Projects

Built in the mid-1800s, the Gowanus Canal was a hub of Brooklyn’s maritime and commercial shipping activity. It teemed with factories, warehouses, tanneries, coal stores, and manufactured gas refineries. After years of use, unregulated sewage, and industrial discharges, the canal became one of the most heavily contaminated water bodies in...

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Innovative technology enabled the Forest Park Water Treatment Plant to double its capacity from 20 mgd to 40 mgd, while maintaining service during construction and remaining in the facility’s existing footprint for the process treatment components of the design. The Gannett Fleming design features the first installation of telescoping vacuum...

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For more than 150 years, residents and visitors in Califor­nia’s Bay Area have used pas­senger rail to travel between San Francisco and San Jose. In a region that has become the epicenter of modern technolo­gy and innovation, the Caltrain system now handles 60,000 daily riders along a 77-mile route with...

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The Newtown Creek Wastewater Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) was completed in 1967 with a capacity of 310 mgd. It is the largest of NYCDEP’s 14 WPCPs and serves a population of approximately 1.06 million. It has a drainage area of 15,656 acres including the south and eastern midtown sections of...

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Dust collection systems capture, convey, and collect airborne particulate matter on a continuous basis, aiding in air purification to prevent potential fire hazards and maintain a safe, clean atmosphere for pharmaceutical plant employees. An adequate dust collection system is critical to a company’s overall operational health and is required by...

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If two words could describe the Interstate 81 (I-81) Interchange and Navy Way Road Extension project, they would be community-altering. The effort to reconstruct the Avoca and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport interchange in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and construct a new mile-long access road, was undertaken to improve safety and promote economic growth....

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The dormitory-style troop training quarters for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd Regional Support Group is located at the Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center. It is one of many World War II-era facilities at the center that were not designed for post-9/11 security and environmental standards. The client...

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As a leading provider of vegetable oils and fats for the bakery, chocolate, and confectionery industries, AAK is committed to advancing innovation by collaborating with its customers to create winning products. To support its co-development approach, the company needed the proper spaces and equipment to allow staff and customers to...

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Built as a solution to ease the notorious congestion north of Dallas, the Addison Airport Tunnel enables vehicular traffic to travel under the airport, thereby expanding traffic capacity on the heavily traveled east-west routes between Dallas and Addison. The tunnel was completed in 1999, and at more than 15 years...

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This fast-track, design-build assignment included 28 buildings in support of U.S. military and Afghan security forces in Afghanistan. Facilities included two vehicle maintenance facilities, a vehicle refueling point building, three administration buildings, three warehouses, generator building, laundry building, medical clinic, gym, dining facility, maintenance building, fire station, and guard facilities....

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American Standard displays an extensive line of bathroom and kitchen products at its new product design center. Built to help visitors appreciate product design and engineering, the center showcases fixtures, faucets, and furniture that educate people about style and function. The center demonstrates how the end-user can experience the product...

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Amtrak’s 30-year incremental plan that started in 2010 will introduce more trains operating at higher speeds, improve infrastructure, and enhance safety for the vital component of the Northeast transportation system known as the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The NEC is the 457-mile-long main rail artery connecting Washington D.C., with Boston. It...

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The Market House in Annapolis, Maryland, is a gathering place for locals and tourists seeking good food and the historic vibe of this centuries-old market. But between the humid Maryland summers and the heat emanating from tenants’ appliances, the facility’s overpowered heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit failed to...

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To protect people and property from the disastrous effects of avoidable dam incidents and failures, Gannett Fleming’s nationally recognized thought leaders in dam safety and hydraulics teach technical webinars and seminars on a broad range of dam safety issues for the Association of State Dam Safety Officials, a national nonprofit...

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The Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in New York is the busiest of LIRR’s 11 branches. When it was time to build a new train wash facility between the station and the tracks leading to the Babylon Train Yard, a creative approach was needed – taking...

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Directly north of the City of Baltimore, Baltimore County is the state’s third most populous county and features many major highways connecting to the city. The Baltimore County Department of Public Works faced the challenge of evaluating multiple pumping stations and making the necessary improvements to the aging facilities.   As part...

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The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant was constructed in 1949, with major expansions and upgrades during the 1960s and 1980s. The current permitted capacity is 70 mgd, although current average daily wastewater flow is 50 mgd. The plant serves a population of approximately 550,000.  The Nassau County Department of Public Works...

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In downtown Reading, Pennsylvania, sits the historic building that served as the main station for the Reading Railroad Company from 1929 to 1981. The once grand terminal had stood in severe disrepair for several years: graffiti, broken windows, cracked concrete, and water damage pocked the site. In an effort to...

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The 3,300-foot long Big Savage Mountain Tunnel was constructed in 1911 as part of the Western Maryland Railroad line. After providing continuous rail service, it was abandoned in 1975. For the next 25 years, failure in the crown and wall of the tunnel developed due to adverse geologic conditions, significant...

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Looking for ways to implement fish passage at the Norristown and Black Rock Dams, Exelon turned to Gannett Fleming to design innovative fishways at both locations. One of the primary species affected, the American Shad, had not ascended the Schuylkill River since the 1820s when a series of dams were...

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