Patent ID: 8708597

Claim:
A method of constructing a retaining wall system constructed on a sloping surface having a sloping grade extending away from an adjacent side of a roadbed of a road, the method comprising: embedding a first plurality of soil nails having first ends in the sloping surface, said first plurality of nails having second exposed ends extending away from the sloping surface; placing a wire mesh material over the first plurality of soil nails and securing the wire mesh material to the first plurality of soil nails; embedding a second plurality of soil nails having first ends embedded in the sloping surface and having second exposed ends extending away from the sloping surface; forming an exterior wall adjacent the first plurality of soil nails wherein said exterior wall extends at a reverse orientation, and a gap being located between the exterior wall and the adjacent side of the roadbed; filling the gap with backfill material; and placing a road surface over the backfill material thereby creating a lateral roadway extension of the road.