The City of Kaukauna Gas Main Replacement project was a We Energies betterment of system project. The project entailed replacing the existing 2-inch, 4-inch, and 6-inch threaded-wrapped steel gas main from the early 1960s located in the alleys with 41,000 feet of new 2-inch, 4-inch, and 6-inch polyethylene gas main. The design consisted of directional boring all the new gas mains into the road right-of-way and, in most cases, placing new gas facilities on both sides of the road to avoid future impacts and street closures and to reduce costs for future projects in maintenance and restoration.
The project was designed in four phases to allow We Energies flexibility from both a budget and staffing standpoint.
Kapur provided the design of the new gas facilities, considering other utilities in the area based on field locates and other documentation provided by the utilities. Our design was also based on various meetings and discussions with We Energies and the City of Kaukauna Engineering Department to best serve all stakeholders. Our experienced design staff provided We Energies planning engineers with suggestions during the design process that provided a better and more cost-effective design. Kapur created an emergency action plan for phase construction and provided all the necessary construction procedures to tie in all the new gas facilities and abandon all the existing ones.
