Street Improvements
Since being founded in 1972, Keller & Kirkpatrick has provided engineering expertise to many municipal, county and state government agencies on a continual basis. We realize that timeframe is of critical importance for numerous projects. Accordingly, we utilize continual communication with our clients as well as a thorough knowledge of the approval process to complete our projects in a timely, cost-effective manner.
The Experience
Keller & Kirkpatrick has provided municipal engineering services for street improvements to over a dozen New Jersey munici-palities and eight counties. Many local street improvement projects also include curb, sidewalk, drainage and pavement repairs, replacement and/or construction. Keller & Kirkpatrick has provided annual road inventory and maintenance reports which is a 5 to 6 year suggested estimate and schedule for maintaining full use of road and street systems. These reports contain inspection results and recommended street mainten-ance utilizing financial considerations, utility improvements and other factors.
The Skills
Keller & Kirkpatrick has in-house expertise in all areas of engineering for new streets and improvement projects encompassing the following typical services:
- Pavement and Overlay (to add structural strength to existing pavement, improve rideability characteristics of existing pavement and cover aging cracks)
- Roadway Reconstruction (removal of existing pavement, curb and sidewalk where necessary and rebuild drainage curb and/or sidewalk)
- Curb and Sidewalk (removal and replacement, repairs and/or new construction)
- Drainage (repairing storm sewer structures and/or installation of new drainage improvements)
- Other Maintenance Programs including Surface Treat-ment (seal coat of oil and stone or asphalt slurry), micro paving (thin layer to seal cracks and improve appearance)
The Clients
Keller & Kirkpatrick has provided engineering services for street improvements for a wide range of clients, mostly municipal and county governments. Following is a brief listing of our most recent clients:
- Borough of Morris Plains
- Township of Montclair
- Township of Livingston
- Borough of Florham Park
- Borough of Califon
- City of Orange
- County of Morris
- County of Passaic
- County of Sussex
- County of Somerset
- County of Union
- Town of Morristown
- Township of Hillside
- Township of Parsippany
- Township of Springfield