Cleveland's Irishtown Bend landslide fix wins DFI's 2026 Outstanding Project Award
DFI gave its 2026 Outstanding Project Award to Richard Goettle for stabilizing a slowly moving 24-acre hillside above the Cuyahoga River shipping channel. The fix is a 2,200-foot pipe-pile and sheet-pile combiwall tied back into the slope, and it cleared the way for a new riverfront park. Four more projects, including one in Toronto, received honorable mentions.
DFI gave its 2026 Outstanding Project Award to Richard Goettle for stabilizing a slowly moving 24-acre hillside above the Cuyahoga River shipping channel. The fix is a 2,200-foot pipe-pile and sheet-pile combiwall tied back into the slope, and it cleared the way for a new riverfront park. Four more projects, including one in Toronto, received honorable mentions.
Why it matters
Recognition for the geotechnical work that deep foundations make possible.
Source: Deep Foundations Institute. Summary written by the Helical Pile USA editorial team.
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