EMC provided complete streetscape planning, design and construction phase services for several blocks in the historic downtown area. Design considerations included the addition of curbs and drainage flumes, trees and other landscaping, ornamental lighting, new sidewalks, and provisions for handicap accessibility. EMC was instrumental in the TE grant application process, helping to secure $560,000 in…
In 2006, Chatham County began efforts to improve Pipemakers Canal; a historic canal which was gradually built between the 19th and 20th centuries. The canal is located north of Downtown Savannah, originating from the Savannah River. The canal, originally derived from Pipemakers Creek, was built to provide drainage for rice cultivation and was later expanded…
Goshen Crossing is the first EarthCraft Community in Effingham County, Georgia. It is located on a 5-acre tract at the corner of S.R. 21 and Goshen Road Extension. The development consists of 60 multi-family residential units with three 3-story buildings, a clubhouse, garden area and recreational pond with walking trail. The development is serviced by…
Project consisted of a water distribution system, booster station and new water well. The water system consisted of 20,800 LF of 16” PVC water main and 1,580 LF of 8” PVC water main with valves and fire hydrants. The 16” upper Floridian water well and chlorination system is capable of pumping 1,575 gallons per minute…
The project consisted of a reuse irrigation system capable of pumping 200,000 to 400,000 GPD of tertiary treated water for use as irrigation water onto and around the Lost Plantation Golf Course. The system included a reuse effluent pumping station at the existing wastewater treatment plant, 18,000 LF of 12″ “pantone purple” C-900 PVC piping…
The City of Rincon recently completed major improvements to a 2.2-mile stretch of Fort Howard Road, which opened in late 2012. The project included widening and drainage improvements beginning near S.R. 21 and extending to the City limits at Bunyan Kessler Road. The scope of work included repairing, resurfacing and widening the existing two-lane road…
The dock at Blythe Island Regional Park in Glynn County is the only public boat hoists on the west side of the County. In February of 2012, wood borers had taken their toll on the wood pilings that supported the dock and the structural integrity of the dock was called into question. The County then…
The Worth County Economic Development Authority developed the Worth County Industrial Complex in 2013, which was named a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) site by the Georgia Allies, a public-private partnership focused on economic development marketing. It was a collaborative effort among the Economic Development Board, the City of Sylvester and the Worth County…
The long awaited William Few Parkway Extension project in Columbia County began construction in August 2013. The project is a 1.6-mile-long roadway extension beginning at Washington Road and continuing north and east to Hardy McManus Road. Improvements will include a three-lane section with 14-foot-wide flush center median, side ditches, a bridge over Euchee Creek, a…
The City of Savannah completed the replacement and upgrade of their water system in March of 2014. This project consisted of replacing approximately 7,000 linear feet (LF) of existing water distribution mains and service connections along five streets in Savannah, Georgia, ranging in length from 450 feet to 1,800 feet. Included in the project was…
