The Plaza at Preston Center, at the corner of Northwest Highway and Preston Drive, has long been a staple of the Dallas shopping and dining scene.

The Plaza at Preston Center gets a facelift

H3 Construction participated in a two-year renovation to improve parking, traffic flow and walkways, and the addition of a beautiful new landmark that adds ambiance and character to the locale.

Improvements without disruption

H3 Construction began work by carefully evaluating the conditions of existing paving, working to help develop a replacement plan for the affected areas. One primary consideration was the year-round presence of shoppers and tight working areas in the crowded parking lots.

GPR prevents future issues

Initial GPR scans revealed that the majority of the existing paving and walkways had sunk, and were not draining correctly, due to inconsistent concrete depth. The concrete surfaces in the plaza were shifting and sinking due to this oversight, but H3 Construction is well versed in correcting the poor workmanship of other companies.

Preventing a loss of business revenue

Our crew analyzed the data and determined that a 2-year total replacement plan was feasible while keeping The Plaza at Preston Center open for business. H3 Construction provided owned assets such as traffic control measures, concrete saws, removal tractors, and even materials trucks. This enabled our team to coordinate the difficult schedule with all retail tenants and ensure continuity of the project.

How we minimized shopper disruption

Crews began sawing approximately 7,500 sf of concrete beginning at 3 a.m. each day to minimize shopping center disruption, with materials removal the next morning at midnight. They then brought in road base and compacted it in place to achieve new elevations to redirect surface water.

Quick work to correct the work of others

It took just 2 days of rebar and formwork for H3 Construction to saw cut, remove, and haul off all the old concrete. By the 6th day, our crews had poured new concrete and it was ready to be walked on or parked on. Large-scale pavement repair and replacement is never an easy task, but by controlling every aspect of the project H3 Construction was able to sidestep the pitfalls that usually occur on a project with multiple subcontractors.