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Meadowbrook Park
Village of Howard, WI

Site design services were provided for a new park shelter that consists of an open-air pavilion and adjoining indoor space for restrooms and general purposes. Services provided include surveying, siting of the building, parking lot design improvements, design of an entrance drive for drop-off purposes at the shelter, landscape architectural services, design of a vegetated biofiltration swale in the middle of the parking lot to treat stormwater; design of a rain garden to treat runoff from the shelter; and site lighting coordination with the Village and Wisconsin Public Service.

State Highway 100 (Mayfair Road)
Milwaukee County, WI
The planned resurfacing of 2.15 miles of Highway 100 includes the design of pavement repairs; spot curb and gutter replacement; rehabilitating and redecking the bridge over the Canadian Pacific Railroad; reconstruct­ing and lowering Mayfair Road between Walnut Street and North Avenue to provide additional vertical clearance to the USH 45 bridges; and traffic signal and intersection design improvements, where necessary, to enhance safety and capacity.

State Highway 50/I-94 Interchange
Kenosha County
, WI
Design services are being provided for the reconstruction of the Highway 50 interchange with I-94; two miles of I-94 from six to eight lanes; and one mile of Highway 50 from four to six lanes. The design includes a split diamond interchange configuration with relocated frontage roads. I-94 will be raised approximately 15 feet to provide a new overpass north of STH50, reducing traffic on STH 50 and improving access for developments east and west of I-94. R.A.Smith National’s transportation division has collaborated extensively with adjacent planned commercial developments, most notably the 163-acre Kenosha Town Center development from STH 158 south to 71st Street, which is being completed by R.A. Smith National’s land development services division.

Greenfield Highlands
City of Greenfield, WI

Three-dimensional renderings and animations were prepared for Ener-Con Companies, Inc. to gain project approval for a mixed-used development. The gated community development will consist of six single-family lots, 156 condominiums, a community building and pool. Commercial development includes offices, retail and restaurants. After municipal approval was granted, the animation was retrofitted with a custom narrative and musical accompaniment to assist the client with their sales and marketing efforts. Click here to view the animation on our projects page.

Glacial Drumlin-Cambridge Connector Trail Implementation Plan
Village of Cambridge, WI
A feasibility/site analysis was completed to determine the best alternative route for a trail connecting the Village to the Glacial-Drumlin Trail. The project was coordinated with the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation for the highway crossings and with the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources for environmental impacts to wetlands and the Koshkonong Creek. The scope further included coordinating public participation, preparing cost estimates and researching funding alternatives. R.A. Smith National was a consultant for LanDesign to provide these services.

Southpointe Town Center
Cecil Township, PA
Civil engineering and surveying services are being provided for this 35-acre project and 22 acres of peripheral development. Scope of work includes surveying, site layout, grading, utility design, stormwater management, and erosion control. Design services are also being provided for offsite utility extensions and roadway design in support of the Town Center project. R.A. Smith National has been involved with other projects within Southpointe II including an office building and hotel.

STH 22
Shawano County, WI
Construction services are being provided to the North Central Region of the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation for the $800,000 rehabilitation of Embarrass River Bridge and approaches. The new bridge will replace the existing overhead truss.

Target
Sun Prairie, WI

Sitework engineering and landscape architectural design services are being provided to Target for a new, approximately 130,000-square-foot retail store at the Prairie Lakes mixed-use development at County Highway C and US 151 in Sun Prairie, Wis. Construction layout services are being provided by R.A. Smith National’s Madison office to Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Surveying, site planning, sitework engineering, traffic analysis and landscape architectural services are also being provided to Prairie Development, LTD. for the entire 110-acre development. The scope of services includes construction plans for stormwater management, mass grading, existing roadway mprovements and two new public roads.

CVS Pharmacy
Middleton, WI
Construction layout services are being provided to KVG Building Corporation.

Mayfair Woods Business and Technology Center
Wauwatosa, WI

Surveying and civil engineering services were provided for this new business and technology center in Milwaukee County Research Park. The project team focused on preserving the site, ensuring large portions of the greenspace areas remain untouched. Stormwater runoff is managed and recovered in retention ponds on the property. Elements such as green space buffers, extensively wooded areas, activity trails, a pond and natural waterway are highlights of he property. The project was recently awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification for the Core & Shell of the building from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

One Scottsdale
Scottsdale, AZ
Construction staking and topographic mapping were provided for a large mixed-use project with luxury retail, fine dining, entertainment, offices, and residential space being developed by DMB Associates, Inc.

One Alma School Road Improvement Project
Salt River Pima & Maricopa Indian Community, AZ
Construction staking and existing site conditions video documentation are being provided for the widening and repaving of a 4.5-mile section of Alma School Road.

 

 

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