T&M-Designed Projects Win Two Municipal Engineering Project of the Year Awards
Middletown, N.J. – The New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers (NJSME) has announced that the Township of Union and T&M Associates will receive two Municipal Engineering Project of the Year Awards at the New Jersey League of Municipalities on November 18, 2009.
The winning projects are the replacement of the West Branch sewer interceptor and repair work to the Balmoral Avenue retaining wall. T&M Associates’ employee and Union Township municipal engineer Phil Haderer, P.E. prepared permitting applications, provided design plans and specifications, and oversaw both projects throughout the construction phase.
“We wish to extend our congratulations to Union Township and Phil Haderer for winning two Municipal Engineering Project of the Year Awards,” said Kevin Toolan, president and CEO of T&M Associates. “The awards are evidence of the high caliber of expertise T&M’s municipal engineers possess and our company’s commitment to providing top flight service for clients.”
The West Branch Interceptor Sewer Replacement project, completed in August, 2009, consisted of the installation of 2,250 lineal feet of sanitary sewer along Fairway Drive East in Union. The new sewer replaced the existing line, and eliminated an inverted siphon along the West Branch of the Elizabeth River. In recent years, the siphon became a collection point, often overflowing into one of the most environmentally sensitive areas of Fairway Drive. The new line will ultimately eliminate flooding and reduce operation and maintenance costs.
The Balmoral Avenue Retaining Wall Repair project, which was completed in December, 2008, consisted of the replacement of a collapsed section of retaining wall on the Southwest Branch of Lightning Brook in Union. The wall collapsed during a 2007 nor’easter, resulting in the township being declared a disaster area and FEMA providing partial funding for the project. The collapsed section was removed from the stream channel and was replaced by a gabion basket design that met existing backyard designs, without encroaching on the natural flow of the stream.
The New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers is a non-profit organization established in 1929 to advance and improve the practice of Municipal Engineering in the State of New Jersey. The society strives to provide others with information and experiences relative to improved methods, theories and practices. We encourage high professional standards and the improvement of the professional and social status and welfare of our members. NJSME discourages any influence of party politics in the selection and retention of Municipal Engineers or in the efficient and professional administration of this office.
Founded over 40 years ago, T&M Associates is one of the most diverse and fastest-growing engineering, planning and environmental consulting firms in the Northeast, providing comprehensive services for private, local and government authorities and agencies. Headquartered in Middletown, New Jersey with local offices throughout New Jersey and in Pennsylvania, the firm combines professional expertise with modern technological resources to produce award winning engineering and planning solutions. T&M has been consistently recognized as an industry leader in engineering for transportation, environmental, real estate development, solid waste, public works and renewable energy projects.
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Charles Volpe
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Kim Stulb
732-671-6400, ext. 1394
kstulb@tandmassociates.com