Burlington Waterfront Promenade
The Waterfront Promenade is an award-winning project that provides access to the Delaware River in the Historic City of Burlington. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor’s design for the mile-long stretch of waterfront included major public spaces, small seating areas, playgrounds, tot lots parking facilities, bicycle and pedestrian paths and a boat ramp. Landscaping, decorative railings, attractive…
Marne Highway Transmission Main
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….
Jennings Road Bridge
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…
Acme Due Diligence
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor prepared the Preliminary Site Evaluation Reports and/or Entitlement Services for improvements to over 75 existing and/or proposed Acme supermarket locations within New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware over a 7-year period. The purpose of the Preliminary Site Evaluation Report was to determine the feasibility of the current project. Individual projects included…
AFL Web Printing
AFL Web Printing contracted Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) to support their Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) compliance needs for their two printing facilities as required by a proposed change in company ownership. TWT conducted Preliminary Assessments (PAs) to inventory hazardous substances and petroleum products managed at the facilities and to identify potential areas of…
Ark Road Widening
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor performed complete engineering and surveying services including field topography, base map preparation, geometric design, sight distance analysis, grading and drainage design, right-of-way research and parcel acquisition plans required for road widening and corrective vertical geometry. Project included pavement design for resurfacing and full-depth pavement reconstruction. Existing two-lane Ark Road in Mount…
2551 Frisby Street
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was contracted by Reading Rock to assist in an effort to produce cast stone for the revitalization of a failing façade in the Bronx, New York. TWT laser-scanned the façade and provided local dimensional/spatial control for the overall fitment of cast pieces, and reverse engineered the existing pieces with normalized geometry….
Barnegat Bay Watershed – Subsurface Gravel Wetlands
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT), part of a team of leading hydrologists in the State hired by Ocean County, helped design Subsurface Gravel Wetlands in order to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering Barnegat Bay through stormwater. Barnegat Bay has been classified as highly eutrophic by both State and Federal authorities. This eutrophication, which threatens…
BCC Landscape Master Plan
The main campus of Burlington County College is located in Pemberton Township, centrally situated in Burlington County, New Jersey. This growing community college was aging and in need of building and grounds improvements. With that mandate, the Board of Directors set forth a directive for the implementation of several improvement projects. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor…
Beach Fill MEC Project
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 &…
Bensalem Quick & Clean Car Wash
A car wash with an attached gasoline station in Bensalem, PA detected a leaking super grade underground storage tank (UST) based on inventory results in 2004. The inventory record indicated a release of approximately 1,800 gallons of product had occurred. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was retained to provide remedial investigation services in compliance with Pennsylvania’s…
Blue Anchor Dam
TWT was awarded the Blue Anchor Dam project in order to bring the substandard Route 30 (White Horse Pike) dam into compliance with NJDEP Dam Safety Regulations. The work was begun in early October of 2010, and construction started in 2015. The Project involves the proposed construction of a new three-staged, semi-circular, ogee-shaped concrete spillway…
Buckhorn Ridge
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was involved at inception of the Buckhorn Ridge Subdivision in Holly Springs, North Carolina. TWT provided boundary and topographic surveys, a master plan, and development plans for the 160-acre development that offers multiple styles of single-family housing in a rural setting. Some of the land was previously used as a mobile…
Burlington County Guiderails
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…
Camden Water Tower
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided preliminary and final engineering design for a 2,000,000-gallon elevated water storage tank and associated water main piping to provide potable water and fire protection to the Whitman Park area and surrounding neighborhoods in the City of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. The elevated water storage tank is a fluted column…
Charlestown Crossing
Located in Cecil County, Maryland, Taylor Wiseman & Taylor designed and prepared land development plans for the Charlestown Crossing residential development, consisting of 13 commercial-use acres, 14 acres of employment/office space and 486 residential units. Professional services included site layout, grading, storm drainage design, stormwater management facilities, sanitary sewer system, potable water system, offsite roadway…
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia – Mount Laurel
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia proposed the development of a hospital on a former agricultural field in Mt. Laurel, NJ. The Preliminary Assessment (PA) identified historic pesticide use as an area of concern onsite. The property owner entered into New Jersey’s Voluntary Cleanup Program in furtherance of a No Further Action (NFA) letter. Taylor Wiseman…
Citrix Headquarters
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…
Colonial Pipeline Company Right of Way
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…
Commerce Bank Driveway Expansion
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…
Darlington Raceway Infield Tunnel
