Augusta, GA The Goodrich Street Raw Water Pump project involved the construction of a concrete channel connecting the Augusta Canal and the Savannah River, along with a pump station, bar screens, rakes, intake gates, flood gates, power chest housing, a 4,000 horsepower water-driven turbine, pump room, and administration building. The majority of work was completed within a dam between the canal and river, requiring extraordinary measures to place concrete below grade at the canal and river connection. Ruby-Collins also completed site improvements and modifications to the existing raw water intake, selective demolition of existing concrete structures and buildings, and cast-in-place concrete water retaining structures totaling 3,763 cubic yards of concrete. Additional work included a high service pumping station, modifications to existing yard piping, and all associated electrical work.
The Goodrich Street Raw Water Pump project presented a series of difficult and unpredictable site conditions. The active public nature walk along the river and canal required constant coordination, while railroad tracks running through the site forced multiple concrete pour cancellations and caused a structural steel delivery to become stuck on the tracks. Site access was severely restricted — one entry was limited to a 5-ton passenger vehicle bridge and the other relied on the same problematic railroad crossing. On three separate occasions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the flood gates at Clark Hill Dam, flooding the site entirely and halting construction operations.
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