Base Charleston, the U.S. Coast Guard base located in North Charleston, South Carolina, needed to be upgraded to accommodate five cutters to increase our national security. Part of the modernization project included demolishing Pier November, an old 1,100-foot concrete pier, and removing nearly 800 concrete piles underneath it. In its place, a new 1,100-foot Pier November, supported by 460 24-inch-by-74-foot-long square concrete piles equipped with 40-foot steel stingers, would be built. The new pier is a 28-inch-thick, two-way cast-in-place concrete slab. The project also called for strengthening the waterfront infrastructure.