Geotechnical

Arcosa Lightweight Aggregate is playing a pivotal role in Phase 2 of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s I-10 widening project in Baton Rouge.

Port Canaveral, one of the world’s busiest maritime operations, now operates an advanced docking berth capable of handling today’s larger cruise ships. To achieve this, Arcosa provided the lightweight aggregate needed to extend the port into the water, creating stable ground for the expanded infrastructure.

Arcosa’s lightweight aggregate is ideal for addressing the geotechnical challenges of marshland environments, as demonstrated by its use in the completed enhancement of the Pointe-aux-Chênes Wildlife Management Area in coastal Louisiana.

Bike riders in Orland Park, IL, a suburb near Chicago, have an expanded bike trail thanks to Arcosa’s lightweight aggregate, supplied by the company’s Brooklyn, Indiana plant. Orland Park is a growing area committed to improving recreational facilities for its citizens.

The Carrollton Water Plant, a critical infrastructure asset for the east bank of Louisiana’s Orleans Parish, supplies around 135 million gallons of treated water daily to homes across New Orleans. Arcosa Lightweight stabilized the land for a new dedicated electrical substation, which now powers the modernized water and sewer systems. This project ensures long-term reliability and performance for one of the region’s most essential utilities.

Lightweight aggregate is actively stabilizing a home in New Orleans’ historic English Turn community, tackling Louisiana’s age-old problem of land settlement. The homeowner was relieved after the landscape surrounding the property began sinking a few years ago, threatening the integrity of the driveway, walkways, and space under the house.

Lightweight aggregate from Arcosa Lightweight helps protect and stabilize a historic Birmingham structure, the Powell Avenue Steam Plant, originally built in 1895. Redeveloped by Alabama Power, the building is being preserved for its future as a downtown destination.

Interstate 22 (I-22), a key connection between Birmingham, Alabama, and suburban Memphis, Tennessee, handles roughly 75,000 northbound cars a day. When engineers began designing the interchange, they faced a unique challenge: constructing new traffic lanes over an existing concrete drainage system. The sheer volume of fill material required to bring the area to grade threatened to over-stress and potentially crack the vital stormwater culvert below.

Arcosa Lightweight is frequently used in expansion projects that create vital port space along the southern tip of Louisiana. The most recent expansion project at Port Fourchon, located in Lafourche Parish, created 300 new acres for development and added an additional 10,000 linear feet of waterfront.