New Wright City High School
This 84-acre tract of land on Roelker Road will soon be the home of a new Wright City High School. The $55M project includes a single-story building spanning 122,245 SF, parking lots, multiple access roads, and athletic fields.
Working with Bond Architects and the school district, Cochran completed land surveying, conceptual design, preliminary site plan, sanitary & sewer, permitting, and preparation of construction documents (full civil design). Construction was awarded to Wright Construction. Work began in January 2023 and is scheduled to be completed in October 2024.
New Pool Rendering
Cochran’s recent owner’s representative project made the front page of Franklin County’s newspaper, The Missourian. Cochran is providing owner’s representation services on the City of Washington’s new pool project. Westport Pools has been selected to provide the design for the aquatic center. A final design hasn’t been agreed upon.
The current design rendering includes a splash pad, a change in shade structures, removal of the proposed zip line and a new location for the rock climbing wall.
Franklin County Jail Expansion Halfway Complete
The Franklin County Jail expansion has reached its halfway point. The project consists of sheriff’s office, detention center addition and 911 communications facilities on a 33-acre lot. It is composed of a planned 47,000 square feet in new construction with extensive renovations and strengthening of the existing structure. Navigate Building Solutions is running the project.
Cochran is providing surveying, geotechnical, civil, and construction testing & inspection services for the project. Cochran conducted a geotechnical investigation for the proposed jail addition which included recommendations for remediation of uncontrolled fill, and soft soils. This project is currently under construction with Cochran providing construction testing & inspection.
The Missourian provided an update on its construction, that can be reached by clicking here.
Cochran Hired as Franklin County On-Call Engineering Firm
Cochran Engineering was hired by Franklin County to be its On-Call Engineering Firm.
Cochran, based out of Union, Missouri, has been used by the County in the past for a range of construction projects from transportation such as bridges and roads to working on civil engineering for the county’s sheriff office and jail. Cochran also completed civil engineering projects on the Franklin County Courthouse, Franklin County Judicial Center and Franklin County Government Center.
The Missourian, a newspaper based in Washington, Missouri in Franklin County wrote a story about Franklin County’s hire and can be viewed by clicking here. Cochran beat out IMEG Corporation, Heneghan and Associates, CDG Engineers and the Lochmueller Group.
New Haven Bridge Time Lapse Video
Cochran helped design a new pedestrian bridge in New Haven. The New Haven Independent News was able to take a time-lapse video of the project that can be viewed by clicking here!