HOLLISTER
If you followed all the wire used in Hollister’s new wastewater plant, it just might take a few days considering the builder used more than 600 miles of it throughout the project area.
In his overview to Hollister City Council members Monday of the now operational $100-million-plus sewer plant, a project manager with the contractor Harris & Associates noted that startling number and several others related to the construction.
Project Manager Jim Thompson with the consulting firm presented the overview to council members Tuesday and frequently noted some of the more astounding figures involved with the plant.
They included the following, according to Thompson’s presentation:
Rebar used in the plant: 985 tons, or just under two million pounds of the steel support bars
Truckloads of slab to the site: 306
Masonry units: 26,000 concrete units used
Earth removed to build ponds: 866,000 cubic yards of it
Stone columns to prevent earthquake damage: 2,108
Thompson also noted in his presentation that Engineering Manager Steve Wittry designed and installed the entrance sign to the plant.
