The new hospital was constructed in an area previously occupied by older structures with many old and undocumented existing utilities. Additionally, a tunnel from the new hospital was to connect to the existing hospital across Sixth Avenue South. This street had numerous high value utilities that could not be disrupted during tunnel excavation and construction. … Read More
Prior to commencing construction of the Central Business District I-59/I-20 through downtown Birmingham, extensive pre-design mapping of subsurface utilities was required. ALDOT retained the services of BHATE Geosciences to map all the utilities in this corridor including mapping of the boring locations where exploration would be conducted. Prior to conducting any excavation or drilling, commercial … Read More
Alabama Power Company had constructed the Powell Avenue steam plant more than 60 years ago and supplied steam to the downtown area including UAB. After Alabama power announced the closure of the steam plant, developing an on-campus steam plant became a necessity and a priority for UAB. Bhate Geosciences was retained by UAB after a … Read More
