This Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) was completed for AGS and the Federal Aviation Administration. The airport proposed to enclose a ditch situated at the southern end of Runway 17-35 that was undermining the runway safety area (RSA). The project was needed to prevent further erosion of the RSA.

Union County, in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), constructed a boat ramp along the Broad River north of the Town of Lockhart. The project required coordination with the Town, SCDNR, and Lockhart Power, who owns the dam downstream of the ramp.

Our team completed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for an intersection improvement in Lexington, South Carolina. The 78-acre study included both commercial and residential parcels.

This linear project is located in the heart of downtown Columbia adjacent to the SC Statehouse complex. Assembly Street is the main north/south artery through Columbia and is heavily developed with commercial and residential properties. Despite the small project footprint, it is one of our largest Phase I studies with 1,768 findings along 0.31-mile of Assembly Street.

Blake undertakes projects both large and small. This Phase I assessment was a single parcel that the county wanted to purchase for their convenience center. The site was already developed as the county had been leasing the land for several years prior to the purchase.

Our team planned and executed a public engagement meeting to gather input about traffic and pedestrian safety concerns from residents of Batesburg-Leesville.

What did we do?
Displays
Handouts
Comment Forms
Sign-In Forms
Postcard and local poster campaign
Attendance: 52

SCDOT, in cooperation with the City of Greenville, is rehabilitating the Church Street Bridge, one of Greenville’s signature structures. The project required extensive public notification because of the potential for bridge closure.

What did we do?
Displays
Handouts
Comment Forms
Sign-In Forms
Postcard and local poster campaign
Total attendance (3 meetings): 375

Each year the City of Columbia, in partnership with Richland and Lexington Counties, hosts the Summer Celebration of Water, a public festival celebrating the benefits of our area rivers and lakes.

What did we do?
Coordinated 50 volunteers and 12 staff
Coordinated 10+ vendors
Kayaking on the river
Fly fishing demonstrations
Kid’s activities and bounce houses
Food vendors
Total attendance: 1200+

Our team identified and mapped waters and wetlands surrounding AGS for a number of improvement projects including the enclosure of a drainage ditch, clearing of obstructions from on and around the airport facility, and construction of a new entrance road.

Total Acres Surveyed: 80+

Our team completed the delineation of Dutchman Creek within the project study area and identified several isolated wetlands for this bridge replacement project.

Total Acres Surveyed: 12+

Our team completed the delineation of waters around the main terminal facility at CHS including the apron and surrounding ditches for a number of upcoming airside and landside projects.

Total Acres Surveyed: 250+