Featured Projects and Case Studies

Below are a few case study examples of Allan Block projects. Click on each case to see how their story can help your project.

Retaining Walls

Okanagan Lake - West Kelowna, BC Canada
Transforming a steeply sloped property and creating useable land is a primary function of segmental retaining walls. This particular project is a good illustration of just how dramatic a property transformation can be.

Terraced Retaining Wall

Skyline Ridge - Springfield, NJ

This large residential community of condominiums needed a quality area to build on. A plateau was built using Allan Block to construct and are for the housing project to be built upon.

Skyline Ridge
High Pointe Commons - Harrisburg, PA
This commercial development needed a system to support parking lots and pavement above while being able to manage the water on the site.

High Pointe Commons

Progress Quarry Developments - Beaverton, OR
This commercial project set in a residential setting consists of more than 30 Allan Block retaining walls, with the main walls of the project framing both sides of two land bridges with large culverts underneath.

Progress Quarry Developments

Herrick Street Bridge - Rensselaer, NY
The city of Rensselaer needed a site solution that would not only be aesthetically pleasing, but would also create additional roadway access to one of the busiest rail stations in the state of New York.

Herrick Street Bridge

Southern Expressway - Adelaide, Australia
The 2 mile (3.2 km) extension of a main highway that passes though the suburbs of Adelaide needed a solution for handling the rolling landscape.

Southern Expressway

Woodland Heights Townhomes, Chaska, MN
This project had no space available for geogrid reinforcement, so no-fines permeable concrete was used to create a larger gravity wall.

Woodland Heights Townhomes

Community Center Drive - Denver, CO
This project of bridge abutments and terraces is one of largest Ashlar Blend projects built to date.

Community Center Drive

Killkenny Drive Ring Dike - Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
The city of Winnipeg's solution to avoid future flood risks while providing an aesthetically pleasing environment for the residents.

Kilkenny Drive Ring Dike

San Diego Jewish Academy - San Diego, CA
Creating more useable space for a new campus addition, these walls were just what they needed. With some walls topping out over 50 ft (15.2 m) high, this project is a sight to see.

San Diego Jewish Academy

Alpine Summit - Walker, MI
This city's need for a couple of large retaining walls to support a parking lot brought them to the perfect site solution - Allan Block.

Alpine Summit

Winchell Residence - Edina, MN
Backyard wall renovation turns into a lifestyle showcase. See how this project went from functional to fashionable.

Winchell Residence

Lake Tulloch - Lake Tulloch, CA
Lakeside erosion control is a necessity in the California lakeside subdivision. See how they put Allan Block retaining wall products to work.



Lake Tulloch



AB Fence Systems

Mount Pleasant Fence - US 17 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Mount Pleasant AB Fence Project
The city of Mount Pleasant needed to upgrade the US 17 highway corridor to relieve congestion and noise concerns. They chose an ashlar patterned AB Fence to solve the issues and create a stnadard for the rest of the sound walls to be used thoughout the area.
McDonald's Fence - Union City, New Jersey McDonald's AB Fence Project
The residents near a 24-hour McDonalds were please to see this 22-ft (6.7 m) AB Fence in their backyard after many complaints about the noise and lack of privacy.
Garrison Woods - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Garrison Woods AB Fence Project
Exceeding the City of Calgary's noise reduction standards with an aesthetically pleasing, and cost effective, AB Fence made this project a success.
Meadow Substation - Longmont, Colorado Meadow Substation AB Fence Project
The City of Longmont was looking for a way to add security and reduce noise from their electical substations, while at the same time gaining the public's acceptance.
Evergreen Community Association - Woodbury, Minnesota Ashlar Pattern AB Fence Project
Fighting the result of urban sprawl, the association found a way to combine beauty with function using a unique Ashlar Pattern AB Fence.



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