Darlington Raceway, one of NASCAR’s infamous layouts, wanted to add an infield access tunnel to one end of the racetrack in order to let traffic flow in and out during races. Without the tunnel, all vehicle access to the infield area required crossing the racetrack. The tunnel needed to be large enough to accommodate race…
DRPA Bridge Approach Studies
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor performed separate studies of the approach roadways at the Ben Franklin Bridge, Betsy Ross Bridge and the Commodore Barry Bridge. These studies evaluated the physical condition of existing features and also determined their conformance with current design standards. Included was a review of available as-built plans and meetings with bridge staff,…
Duke University Central Campus Revitalization
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…
East Gate Square
Home Depot, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, ShopRite, Pier One, and Barnes & Noble are among the major retailers housed within this 900,000 sf shopping center on 120 acres in Mount Laurel, Burlington County, New Jersey. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided all planning, design, and construction-phase services for this project, including design and permitting of…
Estech Chemical Site Remediation
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…
Folcroft Groundwater Contamination
Groundwater contamination was detected at this Delaware County, PA industrial property during a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) completed for the owner. The property did not appear to be the source of the contamination; however, substantial additional investigations and expense would be required to demonstrate the contamination was from an offsite and upgradient source…
Fortescue State Marina Bulkhead Repairs
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor, in conjunction with S.T. Hudson Engineers, provided design services to stabilize and provide the anchorage system for an existing cantilever design aluminum bulkhead that was leaning toward the water due to a lack of tie-back system. STH provided the design on the anchorage system using a “deadman” system with vertical and…
Fries Mill Manor Care – Voluntary Clean-Up Program
A commercial development company proposed the development of a skilled nursing facility on this 13-acre brownfield located in Gloucester County, NJ. The Preliminary Assessment (PA) identified historic pesticide use, vehicle maintenance operations, and vapor intrusion pathways as areas of concern onsite. The property owner entered into New Jersey’s Voluntary Cleanup Program in furtherance of an…
Garden State Park
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor designed and prepared the land development plans for this high-profile redevelopment project in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The project site included 700,000 sf retail space, 1,660 residential units, 1,000,000 sf office space, 4,000 sf transit facility, and various additional civic uses including open space. TWT’s work included site layout, grading, storm…
Giordana Velodrome
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…
GlaxoSmithKline Parking
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor has completed several projects on the GSK research campus in Durham, North Carolina that involved SUE, survey, and/or site design services. One major project that included all three disciplines involved re-planning of the GSK Campus to improve pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and consolidate parking to best support the campus. The project…
GS Realty Site Remediation Investigation
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor completed the remedial investigation and issued a site-wide Response Action Outcome (RAO) for this 9.4-acre property proposed for residential development. The work was completed by a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) under New Jersey’s Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA). The Preliminary Assessment identified one area of concern (AOC): Historic agricultural use…
Gully Run Floodplain Study
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) performed a detailed floodplain analysis for Gully Run along 1,300 LF of an open 12’ wide by 6’ high concrete and stone drainage channel. The analysis included sections covered by an existing building and two driveways, and the waterway that passes through a concrete arch culvert under Belmont Avenue in…
Hanover Gas Main Replacement
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided surveying, environmental and civil design services for replacement of eight miles of existing natural gas transmission main. The main delivers gas from a Texas Eastern Gate Station, and is a major supplier to the New Jersey Natural Gas Northern Division in Morris County. The gas main runs through rough terrain…
HCR Manor Care – Voorhees
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor prepared complete land development site engineering plans and obtained Township, Zoning, Conservation District, County, DEP wetlands, stream encroachment and State sanitary and water permits for HCR Manor Care’s 120 bed skilled nursing facility located on a 7.6-acre site located in Voorhees, New Jersey. The site layout was designed to maximize the…
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area
The Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, consisting of over 6,000 acres of habitat in Cumberland County, is located near the mouth of the Maurice River, one of two major tributaries in southern New Jersey that enter the Delaware Bay. This was a cooperative wetlands restoration project planned under the Delaware Bay initiative with the NJDEP, Division…
Herron Lake Watershed
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor prepared a detailed watershed study of Little Elk Creek and four other streams in Cecil County, Maryland, and Chester County, Pennsylvania. The project included a detailed hydrologic analysis of a 33.2 square mile watershed using US Army Corps of Engineers’ Geo-HMS Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques. The project also includes a detailed hydraulic…
Herrs Facility Site Remediation
This food distribution facility detected a leak originating from the underground piping connected to the above ground storage tank (AST) used for fueling the delivery vehicles. To bring this site into compliance and protect the neighboring properties the owner contacted TWT to conduct site investigation and remediation in accordance with Pennsylvania’s Corrective Action Program (CAP)…
