TOLEDO MUD HENS STADIUM — SITE DEVELOPMENT, DEEP FOUNDATIONS, AND SHORING

Project Scope

E.S. Wagner Company completed the site development for the Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Stadium on a former brownfield site in downtown Toledo that required extensive demolition and debris removal before construction could begin. The playing field was built fourteen feet below existing street grade, requiring the installation of more than 60,000 square feet of steel sheet piling and the excavation of 90,000 cubic yards of material, which was hauled off-site to a location secured by ESW. Due to the field’s low elevation, an extensive underdrain system and a new stormwater pump station were constructed to manage drainage. To preserve historically significant surrounding structures, ESW performed underpinning and continuous monitoring of nearby buildings, including a prominent structure beyond the right-field fence, to prevent damage during construction. Permanent stadium features are supported by ESW- installed drilled shaft foundations, and the outfield wall alignment is formed by permanent sheet piling driven by ESW on a highly restricted tolerance. Following stadium construction, the project included reconstruction of perimeter drainage systems, waterlines, sanitary sewers, curbs, and streets to integrate the new facility.