Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering has always been an important field of practice at Ronald Johnson and Associates. Civil Engineering has many aspects, perhaps more than any other branch of engineering, and we provide services over a broad range of these aspects. Some representative types of projects include:

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Renaissance Kentucky

The Renaissance Kentucky Program was initiated by Gov. Paul E. Patton, and has raised awareness throughout the commonwealth on the importance of revitalization of historic downtowns. Renaissance projects are coordinated through the Kentucky Heritage Council and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Since 1999, RJA has completed Renaissance Kentucky projects for the cities of Greenville, Dawson Springs, Cadiz, and Marion, Kentucky.

We are pre-qualified with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in roadway design, survey and construction inspection which meets the requirements of the Local Public Agencies Guidelines for FHA funded projects.

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Safe Routes to School

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet administers the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) as outlined in the Federal Highway Authority’s Transportation Alternatives Program, formally TEA-21. RJA has completed SRTS projects in Greenville, Dawson Springs, Hanson and Cadiz. RJA is a pre-qualified firms with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for design and construction inspection for SRTS projects.

Surveying

The surveying department of Ronald Johnson & Associates offers a comprehensive range of surveying excellence. Mr. Thomas W. Crabtree is an active member of the Kentucky Association of Professional Surveyors and served as President of the organization in 2005. We provide both land surveying and engineering related surveying services.

In engineering related surveying we have completed numerous construction projects including residential and commercial subdivisions, wastewater treatment plants, sanitary sewage collection systems, water distribution systems, industrial parks, recreational parks, railroads and highways.

Our surveying crews are equipped with GPS surveying instruments capable of obtaining the high degrees of accuracy required by modern standards. The equipment that we use also has the capability of electronically collecting survey data for direct transfer to our computers for plotting.

The surveying personnel of Ronald Johnson & Associates are experienced in a wide variety of surveying projects including horizontal and vertical control for mapping and construction, boundary surveys, topographical mapping, flood plain mapping, flood plain profiles and cross sections for flood studies, lake contour mapping, route surveys for highways and railroads, and construction layout and monitoring.

Land Surveying services include: a wide range of urban, rural, and industrial applications. In addition, we are one of the oldest surveying firm in Western Kentucky. Headquarters in Madisonville, RJA has been providing surveying services for both local government and private clients for over 30 years.

Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineering is one of the fastest growing fields in Ronald Johnson and Associates. More stringent governmental regulations have created the need for quality environmental engineering. The range of environmental engineering projects for which Ronald Johnson & Associates staff has provided engineering services includes:

Environmental Services

With 30 years experience in environmental site assessment and remediation activities, Ronald Johnson & Associates has completed over 200 projects in this area and offers a broad range of other environmental services including: ISO14001 EMS, Phase I and II environmental site assessment; remediation, design, and supervision; underground storage tank regulation, design, and supervision; underground storage tank regulatory compliance; industrial storm water management plans; soils, geologic, and hydrogeologic studies; landfill and waste disposal studies and permits; compliance audits; spill prevention, control, and countermeasures plans; NPDES monitoring; field sampling; wetland delineation and mitigation. Below are some of the environmental projects that have been completed by our firm:

SPCC/Storm Water BMP

Environmental Site Assessments/Environmental Cleanup

• Reed Crushed Stone, Inc.- represented seller’s environmental interest in the third largest rock quarry in the southeast, near Kentucky Lake
• Ahlstrom Filtration, Inc.- represented buyer’s environmental interest in a Georgia pacific paper plant in Illinois
• KB Alloys, Inc.- represented buyers environmental interest of a metal alloy processor in Memphis, Tennessee
• P & L Railway, Inc.- conducted an environmental audit of online facilities and record keeping systems associated with various permit requirements in Paducah, Kentucky.
• WR Grace Co.-performed an assessment of waste pond contamination
• Air Products, Inc.- performed an assessment of PCB contamination
• Kentucky Parks Department - performed an assessment of impact to Green River Lake State Park by proposed development
• MAPCO, Inc.- conducted ASTM Phase II environmental assessment of mining properties for transfer of ownership
• Ingram Barge Company - conducted ASTM Phase I & Phase II environmental assessment of property for transfer of ownership
• Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. - conducted ASTM Phase I & Phase II environmental assessment of race track property for transfer of ownership
• Elizabethtown Laundry - underground storage tank removal

Environmental Remediation

• Henderson Riverport Authority-disposal of heavy metals at WWII industrial site
• Arms Equipment Company - clean up lead contaminated fire debris.
• Reed Crushed Stone, Inc. - disposal of petroleum contaminated soil in Memphis, Tennessee
• Dena Products, Inc. - superfund clean up of abandon plating plant waste and contaminated with cyanide soil, near Paducah, Kentucky
• Texas Gas Transmission, Corp. - disposal of contaminated soil at various locations along transmission line in the Western Kentucky area
• Breckinridge County Board of Education - UST spill and groundwater clean up
• Ellis Estate - disposal of lead contaminated soil in Owensboro, Kentucky
• Unison Transformer Service - TSCA closure of PCB recovery plant
• Air Products, Inc. - closure of underground PCB storage tanks

ISO14001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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