Location: Folsom, CA

Client: City of Folsom

Start Date: March 2007

In order to construct the new bridge across the American River the existing American River Education Center, which consists of several buildings containing educational exhibits and an amphitheater, was required to be moved to a new site nearby across the Dam Road in Folsom. Project scope included grading and debris removal of the new site, trenching and installation of new utilities, rerouting a portion of the bike trail and building an access road, forming and pouring new concrete pads for the buildings that were to be moved, and installation of drought-resistant landscaping.

There are several challenges that make this project unique. Construction was completed next to the existing bike trail which was required to stay open at all times. The movement of the existing buildings to the new site required the buildings to be jacked up and placed on an I-beam truck, moved to the new site, then placed back down on their new structures. Some of these buildings contained exhibits of historical value, and all buildings and exhibits were transported safely to the new site.