Geotechnical, Water, Ecology, Environmental, Construction Mgmt
The State of New Jersey retained GZA to design repairs to the bulkhead along the Hudson River and the Liberty Walkway at the New Jersey Empty Sky Memorial. The walls of this symbolic structure, lined with the names of the 749 New Jersey residents who were killed in the 9-11 terrorist attacks, channel visitors’ views … Read more
A breakwater was built in the mid-1960’s to protect the Pawtuxet Cove area near the mouth of the Pawtuxet River in Warwick, Rhode Island. The breakwater, completed in 1965, included an access causeway that was intended to be temporary and only used for the construction of the breakwater. At the request of the state’s Department … Read more
Challenge During repairs to the park’s canal lock, wetlands and wetland transition areas were impacted by placement of unconsolidated fill. GZA’s ecological services and environmental engineering were required to bring the site into compliance with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Bureau of Coastal & Land Use Compliance/Enforcement. GZA was also tasked with … Read more
Challenge GZA was retained by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) to prepare an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) for implementation of the Seaside State Park Master Plan. The 32-acre site, occupied by a long-abandoned, historically-significant former State Tuberculosis Hospital, had been declared surplus property in the late 1990s and incorporated into … Read more