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The Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Transportation Center project posed several challenges for our client. This 86,000-SF institutional and industrial building, located on the Greenfield Industrial Park campus, required a comprehensive solution. RETTEW stepped in to provide a range of services to ensure the successful realization of this vital project. Our team meticulously designed the…
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RETTEW provided comprehensive civil engineering services to address a critical need for urban revitalization, helping to transform a stretch of dilapidated commercial storefronts into a vibrant, four-story apartment building. We began with a thorough Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) to identify any potential environmental hazards or issues that could impact the development process. With…
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RETTEW helped revitalize a dormant roadway project, which was started by PennDOT 40 years ago as the Route 23 bypass, but was abandoned because of funding challenges. The neglected corridor — colloquially dubbed the “goat path” — had been partially constructed and subsequently reclaimed by nature and repurposed by local farmers for grazing. This present-day…
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This project at the Sussex Square Apartments in Plymouth Township addressed a deteriorating retaining wall that separated an apartment complex parking area and a tributary to Plymouth Creek. The existing retaining wall sustained damage over time, including scour, undermining, and exposure of the wall’s concrete toe. In addition, the northern 40 feet of the retaining…
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RETTEW provided essential engineering services for the design and construction of a new Cenci’s Pizza restaurant in Cranberry Township. This new location expands the footprint of Cenci’s Pizza across the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh. The project posed numerous challenges related to the site’s topography, regulatory compliance, and the need for effective stormwater management and erosion…
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RETTEW undertook the redevelopment of an existing Sheetz gas station involving multiple parcels and a corner location in East Hempfield Township, with the goal of transforming the site to accommodate a gas station, convenience store, and drive-thru. RETTEW began by mapping the existing site conditions, which laid the groundwork for subsequent land development phases. Simultaneously,…
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Susquehanna Ford needed to move their operations to a new site to meet corporate standards and expand their operations. RETTEW helped redevelop a former automobile service center and vacant lot along Route 272 into a new Ford dealership and service center. Working closely with a design-build firm on the site design, RETTEW provided land development…
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Located in a rapidly growing area of Lancaster County, the Sheetz at Brookside project faced several unique challenges in a short timeframe to ensure the store would be operational when the reconstruction on the adjacent State Road was complete and key businesses opened nearby. RETTEW provided services from conceptual design through permitting, as well as…
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Located near Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center, a Sheetz, and residential neighborhoods, a Ducklings Early Learning Center needed a short turnaround to ensure the facility would be operational when key businesses opened nearby in this rapidly expanding area of Lancaster County. In addition to a condensed timeframe, the project on this 2.84-acre site faced…
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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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