Customer wait times can get long at the landfills– a team at the Department of Waste Resources worked to change that. On September 26, 2024, the department received an award for the Lamb Canyon Access Road Rehabilitation and Truck Scale Replacement Project during the American Society of Civil Engineers awards banquet, an event that recognizes local outstanding engineers and projects. The Lamb Canyon Access Road Rehabilitation and

Truck Scale Replacement Project, which was spearheaded by a four-person team that included Project Manager Eduardo Castellanos, Resident Engineer Ezekiel Cortez, Lead Designer Steven Mishodek, and Lead Inspector Jose Rodriguez, focused on upgrading Lamb Canyon Landfill’s roadway, traffic control measures, and scales. The project team replaced damaged roadway sections with new asphalt concrete and drainage enhancements in order to provide all-weather access to the landfill’s top-deck area.

The scale houses also received significant improvements: four larger scales with increased capacity were installed, as were lane assignment signs with LED lighting and an electronic message board. Additionally, new traffic signs and LED red/green signals were installed. These improvements have resulted in better traffic flow, site accessibility, and lower customer wait times. Better yet, the cost of the construction was $40,000 under the original contract amount.