In 2020, Amherst County Service Authority (ACSA) approached Hurt & Proffitt (H&P) regarding a bank restoration opportunity on the James River. Through this partnership, H&P and ACSA were able to take preventative measures to maintain the beauty and safety of this embankment. 

Without ACSA’s and H&P’s intervention, the riverbank would have continued to erode, threatening to expose a nearby underground sanitary sewer main. Exposure of this sewer line would have drastically increased the risk of the line breaking and subsequently causing extensive damage to the James River ecosystem.

With design work being completed in 2020, and construction completed in 2023, this project has provided protection to both the sewer line and the James River. In addition to protecting critical infrastructure, the armoring of the riverbank has created a stunning sight to see as locals float the James River. This includes our very own Project Manager, Zach Johnson, who gets to see this work firsthand as he often enjoys floating the James River in his free time.