Hollywood Casino
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided engineering and surveying services for the Hollywood Casino Perryville (Maryland) project situated along Route 222 in the Town of Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland. The site was formerly a sand and gravel mine requiring major soil remediation to permit the current use. TWT’s services included design and preparation of complete land…
Keyser Avenue Test Holes
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor received a contract to provide Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) along the route of a proposed UGI natural gas pipeline in Keyser Avenue, Scranton, PA, over a distance of just under four (4) miles. Over 50 observation test holes were performed to locate existing utilities that could potentially conflict with the proposed…
Kittatinny Valley State Park New Entrance Road
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided surveying, engineering, landscape design, environmental assessment/permitting and construction management services to the Division of Parks and Forestry through the Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction on this project. Construction was completed on the new entrance road for Kittatinny Valley State Park, located in Andover, Sussex County, New…
Lantern Hill
Situated just a short walk from the Central Business District of Historic Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Lantern Hill is an outstanding example of “New Urbanism” planning philosophy. The developers created a traditional neighborhood including shops, offices and homes with architectural elements that create a link with the nearby County Seat. A mix of single family homes, twin…
Larchmont
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided comprehensive planning, engineering, surveying and construction services for this community of over 7,400 single- and multi-family homes in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Comprising a total area of more than 1,600 acres, this project included four commercial/retail centers, two schools and multiple recreation facilities in addition to a variety of residential…
Lester Glenn Automotive
The Lester Glenn Auto Group retained Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) to support acquisition of an automobile dealership on a nearly 10-acre parcel in Toms River, New Jersey. TWT conducted a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and remedial investigation under the direction of TWT’s Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) in compliance with New Jersey’s…
Liberty Gas – Frankford Avenue
A gasoline station on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia, PA was upgrading its underground storage tank (UST) system when gasoline vapors were detected in soil. All of the work required by Pennsylvania’s Corrective Action Program (CAP) for USTs and Act 2, the site investigation and remediation, for release of liability is 100% reimbursable by USTIF. Services…
Liberty Walk North at Liberty State Park
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) provided preliminary and final engineering plans as well as construction management services as part of the final link of the walkway along the Hudson River and Morris Canal at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. This 1,600-foot walkway includes shoreline protection, cut-off wall, reinforced steel piling, precast concrete…
Maple Avenue Bridge
Taylor, Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) was selected by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to perform preliminary, final and construction engineering services for the replacement of the 100-year old Maple Avenue (CR 642) Bridge over the NJ Transit Atlantic City Rail Line. The existing bridge was constructed around 1900 by the Delaware River Railroad…
McGuire / Fort Dix Housing
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was contracted by United Communities, LLC (UC) to team with them for the privatization of military housing at McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix in Burlington County, New Jersey. The project consists of replacing the “stereotypical” military-style housing on the bases, most of which are in questionable condition, with more…
McGuire AFB Military Housing Privatization
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was contracted by United Communities, LLC (UC) to team with them for the privatization of military housing at McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix in Burlington County, New Jersey. The project consists of replacing the “stereotypical” military-style housing on the bases, most of which are in questionable condition, with more…
Medford Interconnection Pipeline
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) delineated wetlands, performed field surveying to develop base mapping, and prepared engineering design for 8,500 feet of 16-inch water transmission main to supplement Medford Township’s water supply. Design included a Water Booster/Chlorination Station situated in a township park to increase pressure and provide treatment for the piped water prior to…
Mercer County Sign Management
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…
Moorestown Mall
Concurrent with renovation of the Moorestown Mall, the owner constructed site improvements to support and enhance the building modifications. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was engaged by the general contractor to designate, locate and map all existing utilities on the 85-acre site. Prior records or plans for the site were not available, so various types of…
Nemours DuPont Pediatric – Deptford, NJ
SITE / PLAYGROUND / STREETSCAPE Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was retained by the Nemours Foundation to perform Site Engineering, Permitting, and Landscape Development for a 63,000 SF Pediatric Healthcare Facility in Deptford Township, NJ. The scope of work included the comprehensive design of a 30-acre site that includes parking areas, pedestrian walkways and ADA…
NJ Transit Path Underground Tunnel Survey
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…
NJDOT Statewide Task Order Agreement
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…
Off Highway Vehicle Park
