Wheaton redevelopment update

Installing soldier piles

The big effort this week at the Wheaton redevelopment site at Lot 13 was the installation of soldier piles, steel beams that aid in soil retention on construction sites. Two drill rigs are now at work on that task. Soil removed in that process will be trucked away, but the major excavation will begin within the next two weeks.

Completed row of
soldier piles near
Veirs Mill Road

Also this week, crews are continuing to install the geothermal elements, as well as the inclinometer stations. The latter will monitor subsurface movements, and the stability of slopes and embankments for collapse. Installation of the geothermal elements is expected to wrap up by the end of next week.

A new Montgomery County office building will be constructed on the destroyed portion of Lot 13, and a town square will replace the former MidCounty Regional Services Center building.