B&v's Planning Bang On

摘要

"Don't panic! Don't panic!" The immortal phrase associated with Corporal Jones in the BBC TV series Dad's Army.rnIt could also have been uttered by some unsuspecting project engineer working on a recently completed South East Water pipeline project that will safeguard water supplies for mid-Sussex.rnAmong the challenges facing project engineers on the site was the presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in an area used for military training during the world wars.rnThankfully Black & Veatch, which provided design and construction supervision services on the project, was on the case and took the bang out of a potentially explosive situation.rnDuring the Preliminary Environmental Assessment, it was noted the water main would be laid in the military training areas.