lauren Recently, six of our dedicated Hurt & Proffitt employees spent the day assembling and staining picnic tables for the Lynchburg Regional Soccer Complex as part of the annual United Way Day of Caring event. The Lynchburg “Day of Caring” is an annual event sponsored by the United Way of Central Virginia. Over 1300 volunteers participated … Read more
As of January our Green Social meetings will be changing to the first Thursday of every month at 6:30, immediately after the USGBC Southwest Chapter meeting. For more information on the USGBC SW Chapter please visit their website: http://usgbcswva.org/ For those of you who are not familiar with the Green Social in Lynchburg. WHAT IS … Read more
Please come out and listen to speaker, Cindy Hankley, owner of Glenthorne Farm, talk about compensatory mitigation banking for unavoidable impacts to waters of the US. It will take place at our next Green Social held this Tuesday, August 3rd at 5:30 p.m. at the Depot Grille (Downtown Lynchburg). This is a great way to come … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt would like to thank all of you who signed up for our quarterly company newsletter when we launched our new site January 1st. As part of our way of saying “Thank You”, we held a drawing for a Blu-ray player. The winner drawn at random from all our newsletter subscribers is Dan Sleeper from … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt is pleased to announce that Doyle B. Allen, LS, H&P’s Chairman of the board, has recently been honored by the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce with its annual community service award. Doyle was one out of two recipients for the community leadership awards presented. Doyle Allen, who has worked for H&P for … Read more
The project consists of installing new water meters for all existing service connections on the island. There are approximately 305 ¾” service connections, six (6) 1” service connections, three (3) 1.5” service connections, two (2) 2” service connections, and one (1) 3” service connection. All meters will be installed in new meter yokes and boxes … Read more
The project consists of interior and exterior cleaning and coating, miscellaneous tank repairs and modifications, and related construction activities for a 150,000 gallon elevated water storage tank. Additive bid items include AWWA/OSHA ladder and safety climb device for the tank exterior, shell/roof access, and tank interior; replacing the riser manway and installing primary and secondary … Read more
Lynchburg is home to the Blue Ridge Regional Jail. This is the main facility serving the cities of Bedford and Lynchburg and the counties of Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, and Halifax. Three other jails, which are a part of the Blue Ridge Regional Jails system, are located in Bedford, Campbell, and Halifax Counties. All four of … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt was responsible for all civil design for the new Lynchburg Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courthouse located in downtown Lynchburg. The $13M project will be 46,000 SF courthouse. The courthouse has a 12,400 SF roof, about half of which is green. Hurt & Proffitt teamed with DMJM Design (now AECOM) in Arlington, VA … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt is a part of this large retirement neighborhood project in Farmville, Virginia. The design consists of a large parking lot of a proposed building addition, which will eliminate an existing 76-space parking lot. We are working with the building’s architect to design site improvements associated with the proposed addition. The first phase … Read more
New Federal Courthouse and U.S. Post Office in downtown Lynchburg occupies a full city block at 11th, 12th, Clay, and Court Streets. This was a $15M project. Hurt & Proffitt provided all surveying (topo, boundary, ALTA, construction), site planning and grading, stormwater management and erosion control, environmental engineering including Phase I and II site assessments, … Read more
Through a term contract with Campbell County, Hurt & Proffitt designed the lighting system for the existing tennis courts and the softball fields serving William Campbell High School and the surrounding community. Coordinated work performed by Land Planning and Design Associates, landscape architects in Charlottesville.
