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The intersection of SR 0034, SR 0850, and Pisgah State Road in Shermans Dale was plagued with a significant number of traffic accidents. The four-legged intersection posed serious safety risks, necessitating a redesign to improve traffic flow and safety for the community. RETTEW undertook a comprehensive approach to address the intersection’s challenges. We designed a…
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Replacing this twin-barrel arch bridge on a heavily traveled corridor posed significant challenges because of the limited crossings of the waterway and the need to maintain traffic flow. RETTEW designed a two-span replacement bridge on a curved alignment to address these issues. To ensure continuous traffic flow during construction, we implemented a staged construction approach…
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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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Lime Spring Village is a mixed-use development project in the third phase of the Lime Spring Farms Master Plan, which covers 113 acres adjacent to U.S. Route 30 and Marietta Avenue in East Hempfield Township. The development comprises 122 townhouses and a retail store, as well as recreational facilities, walking trails, and open space areas…
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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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The intersection of SR 172 and Perry Drive was on Ohio’s Governors priority list of the top ten most dangerous intersections in the state and needed significant upgrades to increase safety for motorists. During construction, the prime engineer required the expertise of a subconsultant to develop signal timings for phases of temporary traffic conditions. Having…
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South Londonderry Township, through its comprehensive plan, identified the need to provide a safe integration of travel for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclist. The plan identified two distinct classifications in the township: Urban and Rural. In the Urban areas, the plan called for the Township to retrofit some pedestrian linkage with nearby civic uses, schools, commercial…
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RETTEW performed the design of this $3.1 million overhead bridge project carrying Nissley Drive (renamed Baker Avenue as part of the project) over the turnpike mainline. We completed an alternative analysis to replace this rigid-frame structure with a two-span bridge and accommodate future widening of the mainline. In addition to the structure design, RETTEW developed…
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Hamilton Street is the City of Allentown’s main thoroughfare in the Business District, and like in many older cities, its pedestrian streetscape was a hodgepodge of various improvement projects constructed by different consultants over a time span of 50-plus years. Accordingly, it had no uniform theme of landscaping or pedestrian amenities, and ADA accessibility varied…
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Based on a previously prepared roadway safety audit, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 8-0 requested safety enhancements at 13 locations along a 3.9-mile-long section of SR 0241’s two-lane roadway. Improvements included enhancing sight distance; updating signage, signals, and pavement markings; improving the alignment to eliminate an S-curve; and modifying an intersection to incorporate a…
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