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) was retained by Atlantic Grand Prix to develop a site plan for what was to be the first Off Highway Vehicle Park on a tract of land known as the Shoreline Gravel Pit. The proposed site encompassed 96 wooded acres containing existing trails, a mined gravel pit and an old…
Packer Avenue Marine Terminal
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor utilized electromagnetic, sonic and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to determine the existence of underground utility facilities at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. As part of the effort to revitalize the Philadelphia’s marine terminals, TWT was contracted by Rodriguez Consulting, LLC to perform Quality Level B designating services on the 125-acre waterfront…
Pencoyd Bridge
Taylor Wiseman and Taylor (TWT) provided complete Design Services for the rehabilitation of the existing three-span steel bridge over the Schuylkill River that connects Lower Merion and Manayunk, PA. The structure, originally built in 1900 as a railroad bridge, consists of two 183-foot truss spans and one built-up through-plate girder span. The plate girder span…
Pipeline River Crossing
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…
Pohatcong Lake Dam Replacement & Roadway Reconstruction
TWT provided design services to replace the existing primary spillway and discharge structure on heavily-traveled Route 9 in Tuckerton, NJ, and to upgrade the dam to comply with current NJDEP DSS regulations. The project included relocating the primary spillway some 300 feet west of the existing, construction of a 151-foot long semi-circular, two-stage concrete ogee-shaped…
Private Residence Landscape Planning
This project is an exemplary example of traditional English architecture and classic garden design in new construction. The home is situated on 2.8 wooded acres in Cherry Hill Township, N J. The Master Plan for this site was to preserve as many trees as practical, terrace the property in order to maintain the existing topographic…
Promenade at Sagemore
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor worked closely with Davis Enterprises to create the site plan and design of the infrastructure for this award-winning, upscale retail destination in Burlington County, New Jersey. Home to major retailers such as LL Bean, Apple, and Coldwater Creek as well as P.F. Chang’s and Redstone American Grill restaurants, the Promenade is…
Public Maintenance Facilities Along NJ Turnpike
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was asked to collect subsurface utility data at ten (10) Service Areas on the NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, and the State Police Barracks & Maintenance Facility and PNC Arts Center on the Garden State Parkway in Holmdel for inventory and integration into the Turnpike Authority’s GIS asset management system….
Repaupo Creek Levee Reconstruction
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) was selected to provide design and permitting services for Phase II of the levee reconstruction. The project area is approximately 4,000 linear feet long on New Jersey’s Delaware River shoreline. The existing unprotected levee will be improved to the current published guidelines of the US Army Corp of Engineers. The…
Route 9 & Tilton Road Intersection Reconstruction
This project was initiated through the SJTPO and Atlantic County as a “Local Scoping” effort to provide needed improvements to this congested and accident-prone intersection. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor’s services included base map preparation, field survey, traffic counting/projections, Highway Capacity analyses, traffic modeling/simulation, preparation of preliminary plans, cost estimates (construction, utility, right-of-way), environmental investigations, Project…
Route 9 Over Main Street Bridge Replacement
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) provided complete Design Services for the replacement of the existing superstructure, and much of the substructure, of the Route 9 Bridge over Main Street (CR 514). The average traffic volumes on Route 9 exceed 50K vehicles per day. The Bridge, constructed in 1937, consisted of a concrete-encased steel beam main…
Route 17 & Essex Street Intersection Reconstruction
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided a full range of design engineering services (concept development; alternative analyses; environmental documents; preliminary & final design; surveying; right-of-way engineering; utility design and subsurface utility engineering; environmental permitting), and provided construction engineering services for this significant urban project, which resulted in total reconstruction of the grade separated Essex Street/Route 17…
Route 22 Transit Enhancement
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…
Route 33 Section 9A
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided engineering design and surveying services for Final Scope Development, Preliminary and Final Designs, and Construction Engineering Services for roadway widening and safety improvements along ¾ of a mile of Route 33, and ¼ mile each along Routes 35 and 71. Based on input from the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT),…
Route 47 Site 3 – Gloucester County NJ
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided engineering design and surveying services for Preliminary Design through Construction Consultation for this $12M highway project that focused on operational and safety improvements. Our design efforts included 1.7 miles of roadway widening, intersection improvements, two new bridges over Mantua Creek, drainage improvements, utility relocations, two closely-spaced traffic signals connected to…
Route 49 – Salem
This project involved engineering services for NJDOT Region IV Design. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor designed 1.24 miles of Concrete Pavement Restoration (CPR) on Route 49, located within the downtown area of the City of Salem. The typical section consisted of a two-lane undivided roadway with shoulders that were utilized for parallel parking throughout. This project…
Route 70 & Evesboro Medford Road Intersection Reconstruction