The new JMU Center for the Arts Parking Deck was a Design Build Project. Hurt & Proffitt was responsible for the Civil/Site design for this five-level, 43,630 SF parking structure that has no less than 750 parking spaces. The pre-cast concrete structure was designed to operate in two modes during events for the future performing … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt was selected in 2003 as James Madison University’s civil engineering consultant for a one-year term contract with a one-year renewal. The contract was re re-issued in 2005, and Hurt & Proffitt was once again chosen as the University’s civil engineering consultant for the one-year term contract with four one-year renewals. In the … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt is working with AECOM Design and Homeland Contracting Corporation on their second construction contract under an Army MATOC contract. This project is for a medium-size Child Development Center and Youth Services Building design-build construction project at Fort Lee, Virginia. Hurt & Proffitt is providing civil engineering site design from the Norfolk … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt prepared the Feasibility Study and Master Plan for upgrading Sandusky Park and Blackwater Creek Park for the City of Lynchburg Recreation Department. The upgrades included new field lighting, irrigation systems, new sod, new grading of the areas to provide the largest playing field possible for each park site. The Study and Master … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt provided topographical surveys, wetlands mapping, site plans, and geotechnical investigations for the additions and renovations to the new practice field and locker room on the Heritage High School campus. In 2005 the Lynchburg City School Board selected Hurt & Proffitt to design a new practice field for Heritage High School. The School … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt designed a 43 foot tall earthen dam to create a 21 acre lake for the future Westend residential community in Forest, VA. Work included survey, geotechnical investigation, design, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, construction drawings and specifications, construction administration, inspection, materials testing, wetlands determination, wetlands and stream impacts determination, environmental permitting, and permit … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt designed a 42 foot tall earthen dam to create a 24 acre lake at the Merritt Hutchinson Resort, in Lynch Station, VA. Late in the design process, the lake was chosen to be the centerpiece of a possible golf course at the resort, Hurt & Proffitt worked closely with the owner and … Read more
The Main Street Improvement Project in Appomattox was an ISTEA Project. Included in the project was the redesign of the road, the traffic pattern, overhead utilities were buried, irrigation was installed and amenities added. Hurt & Proffitt designed landscape plan with street tree planting and island plantings, signed sidewalk renovations with brick patterns and tree … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt has teamed with Land Planning and Design Associates Inc. to develop a Streetscape Improvement project for the Town of Gordonsville Virginia. The project is funded with enhancement grant money and is being closely coordinated with Town administrative and public works staff. The intent of the project is to improve the streetscape in … Read more
East Beach is a new community on Norfolk’s Chesapeake Bay that draws upon Eastern Shore building and town planning practices to create a unique coastal village rooted in the traditions of the region. It is intentionally and distinctly Tidewater in feeling, from its overall layout and landscape design to the details of its buildings, pathways … Read more
The purpose of this addition (14,460 square feet) on the east side of the existing Athletic Administration building is to improve training and competitions and provide locker rooms and offices for the ODU wrestling team and staff. As a part of the improvements, the building was fitted with an overhead sprinkler system. The water supply … Read more
The expansion provided team locker rooms, meeting rooms, offices, and handicap access to the existing stadium seating. The location of a new 5,500 square foot building was determined by incorporating right-of-way expansion plans for the street adjacent to the site and the desired proximity to the field and stadium seating. Existing irrigation and waterlines were … Read more
The Recreation and ESPER Facility was designed to create state of the art facilities to enhance student life and meet the needs of the ESPER academic curriculum. The project involved demolishing most of the existing Health and Physical Education (field house) building and creating a new Student Recreation facility built around the existing natatorium. Hurt … Read more
The project consisted of improvements that provided physical strengthening and conditioning spaces and staff offices along with rehabilitation, training, and other spaces. Construction stakeout crews provided control to connect the 11,330 square foot addition to the west side of the existing building and replace the existing plaza. An extended dry detention facility was created for … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt provided an existing condition survey of an area of the existing container storage that identified surface drainage problems. Final drawing allowed paving contractor to repave and eliminate standing water in container yard. Hurt & Proffitt also provided stakeout for a new security office and related site improvements. Included were all utility lines … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt, Inc. has worked for American Electric Power (AEP) since 2004, completing over 30 separate projects. Some of the projects completed include: Bradley/Tams Mountain, Patriot Centre, and Southridge Transmission Lines; Jacksons Ferry, Max Meadows, and Wyoming Stations; and expansions at Clerarbrook, Ingles, and Starkey Stations. In 2009, AEP renewed Hurt & Proffitt’s annual … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt provided survey of the proposed route of a new 37 mile transmission line. The route surveyed ran from Richlands to Honaker, VA. Hurt & Proffitt worked with the Patton Harris Rust & Associates, PC, on this project owned by Equitable Productions. It was completed within three months. Hurt & Proffitt provided topographic … Read more
