New Haven Greenspace Project | Existing Conditions Survey

Franklin Surveys was hired by Save the Sound to provide the existing conditions survey that was used as part of the base map for planning and designing a greenspace project which is currently moving forward in New Haven. Save the Sound has been developing the Mill River Trail and have completed the northern leg. The second … Read more

Biogas-Powered Fuel Cell, IKEA

Franklin Surveys Provides Comprehensive Land Surveying Services For IKEA of New Haven First BioGAS-Powered Fuel Cell

Franklin Surveys IKEA BioGas-Powered Fuel Cell Surveying
Franklin Surveys IKEA BioGas-Powered Fuel Cell Surveying

When IKEA of New Haven made the decision to install their first biogas-powered fuel cell, Franklin Surveys was called on to provide comprehensive land surveying services throughout the project.  A fuel cell converts chemical energy from fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction process as opposed to one that involves combustion.

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West River Self-Regulating Tide Gates

Franklin Surveys Provides As-built, or Improvement Location Survey, For The West River Habitat Restoration Project

Looking North from the Route 1 Bridge
Looking North from the Route 1 Bridge

Upon completion of a significant construction project, it is prudent (and often, required) to hire a professional land surveyor to perform an as-built survey. In general, the purpose of an as-built is to document the post-construction conditions in a graphic format. In Connecticut, the State Standards for Surveys and Maps classify this type of survey as an Improvement Location Survey.

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West River Restoration Project, New Haven, CT

Franklin Surveys Re-mobilized To Perform As-built Surveys of Key In-water And Emergent Marshland Elevations In New Haven, CT As The West River Restoration Project Nears Completion

Franklin Surveys Assists West River Restoration Project Save the sound River Cleanup
Franklin Surveys Assists West River Restoration Project Save the sound River Cleanup

Pond Lily Dam Removal on the West River

The Pond Lily Dam was built on the West River to serve a 1700’s-era mill at the site.  The West River Restoration Project, administered by Connecticut Fund for the Environment, was intended to re-open channels for migratory fish by removing the dam which is no longer serving a purpose.  Please see the before and after pictures as the project moved forward.  Note the modern-era fish ladder in the foreground of the dam.

Franklin Surveys’ Role in the West River Restoration Project, New Haven, Conn.

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