From 2019 – 2020, we served as surveyor-of-record for a Site Redevelopment on Naubuc Avenue in Glastonbury. The project was conducted in the shadow of the Putnam Bridge, and was in support of the plan to convert an existing residence to commercial use as an attorney’s office. Our work included survey of the FEMA flood hazard boundary … Read more
Franklin Surveys Prepared an Existing Conditions Map for the Griswold Enrichment Program 9-11 Memorial Franklin Surveys was proud to donate our services in support of the Griswold Enrichment Program 9-11 Memorial, completed fall of 2019. The project involved the planning, design and construction of a memorial outside of Griswold Elementary School featured prominently at the center … Read more
Drafting a map is all about making choices. The ability to make the best choices to meet the client’s needs is “what separates the wheat from the chaff”, to borrow an oft-used expression from one of my mentors. To begin with, Earth is round, and the map is flat. Picture the act of gift wrapping … Read more
Once control points have been established, surveyors use their instrumentation to measure the positions of existing site features. As we move around the site, we place a prism pole at each feature for the observation. A survey prism is a retroreflector designed to precisely refract laser beams such that they reflect backwards and return directly … Read more
Control Point Networks In the process of fieldwork, one of the important decisions for the crew chief is where to establish control points. Modern instruments are electro optical, meaning that they measure positions by sighting features through a telescope. The instrument is on a tripod erected directly over the control point such that the instrument … Read more
ALBANY, New York: Franklin Surveys presented “NCEES Fundamentals of Land” workshop for SUNY Albany’s Research Foundation, intended to help NYSDOT transportation engineers pass the LSIT Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam. The sponsor of the workshop was the University of Albany Rockefeller College Public Service Workshops Program. The two-day workshop took place on August 19-20, 2019 … Read more
By Kevin Franklin, Professional Land Surveyor and Owner of Franklin Surveys Land Surveying projects come in all shapes and sizes. That’s a good thing, because it helps keep life interesting for us. Moving from town to town, exploring woods or pacing on pavement, the view from the “office” window changes constantly. With that perk comes … Read more
Comprehensive construction surveying services of a new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Franklin Surveys provided construction surveying services from beginning of construction right through as-built mapping of a new Courtyard by Marriot Hotel in Southington, Connecticut. We began by mapping existing conditions of the site. Prior to construction, we provided foundation staking to determine the specific … Read more
Franklin Surveys Provides Land Surveying Services for Essex Station Luxury Apartment Community Construction Franklin Surveys has been providing land surveying services for the Essex Station Luxury Apartments project, which is being led by developer Signature Contracting Group of Norwalk, Connecticut. Yantic River Consultants, LLC of Lebanon, Connecticut is responsible for site design and permitting and … Read more
Franklin Surveys Project Surveyor for the development of the Willimantic Whitewater Park
Restored Waterfront
“The mission of the Willimantic Whitewater Partnership is to recapture the waterfront of the Willimantic River by developing an urban waterfront and whitewater park, increasing safe access to the river for residents, restoring the environment, and celebrating the cultural history of the Willimantic River in Willimantic, Connecticut.”
Franklin Surveys is on board as the project surveyor for the development of the Willimantic Whitewater Park on Bridge Street (Route 32). This project will ultimately involve the removal of the old mill dam to facilitate a genuine whitewater kayaking experience through downtown Willimantic, CT. The site is located in heart of historic Willimantic, in the shadow of Town Hall and within walking distance of most local businesses and Eastern Connecticut State University.
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