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor performed preliminary and final design for the improvements to this severely skewed signalized intersection in Burlington County. All roadway approaches were widened to provide center left-turn lanes and bicycle-compatible shoulders. Due to the skew of the intersection, separate signal phasing was required for the Evesboro-Medford Road approaches. TWT performed survey base…
Route 183 NJ Transit Bridge and Netcong Circle Replacement
Route 183 is a two-lane roadway and bridge that crosses NJ Transit’s railroad tracks. This bridge was substandard and in poor condition. Netcong Circle comprises the intersection of Routes 183 and 46, and it features another bridge that carries Route 46 westbound over Route 183 southbound. Based upon safety concerns, it was determined that both…
Route 287 Mapping 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…
Route 295 Improvements – 7 Interchanges
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor performed the initial improvement studies for Interchanges 14 through 20, followed by the preliminary and final design of 7 interchanges, which included 7 multi-span bridges, 17 signalized intersections, NJDEP Individual Freshwater Wetland & Stream Encroachment Permits, resulting in over $65 million in construction costs. TWT performed all required survey, highway and…
Route 295 – Interchange 19
Constructed around 1955, this existing interchange in West Deptford, NJ was very substandard in regard to ramp radii, crossroad geometry, profiles and bridge clearance over I-295. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was selected to provide final design engineering services under the Section 1AW Project. As part of the project, TWT also performed the preliminary and final…
Route 295 Mapping Project
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…
Route 295 Rubblization
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) provided a variety of engineering design and survey services for this high profile, accelerated design and construction project through a Task Order Agreement with the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT). TWT was responsible for: (1) Survey and mapping, including: a) establish primary control network; b) set targets for low-altitude aerial…
Route 322 & Tomlin Road
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided construction plans depicting horizontal/vertical geometrics, drainage design, grading, traffic control staging, right-of-way plans/agreements, wetlands presence/absence plans, traffic signal layout and electrical design, and quantity/cost estimates. TWT also provided the investigation of milling/resurfacing, versus full depth reconstruction, in existing paved areas. Innovative design concepts for this project included an underground detention/infiltration…
Sherman Avenue at the Boulevards
This Federally-funded local aid project included the reconstruction and signalization of two intersections and an at-grade railroad crossing along Sherman Avenue. The unique geometric configuration included two closely spaced parallel roadways, Southeast Boulevard and Southwest Boulevard, which are separate by a Conrail rail line, all of which intersect with Sherman Avenue. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor…
The Shoppes at Red Bridge
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…
Sim Place
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…
South Park Village
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…
Spicers Creek Boat Ramp Replacement
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was selected for design services to repair the boat ramp at the Spicers Creek boat access in Lower Township, Cape May, New Jersey. The existing ramp was in disrepair, having been constructed of Articulated Concrete Blocks that had become undermined and no longer provided a usable surface. The new ramp was…
SR 87-754 Over Mehoopany Creek Bridge Replacement
The Mehoopany Bridge project included the re-alignment of SR 87 and the construction of a new bridge over Mehoopany Creek. TWT was responsible for the extensive Hydrology and Hydraulic Analysis of the Mehoopany Creek and Watershed, as well as the design of the replacement structure. The Mehoopany Watershed encompasses approximately 122 square miles. One of…
Sugar Hill Bridge Over Babcock Creek
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided complete Design and Construction Inspection services for the rehabilitation of a bridge near the intersection of NJ Route 40 and Somers Point-Mays Landing Road (CR 559) over Babcock Creek for the Atlantic County Engineering Department. The design phase included evaluation of the existing bridge deck to determine the limits of…
Transportation Planning
Taylor, Wiseman & Taylor (TWT) has successfully advanced many federally-funded transportation improvement projects through the Concept Development (CD) Phase, including the development of Purpose and Need (P&N) Statement, Alternatives Analysis, and recommendation/selection of a Preliminary Preferred Alternative (PPA), which addresses the project P&N and is build-able, permit-able and cost effective. CD Phase tasks have encompassed…
University of Delaware Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Lab
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…
Valero Pipeline – Buckeye
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…
Veterans Freedom Park
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…
Weatherby Master Plan
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor prepared the initial planning studies and sewerage facilities master plan for the proposed 4,500 unit residential/commercial development project in Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Woolwich Township has been one of the fastest growing communities in the country. The summary of the Master Plan provided for the interim use of adjoining…
Woodbine Landfill Brownfield Redevelopment
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor was retained by Woodbine Borough to conduct a voluntary remediation program for the former 115-acre Foundations and Structures Landfill in Woodbine. The excellent rail access and other site attributes prompted consideration of the former landfill for re-development for a renewable energy ethanol fuel manufacturing facility. TWT has provided the following services…
Woodbridge Blue Acres Acquisition
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,…
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