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When you're working on your largest job, challenges are certain to come up. Trucco Construction Co., Inc., a contracting firm based in Powell, OH, was recently in such a situation after having a $16.2 million bid accepted for a sanitary sewer line project in Delaware County, Ohio.

Founded in 1990, Trucco handles a variety of construction projects for both private and public entities, from site development to roadbuilding to utility installation. With few exceptions, the company has the internal resources to handle every aspect of its projects. However, the complexities of the Delaware County job required the company to tap into several of those resources.
The project called for construction of a 4-mile sanitary sewer line to serve a rapidly developing 21-sq.-mile area.

Specifications involved connecting the new line to the existing system, which required construction of tunnels beneath the Olentangy River.

In addition to boring holes for 500-ft.-long underwater micro-tunnels, and digging miles of pipe trenches, Trucco had environmental issues to contend with. This particular stretch of the Olentangy fell within a 22-mile tract designated as scenic. And along with the potential impacts to the quality of the river, Trucco had to consider how varying construction methods might affect the structural integrity of several million-dollar homes in the area.