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Completed Project

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Lake Road Bridge is a 32-foot span by 36-foot long by 12-foot-high precast concrete arch with precast footers on Lake Road over Elk Creek. The new road segment and bridge are a full two lanes wide with shoulders. The road was realigned to eliminate a slight double curve and regraded to smoothly transition to the hill grade past the bridge. The four bridge corners at the wingwalls were stabilized with riprap, and new guiderail and signs were set. 

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Lewis Wastewater Treatment Plant – Start-up is Planned for the End of March!

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Lewis Township Union County is making great progress on the upgrade and expansion of its Wastewater Treatment Plant. Air piping and buried process pipes are currently being installed. The influent screen, influent pump station, valve vault, reactor and clarifier have been completed. Start-up is planned for the end of March!

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Completed Project: Bill Sones Road

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Lycoming County Bridge Bundling: Bundle 2

Bill Sones Road, Moreland Township

Bassett Engineering is excited to announce the completion of the fifth and final bridge under Bundle 2 of the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program!

The brand-new concrete arch spans 32′ and is 33′ long and is located on Bill Sones Road in Moreland Township. A precast arch was chosen for Bill Sones Road due to stream and site requirements.

The stream crossing has been improved by increasing the hydraulic opening and capacity, providing armor against erosion along upstream and downstream embankments, and reducing scour at the outlet by lowering stream velocities through the structure. The structure was sized to carry a full two-lane roadway.

The structure was designed by Bassett Engineering of Montoursville, prepurchased by Lycoming County through the PA COSTARS Program, and the installation was completed by Wolyniec Construction of Williamsport, PA. The bridge was completed in October of 2022.

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Completed Project: Wilson Street

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Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program: Bundle 2

Wilson Street Bridge, Jersey Shore Borough

Bassett Engineering is excited to announce the completion of the fourth bridge under Bundle 2 of the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program! Wilson Street bridge in Jersey Shore was successfully finished and opened to traffic on 9/17/2022. The bridge consists of 11 precast concrete box sections and an end section. Thanks to Wolyniec Construction for helping make this a successful project!

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Completed Project: Valley Road

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Lycoming County Bridge Bundle: Bundle 2

Valley Road, Susquehanna Township

Bassett Engineering is excited to announce the completion of the third bridge under Bundle 2 of the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program! The brand-new concrete arch spans 16′ and 72′ long and is located on Valley Road in Susquehanna Township. A precast arch was chosen for Valley Road due to stream and site requirements. The stream crossing has been improved by increasing the hydraulic opening and capacity, providing armor against erosion along upstream and downstream embankments, and reducing scour at the outlet by lowering stream velocities through the structure. The structure was designed by Bassett Engineering of Montoursville, prepurchased by Lycoming County through the PA COSTARS Program, and the installation was completed by Wolyniec Construction of Williamsport, PA. The bridge was completed in July of 2022.

Check out another completed bridge from Bundle 2.

Bassett Engineering 20th Anniversary

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Today marks our 20th anniversary of incorporation! While Bassett Engineering was founded in 1996, we incorporated in 2000. We have been very fortunate to work for so many clients through all these years on a tremendous variety of projects: wastewater collection and treatment, bridges and culverts, roads, land development and buildings, water treatment and distribution, municipal, county, private and industrial clients, too many to list. We remain true to our original motto of being the engineering leaders in all areas where we practice using proven technology in innovative arrangements.

We would like to thank all of our clients, employees, and business partners, past and present!

Facts About Act 13

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Here are some facts about Act 13 from our President:

The state of Pennsylvania passed Act 13 with the intent that recipients spend the money building infrastructure that would help residents and the gas industry. Many municipalities receive critical boosts to their budgets from Act 13, and those moneys would be sorely missed if they were to go away. Every year major efforts are undertaken, mostly from downstate interests, to eliminate Act 13. We encourage you to spend your Act 13 moneys wisely. Nearly every municipality has a road, bridge or culvert that could stand improvement.

Emergency generators are another wise expenditure for Act 13 funds. Municipal buildings are critical infrastructure any time, but particularly during and after natural disasters. Electricity, internet and cell service are absolute essentials that must remain in service. We now have underway several projects to add emergency generators for municipalities and Authorities; these are affordable projects. Please contact Bassett Engineering if you need assistance with an emergency generator.

President’s Blog November 23, 2018

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Bassett Engineering has completed a wide variety of projects for Municipalities, Authorities, and private clients throughout our 20 plus years of operation. In the past couple of years a number of unique projects have greatly broadened our expertise.

Here’s some information on how naming an Engineer, can help your Township or Borough:

Retained Engineer for Grants: If your municipality has not traditionally named an Engineer, we encourage you to do so because it can help with grant and emergency funding, most of which that involve construction require the municipality to name an Engineer to design the project and oversee construction.  If the municipality has a retained Engineer, work can begin immediately. If not, the municipality often must select an engineer through a competitive process, a time-consuming effort that takes 1 or 2 months.  Such time is not available in the case of emergencies such as flooding. If your municipality has not already named an Engineer, we ask that you consider naming Bassett Engineering as your Engineer.

Wastewater

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Bassett Engineering’s practice is focused on wastewater treatment in general. Britt Bassett, PE, BCEE, is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. Only 2,500 Environmental Engineers in the US have earned this mark of distinction as leaders in their area of practice. Mr. Bassett also helped write three WEF Manuals of Practice including Nutrient Removal (two editions), Design of Municipal WWTPs, and Process Modeling.

Mr. Bassett began designing small wastewater systems 29 years ago in 1989 in Maryland, including an on-lot disposal system with a design flow of 5,000 gallons per day for Rising Sun Elementary School. Since the company’s inception in 1996, Bassett Engineering has dozens of small wastewater systems in operation, and now specializes in large treatment plants as well. We have designed many miles of wastewater collectors and force mains, numerous pump stations, and multiple treatment plants. Some representative projects include the following.

Treatment Plant

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Status

 Nutrient Removal
Altoona Westerly WWTP 10.8 MGD Operating ✓
LRBSA Throop WWTP 10.0 MGD Operating
Altoona Easterly WWTP 9.0 MGD Operating ✓
Moshannon Valley WWTP 9.0 MGD Design Complete
LRBSA Archbald WWTP 6.0 MGD Operating ✓
Clearfield MA WWTF 4.5 MGD Operating ✓
Gregg Twp MA WWTP 1.4 MGD Operating ✓
Mid-Shore Leachate TF —— Feasibility Study Complete ✓
Tri-County WWTF —– Feasibility Study  Complete ✓
Small Wastewater System Flow No. of EDU’s Nutrient Removal
Millville Borough 300,000 gpd 1200 ✓
New Berlin Borough 200,000 gpd 800 ✓
Delaware Township 100,000 gpd 400
Liberty Area 75,000 gpd 300
Nelson Township Authority 50,000 gpd 200 ✓
Brady Township Northwest 30,000 gpd 120 ✓
Sonestown Davidson Township 24,000 gpd 96 ✓
Brady Township Southeast 8,000 gpd 32

Collector Extensions: Old Lycoming Township Fox Hollow

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