N&W’s Richard A. Geidel, R.P.A., Senior Archaeologist, recently attended a metal detecting workshop and field training that yielded artifacts from the site of French and Indian era Fort Halifax in Pennsylvania. “The metal detecting training was a real eye-opener,” states Geidel. Since the 1980s the use of metal detectors on archaeology projects has become more and more mainline, with often spectacular results...
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N&W is expanding its cultural resource services by establishing a new Archaeological Materials Laboratory. The lab, housed in the firm’s corporate office in New Cumberland, PA, will prepare archaeological collections for curation at the Pennsylvania State Museum and other accredited repositories. The work involves cleaning, labeling, and cataloging artifacts discovered as a result of work performed by the company for its...
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A ribbon cutting ceremony was held last week for the completion of the new Carbon County Bridge #16, T-447/Koch Road over the Pohopoco Creek. N&W provided the construction inspection for the project. N&W’s services were headed by Michael Parker, Transportation Construction Manager, who coordinated all documentation, construction progress meetings and materials certification review. The project was administered by the...
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The inaugural Bike to work week at Navarro & Wright was a success generating much interest from the entire office and participation from 5 employees. Dave Gassert kicked off the event and by the end of Wednesday he had logged 23.5 miles in one day of riding, including 11.5 grueling miles into a harsh headwind. Our second notable participant was Collin Gardner, logging 14.2 miles on Friday using a borrowed mountain bike in...
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We are pleased to announce that Robert B. Bush, PLS, has joined the firm as Chief of Surveys, PA. Mr. Bush will lead the transportation survey department in the firm’s Pennsylvania markets and provide day-to-day management and supervision of the survey staff and field crews. He will also assist in further developing and marketing the company’s surveying services to public and private sector clients. Mr. Bush brings over...
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