Going Underground

StormTrap manufactures stormwater management system for the Canadian National Intermodal Automated Gate System

“This has been an existing railroad yard for years,” says Chad Hewitt, P.E., the project design and management consulting engineer for the project. Because it was paving areas that weren’t previously paved, CN was required to install stormwater detention to collect and detain runoff and divert it into the county drainage ditch.

CN chose a SingleTrap system from StormTrap in Morris, IL, a modular precast system of reinforced high-strength concrete, manufactured by StormTrap’s sister company, Utility Concrete Products LLC. “In this case, it was definitely because of the ability to put the system underground and not sacrifice driving or parking space,” says Hewitt. “There wasn’t room for an open pond that would be large enough. It was also because of the ability to expand the system in the future, if we decided to expand the area where the trucks come off the highway and drive up to the kiosk.” In addition, CN had a short deadline, and the StormTrap system could be installed in just one day.