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Podcast: Sargent: On Track Podcast
Episode: Back Cove South Project Nearing Completion | S6E35
Description: In this episode of the On Track Podcast, we dive into the story of the Back Cove South CSO Storage Facility project in Portland, Maine—one of the most complex and challenging jobs in Sargent’s history. Host Eric Richie sits down with Business Development Director Glenn Adams and Superintendent Ian McCarthy to reflect on the project’s design-build process, the environmental impact of capturing millions of gallons of polluted stormwater before it reaches Casco Bay, and the technical hurdles of deep excavation, unstable soils, and record-high tides. They share how teamwork, resilience, and creative problem-solving carried the crew throug...