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My Role:  Staff Architect for Backen Gillam Architects:  i.e. Design Development and Construction Drawings.

Others on the Team:  Design concept by Howard Backen.

About the Project:  Simple construction:  a massive cut into the hillside, trucked in pre-caste concrete units, backfill with several feet of soil, and stone-veneer the front.   The pre-caste units are the standard units CalTrans utilizes for roadway bridges.  It's a system that we picked from their supplier's catalog.  Uncomplicated and easy to build.