The project consisted of two areas; a 125-acre site that was formerly an active rail yard, and a 40-acre site that is currently an active rail yard. The surveyor and crew were trained according to the CN/IC On-Track Safety Program and were responsible for developing a full topographic map of the inactive yard utilizing aerial photography. The project also consisted of developing a 3-D map that included locating and tracing buried utilities as well as current and former structures, locate existing monitoring well locations. The project construction value was $60,000.

The Town of Osyka provides wastewater collection and treatment services to its residents. The Town was in immediate need of rehabilitation of their existing sewer collection system. Excessive infiltration caused manholes to overflow near the creek that flows through the town to Tangipahoa River. The Town\'s residents and businesses experienced sewer backups and slow flows during periods of rain due to groundwater and surface water infiltration into the sewer pipes. These problems occurred in different parts of town, so the problems were extensive. This infiltration placed excessive hydraulic loads on the lagoon, shortening detention time in the lagoon and reducing the lagoon\'s ability to effectively treat the wastewater of the Town. After the Town of Osyka secured a CDBG grant to fund the necessary improvements, WGK designed sewer improvements that included replacing existing sewer lines with 4,324 L.F. of new PVC lines, manholes, and associated services. Services provided by WGK include: Design, Contract, and Construction Review Administration, Construction Inspection Project Cost $178,415.10, Completion: Summer 2008

WGK provided monitoring services for the debris removal and disposal from streets located within the town of Osyka, Mississippi. The project consisted of the debris removal and disposal from rights-of-way caused by Hurricane Katrina. An observation tower was setup at the landfill to monitor trucks to ensure they were loaded and measured properly. WGK monitored the loads brought in and took soil samples before and after to ensure the site had not been contaminated. Local people were hired to put money back into the community to help record daily loads. WGK inspected the roads with the assistance of FEMA to check out daily operation and to inspect the stock pile before getting approval from the town to burn the debris. Services also provided by WGK included: Field Monitoring Pit Monitoring Load Ticket Writing Traffic Control Inspection Daily site inspections Track quantities for documentation & reporting to FEMA & FHWA The project had a value of $ 54,238.00.

This project involved the design and construction of a rail spur to an existing industrial facility being renovated to produce plastic products in the town of Summit, Mississippi. WGK evaluated the site and addressed options for access to rail service for cost effective delivery and proposed a rail spur to the facility with storage capacity for ten rail cars. The project included 2,400 track feet of rail with a No. 10 turnout at the mainline track. This project had a construction cost of approximately $800,000.00. Services provided by WGK included preliminary concept and engineering design in accordance with the Town of Summit, Canadian National Railroad and Mississippi Development Authority. Assistance with bidding process and coordination with City officials, Canadian National Railroad and construction inspection of multiple phases of work.