This NFS project, in association with the Region 8 Office of the National Forestry Service in Franklin County, Ms, consisted of the Landline Maintenance and Landline Refurbishing for an approximate 38 mile area of land within the Homochitto National Forest. The WGK services included clearing the boundary lines between the Forest Service and private lands of light brush, blazing 3-inch (or larger) trees that had not been previously blazed, painted and reposted boundary lines, replaced posts at improved road crossings, restored all damaged or deteriorated corner accessories and prepared update records for each corner visited, maintained or re-monumented as specified by contract. The project cost was $25,000 and an additional 58 acres was $31,000.

This project replaced an existing timber railroad overpass that was structurally unsound for truck traffic (22,000 lb load limit). Its narrow width prohibited two vehicles from passing safely. The poor condition of the existing bridge deck had the potential of causing severe damage to the vehicles passing over it. The structural integrity (19.5 rating) of the existing bridge would have eventually caused the bridge to be closed, causing undue inconvenience on the citizens of Summit, MS. The new bridge is a 126 foot - three span continuous flat slab concrete span. It has a clear span of 50 feet to accommodate rail road traffic. It has a traffic clear span of 28 feet and a safe load capacity of 80,000 pounds. WGK was the lead designer on the project. Services also provided by WGK include: Project Environmental Assessment Daily construction inspection. Design, Contract and Construction Review Administration The project cost was $900,000.

This multipurpose recreation project was funded by a grant through the CDBG Self Help program for the Town of Roxie, Mississippi. The project consisted of the construction of new basketball, tennis and volleyball courts, with playground equipment, a new little league baseball field with restrooms and a storage building. Services provided by WGK include, Preliminary concept and engineering design. Assistance with bidding process and coordination of City officials and volunteer labor forces. The total material cost of the project was $100,000.

The physical limits of the town of Roxie Mississippi is established in a natural drainage basin along a confluence of creeks and drainage ditches. The town has several areas that hold water during heavy rain. This was due to poor collection and transportation of storm-water across abandoned IC Railroad Tracks that dissect the town. WGK identified improvements required at 12 different sites across the Town. These improvements have created a better flow of water from private and commercial properties and ended the long standing water in certain areas that had become health hazards for the citizens of Roxie, MS. Work included installation of four new drainage inlets, 6,000 linear feet of new concrete culverts, 1,100 linear feet of new or improved drainage ditches, redistributed storm-water runoff across the railroad tracks to prevent backups in roadside drainage ditches and standing water in yards, existing ditches were cleaned out, and erosion control was used to prevent siltation and pollution of downstream creeks. Project construction value was $230,000.