Undoing the wrath of Mother Nature isn’t easy but it can be done. Sundt’s work on infrastructure and building repair at Naval Weapons Station Earle enabled one of only two ammunition depots on the East Coast to continue its ordnance mission after sustaining heavy damage during Hurricane Sandy.
The project in Colts Neck, New Jersey was performed for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic after Sandy barreled through in October 2012, causing more than $71 billion in damage in the United States. Work on the facility lasted about two years.
The $24 million, design-build project reversed the effects of Sandy while readying the Weapons Station, specifically the 2.9-mile-long pier complex, for the next 100-year storm event. We replaced or repaired sections of the potable water mains, steam systems, sanitary sewer systems and electrical systems on several of the trestles that support rail access to and from pier-side vessels.
“Early collaboration among our team of engineers, the designers and the Navy enabled us to successfully deliver this project on time and under budget,” said Sundt Project Director John Alberghini. “It was especially important for us to repair Naval Weapons Station Earle while it remained operational.”
The project also included replacement or repair of the architectural, plumbing, mechanical, fire protection and electrical systems at two of the buildings located on the pier, as well as demolition, electrical, foundation/structural and civil work at the substation located on shore at the head of the pier complex.
Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic season and the second-costliest in United States history. The storm affected 24 states with particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York.