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title: Sand Beach Water Main Replacement
description: Engineering and permitting for a 6,100 LF water main replacement project, including stream crossings, HDD evaluation, surveying, and environmental coordination.
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### Sand Beach Road Water Main Replacement

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### Project Overview

Honor Engineer Company provided engineering, surveying, environmental permitting, and geotechnical support services for the proposed Sand Beach Road Water Main Replacement project for Pennsylvania American Water Company. The project involved replacement of approximately 6,100 linear feet of existing 16-inch cast iron water main with new 20-inch ductile iron water main along Victor Street, Boathouse Road, Sand Beach Road (SR 2015), Hotel Road, and multiple private easements in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

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### Key Challenges & Solutions

The project corridor included multiple environmental and permitting constraints, including crossings of Swatara Creek and several unnamed tributaries, requiring jack-and-boreinstallation methods.

Honor developed a comprehensive permitting strategy including GP-05 stream crossing permits, Erosion & Sediment Control planning, PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permits, and wetland delineation. The project also required coordination with PA Share / PHMC, utility companies, and easement stakeholders to support final design and construction planning.  Honor integrated GNSS surveying, conventional field surveying, bathymetric surveying, and LiDAR-supported base mapping. Design deliverables included plan and profile drawings, erosion and sediment control plans, utility details, technical specifications, and construction record documentation.

###  Services Provided 

Honor Disciplines (Performed as Prime Contractor) -Water main replacement design

Topographic, GNSS, and bathymetric surveying

Environmental permitting and agency coordination

Stream crossing evaluation and HDD feasibility analysis

PennDOT and municipal permitting

Erosion & Sediment Control planning and NPDES coordination

AutoCAD Civil 3D design development and record drawings

Team Disciplines - Wetland delineation and Phase I Bog Turtle review

Geotechnical investigation and recommendations