Land Surveying Projects

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) performed surveying services required for base map preparation and prepared engineering design of 10,000 LF of 20-inch C.L.D.I.P. water main, 3,800 LF of 16-inch C.L.D.I.P. water main and related appurtenances along Marne Highway. The project included a 600 foot horizontal directional drill of 20-inch HDPE water main beneath Parker’s Creek….

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) provided complete Design, Construction  Management and Inspection Services for the replacement of a timber bridge, Jennings Road over Sharp’s Run, with a pre-stressed concrete box beam bridge. The existing bridge was a 22’ span by 17’ wide, single-lane timber bridge, on concrete abutments. The new structure is a 26’ span…

During beach replenishment operations in the Winter of 2006-2007, dredge materials were placed in the beach area of Ship Bottom and Surf City, NJ. It was subsequently discovered that unexploded ordinance (UXO) had been deposited in these beach areas during the dredging operation. Under the direction of the client and the USACOE, Taylor Wiseman &…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor performed field survey location of existing guide rail installations to compile a comprehensive inventory for the County. TWT identified locations where guide rail is warranted, but not present; where existing guide is damaged, deficient, deteriorated, or not in compliance with current roadside safety design standards, and provided recommendations and design for…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was contracted to provide a steel as-built for a nearly 100-year old building that was to be renovated into the Citrix headquarters in Raleigh. The building had previously been the Dillon Supply warehouse. TWT decided that laser scanning would provide the best solution and most accurate results. The environment was challenging…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided the necessary survey field work, data reduction, research and calculations for the preparation of a boundary survey in accordance with NJAC 13:40-5.1 (Land Surveyors; Preparation of Land Surveys). The project included surveying the properties adjacent to the transmission pipeline right-of-way in Woodbridge Township. The topographic survey was compiled to comply…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) provided land surveying and civil engineering services for Commerce Bank. The project involved performing a Boundary & Topographic Survey of the existing features to create a base plan. The base plan was then used to design additional parking, a driveway expansion and a 335 square foot building addition. TWT provided…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor performed base mapping and utility locating that would be necessary for design engineers and architects to utilize in the planning and development of a revitalized central campus. This project would realign existing streets, demolish and rebuild student housing, create parking decks and improve the utility infrastructure. The scope of work for…

The scope of work for this project included the following: Topographic Survey of approximately 28 acres of uplands and 5 acres of marsh land Bathymetric Survey of nearly 1000 linear feet of the Cape Fear River shoreline. Cross-sections were carried from the top of bank to the deepest point of the river channel. Establishment of…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided the construction survey stakeout of the Giordana Velodrome, in Rock Hill, SC, designed by world-renowned architect Ralph Schuermann. The Velodrome is a 250-meter, 42.5° banked concrete track built to International Olympic Standards for cycling. It is absolutely imperative for the track surface to be uniform with smooth, predictable transitions between…

The FHWA proposed updated sign standards in the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD Manual which included more stringent retro-reflectivity requirements for regulatory, warning and guide signs. In response to the FHWA directives, the DVRPC initiated a Local Sign Upgrade and Management Planning Initiative (administered by Mercer County) that was used to develop a systematic program…

The client required underground surveying of an existing subway tunnel that was located in close proximity to a proposed storm water pump station facility. Using a modern robotic total station instrument with direct reflectorless distance measuring capability and a 3-D laser scanner, Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) performed an accurate, internal location survey of the…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) was engaged by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to supplement the State’s forces by providing, on an “as-needed” basis, various professional survey services at any stage or phase of development of a transportation project from planning through final design and construction. TWT has been selected, on a continuing…

A major utility company’s contractor needed to perform a horizontal directional dig (HDD) for a new pipeline running under the Hackensack River and contracted with TWT for surveying services. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided the following for the project: High accuracy control network Topographic mapping Boundary surveys Proposed easement plats Wetlands locations Construction staking services…

TWT assisted the NJ Department of Transportation in the establishment of horizontal control coordinates for 41 photo-identifiable points for photogrammetric mapping to be performed by BAE Systems ADR (BAE). Locations of photo-identifiable points were per direction provided by BAE and the Bureau of Geodetic Survey (BGS) for the Route 22 Transit Enhancement project. The project…

TWT established a horizontal (NAD 83 – NSRS 2007) and vertical (NAVD 88), geodetic control network by GPS fast static, RTK and RTN (VRS) methods utilizing NGS high-order control points identified by NJDOT-Geodetic Survey located near the project area, for the purpose of low altitude aerial photography targeting within the project limits. This work was…

TWT established a horizontal (NAD 83-NSRS 2007) and vertical (NAVD 88), geodetic control network by GPS fast static, methods referenced to NGS high-order control points located near the project area identified by the NJ Geodetic Control Survey, for the purpose of low altitude aerial photography targeting within the project limits, as part of the previous…

Mainline Contracting Inc. contracted with Taylor Wiseman & Taylor for the site control and layout of a Wal-Mart Supercenter, anchored light commercial, and flex space development of over 28 acres IN Locust, North Carolina. The entire site rough-grading task was performed with “Stakeless Construction” 3D GPS machine control. The site model and high accuracy calibration…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was selected to perform a large-scale ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey with topography on a 3,000-acre piece of land near Chatsworth in Bass River Township, Burlington County, NJ. The Pine Island Cranberry Company recently acquired these 3,000 acres, long known as Sim Place, for the expansion of their existing facility located 5…

Sullivan Eastern, Inc. contracted with Taylor Wiseman & Taylor for the site control and layout of approximately 40-acre raw land conversion to light commercial and flex space use in Holly Springs, NC. TWT was instrumental in maintaining a handle on over 38 site revisions, including a change in Engineers of Record and two complete site…

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was recently selected to perform this as-built survey in order for our client to obtain final approval from the local authorities. The as-built survey covered common areas, courtyard and exterior, the instructional wing, the research wing, and all newly constructed structures within the property, both above and below the ground. The…

The project included performance of boundary surveying, topographic surveying and parcel mapping, including easement plans, for a 1.1-mile pipeline project for Valero LP at their Linden NJ facility as a sub-consultant to CH2M-Hill. This project also consisted of centerline staking, construction staking and As-Built Surveys. The project links two sites with numerous constraints requiring detailed…

A group of citizens formed the NC Veterans Freedom Park Foundation, with a goal to develop a monument to the veterans in the area and their families. The park celebrates patriotism and freedom and honors the five branches of service: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and the Coast Guard. Barnhill Contracting contracted with TWT to…

After Hurricane Sandy flooded out whole neighborhoods in New Jersey in 2012, many individual properties became eligible for Blue Acres acquisition, as lands that may be prone to damage by storm flooding. The structures on them will be demolished and returned to their natural state. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided the necessary field survey work,…