Hurt & Proffitt performed a boundary replacement survey of approximately 5,000 acres near the Smith Mountain Lake Hydro Plant. All existing monuments were recovered and/or established, iron pins were set at corners where there were no monuments or where monuments were disturbed, and all boundary lines were flagged and painted. This property, currently leased by … Read more
As part of the new U.S. Route 29 bypass around the City of Lynchburg, there had to be built a new bridge across the James River. Actually, two bridges. Each of the two bridges has 13 piers and two abutments. The bridges are some 80 LF above the water. This new James River Bridge is … Read more
Simon’s Run, a new road built by Compson Development, is now open to traffic. This thoroughfare creates a direct connection between the Wards Crossing West shopping center in the City of Lynchburg and nearby Leesville Road in Campbell County. The two-lane Simons Run was developed as an alternate route into the shopping center in hopes … Read more
The United States Navy selected our Norfolk Office as part of the design build team for the Camp Allen Base Housing MUH PPV. The project included all site grading as well as the building pad for a 1M SF building and thirty-seven (37) manor homes. Utility lines included 4,185 LF of storm drain pipe, 2240 … Read more
The Virginia Port Authority selected our Norfolk Office as part of the design build team for the Newport News Marine Terminal project. The project was the design and construction for a new bulk storage warehouse. The building is approximately 200,000 square feet in size and is at the Newport News Marine Terminal in Newport News, … Read more
This project consisted of the relocation of 149 year-old Varsity Hall, which was once used as the nation’s first college infirmary. The relocation of Varsity Hall is part of the McIntire School of Commerce’s “Back to the Lawn” project will culminate in the creation of a 156,000 SF academic complex on the South Lawn. After … Read more
Centra Health’s new two-story comprehensive cancer center at the corner of Langhorne and Atherholt Roads in Lynchburg was opened in June 2008. The $21M, 75,000 SF free-standing regional outpatient facility is devoted to cancer care and consolidate chemotherapy and radiation therapy services in one convenient location, only steps away from Lynchburg General Hospital. The new … Read more
The United States Department of Defense selected our Norfolk Office as part of the design build team for the Langley Air Force Base Hospital Additions & Alterations. The project consisted of surveying a 150,000 SF medical building addition in the Langley Air Force Base on Nealy Avenue. Hurt & Proffitt provided building control lines, pile … Read more
Jefferson Villas of Forest offer condominium-style homes designed to offer premier, “single-story living” with all the easily accessible amenities home-owners are looking for today. Jefferson Villas, currently under construction, is located on a 22 acre parcel. There will be 108 private access homes on 27 pad sites for a 5,000 SF building on each pad site. … Read more
Farmington at Forest is a new residential development on approximately 300 acres. The project was divided into two phases. Phase I of Farmington constructed 8,000 LF of VDOT roads, paving, sidewalks, curb and gutter, underground utilities, and landscaping for and 156 single family residents, Phase II of Farmington constructed six (6) VDOT roads and approximately … Read more
A new $60M, five-story patient care tower at Lynchburg General Hospital was designed to meet the growing demand for services in the region. The 140,000 SF tower of brick and glass includes 108 patient rooms and separate floors for cancer patients, surgery patients and a new Ortho-Spine Center. The project also included renovation of 65,000 … Read more
This $280M project consisted of the construction of a 615,000 SF replacement hospital located in Rockingham County, Virginia. The overall site is approximately 53 acres and includes a loop road to serve the facility’s main entrance, emergency department and medical business facility. Hurt & Proffitt provided general civil engineering and construction stakeout surveying services for … Read more
This project consisted of the construction of a 172,000 GSF Performing Arts and Music Recital Hall building and associated site improvements on the west side of Main Street directly across from the Wilson Hall quadrangle. The proposed project limit was bounded by Warsaw Street to the west, the Norfolk Southern Railroad to the north, South … Read more
The new $31.5M, 139,000 SF Virginia Bioinformatics Institute is a teaching, classroom, and laboratory research facility at Virginia Tech which stretches along the intersection of Washington Street and Duck Pond Drive on Virginia Tech’s campus. Hurt & Proffitt jointly worked with Calloway Johnson Moore and West Architects throughout the duration of this project. This three-floor … Read more