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Buffalo Trace Distillery Riverbank Stabilization and Flood Protection

Frankfort, Ky.

BEST PROJECT, MANUFACTURING, and Award of Merit, Safety

Submitted by: GeoSpecialties

Owner: GeoSpecialties

Lead Design Firm/Structural Engineer/Civil Engineer: Anderson Professional Services, a GeoSpecialties Company

General Contractor: Thermal Tech Engineering

Decisive action was needed when an active landslide threatened critical infrastructure and operations at Buffalo Trace Distillery, a provider of Kentucky bourbon located along the Kentucky River.

Photo courtesy GeoSpecialties Inc.

The slope continued moving throughout the emergency design-build stabilization project, while a historic flood added debris, rockfall, unstable conditions and difficult access. The team mobilized within 10 hours and worked continuously for 21 days, adapting construction methods in real time to maintain safety, productivity and schedule.…