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A client’s haul route utilized Lee Road, a narrow rural corridor in poor condition containing areas only wide enough for a single vehicle to pass. In its existing condition, the road would not support the client’s truck traffic. Additionally, the intersection to access this roadway was narrow and utility poles close to the roadway made…
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A client’s haul route ran along Fernwood Road, which provides access to the Jefferson County Airport from the south. The airport access was restricted because of a tight turning radius and several sections of deteriorating roadway. Additionally, water was pooling in the existing intersection, which needed to be addressed for public safety. Our client was…
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A client planned to redevelop an underutilized golf course site on an approximately 34-acre tract into a mixed-use community. The project would include a clubhouse, community open space, multifamily apartments, senior living facility, medical office, and ample pedestrian connections to nearby commercial and retail venues in the Borough of Sinking Spring. Challenges to this project…
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This was the pilot bridge replacement project for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s (PTC) Bridge Information Modeling (BIM) and Digital Delivery Program, which included developing a 3D model. The existing bridge was a single-span steel beam bridge, and we proposed a two-span composite prestressed spread box-beam bridge. This project was part of a $1.5 million open-end…
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Logistics Property Company, LLC, is redeveloping a former industrial site containing arsenic-contaminated soil. Before work could begin, the contaminated soil was removed and clean fill was added, as specified in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PA DEP) Management of Fill policy. Additionally, RETTEW managed the imported materials and put engineering controls in place, including…
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An energy client was looking to develop multiple renewable natural gas (RNG) projects to meet their corporate sustainability goal of reducing the carbon footprint of the natural gas grid through RNG. These projects will generate biogas that can be upgraded to RNG on site. The feedstocks for this program are agricultural wastes such as dairy…
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RETTEW was selected by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) to design a parking lot and boat launch expansion project at Piedmont Lake. The goal of the project is to provide 50 parking spaces for trailers and additional regular vehicle spaces, handicap-accessible parking, restroom facilities, ADA-compliant ramps and access, bioretention areas, lighting design, and a…
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The University Area Joint Authority’s (UAJA) Spring Creek Pollution Control Facility previously disinfected its wastewater discharge using an ultraviolet (UV) system. While the UV system was effective at removing viruses and bacteria, it could not remove pharmaceutical products in the wastewater effluent. UAJA desired a new system that combines disinfection and advanced oxidation to remove…
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This existing 58-foot-long steel I-beam bridge in Cheltenham Township was structurally deficient and needed to be replaced because of excessive deterioration. In fact, throughout the course of designing the new bridge, numerous emergency repairs were needed to keep the bridge in service. The bridge is in a high-traffic area prone to flooding, so extra caution…
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One of the largest banking institutions in the United States was looking to expand its presence in the Pittsburgh region. Because of our existing relationship with the commercial real estate services and investment firm that oversees the development and expansion projects for the banking institution, RETTEW was asked to assist in redeveloping multiple sites for…
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