmw/uploads/images/IMG_0725.edda7d18.jpg)
View of project from north end.
![Trail looking south.](/assets/image-cache/sites/vlmw/uploads/images/DSC_5099.db23a28f.jpg)
Trail looking south.
![Fall protection](/assets/image-cache/sites/vlmw/uploads/images/DSC_5118.5cb47e37.jpg)
Fall protection
![South stairs](/assets/image-cache/sites/vlmw/uploads/images/DSC_5111.1f98cde3.jpg)
South stairs
![North end tiered walls](/assets/image-cache/sites/vlmw/uploads/images/DSC_5128.1efd72da.jpg)
North end tiered walls