To mitigate the risk of road embankment undermining caused by the flow of the La Ahuyama Canal—located between the Pumarejo Bridge and the Rebolo Stream—a high-performance structural solution was implemented to protect the road infrastructure, efficiently channel water, and prevent flooding during the rainy season. The system adopted consisted of a retaining wall composed of vinyl sheet piles, designed not only to resist hydraulic forces but also to act as a vertical barrier against solid waste and debris dumped into the canal, enhancing the functionality and aesthetics of the surrounding area.

The intervention involved the installation of more than 3,000 synthetic sheet piles along a stretch of more than 1 km, with clear heights between 2.00 m and 4.50 m. Each sheet pile was anchored using galvanized steel tension rods connected to an underground anchor beam (deadman), which reduced the embedment depth by half compared to cantilevered systems. This optimized design not only improved the system’s structural efficiency but also facilitated faster execution with reduced operational impacts in a critical area of ​​the port corridor.

To mitigate the risk of road embankment undermining caused by the flow of the La Ahuyama Canal—located between the Pumarejo Bridge and the Rebolo Stream—a high-performance structural solution was implemented to protect the road infrastructure, efficiently channel water, and prevent flooding during the rainy season. The system adopted consisted of a retaining wall composed of vinyl sheet piles, designed not only to resist hydraulic forces but also to act as a vertical barrier against solid waste and debris dumped into the canal, enhancing the functionality and aesthetics of the surrounding area.

The intervention involved the installation of more than 3,000 synthetic sheet piles along a stretch of more than 1 km, with clear heights between 2.00 m and 4.50 m. Each sheet pile was anchored using galvanized steel tension rods connected to an underground anchor beam (deadman), which reduced the embedment depth by half compared to cantilevered systems. This optimized design not only improved the system’s structural efficiency but also facilitated faster execution with reduced operational impacts in a critical area of ​​the port corridor.