Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) is one of those unforgettable places that can change a person’s life. More than six million people enjoy its sublime vistas every year. Water is a natural feature of the park, most noticeably the raging Colorado River as it cuts its way through the canyon’s ancient landforms and winds through the southwest desert. But water…read more →
This project was an excellent example of Arizona Surveying’s ability to think outside the box and provide the client with a mapping solution that saved time and reduced cost. One of the project’s tasks was to establish right of way location for the approximately 12-mile-long portion of the Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project (HAMP) regional water system that runs along SR264…read more →
Arizona Surveying provided survey control, construction staking and as-built services for the new $6 million North Country HealthCare facility in Williams, AZ. North Country HealthCare is the primary community health center in the area serving a critical need for comprehensive, one-stop healthcare including urgent care. The project continued Arizona Surveying’s tradition of applying it’s land surveying services and expertise to…read more →
We’re based in Flagstaff but like our name implies, we serve the entire state of Arizona. For this project we provided survey control to support LiDAR mapping of a 100+ mile section of a 161 KV transmission line between Parker, AZ and Yuma, AZ. Most of the powerline access traversed rugged desert terrain. Arizona Surveying recovered three existing NGS control…read more →
2019’s Museum Fire burned 1961 acres of timber on the steep slopes of Flagstaff’s Mt. Elden. Due to anticipated risk to the Forest and public (including the potential for severe flooding and debris flows in Flagstaff), a BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) team was assembled after the fire to identify risk and make recommendations to mitigate. Part of the team’s…read more →
Located near the town of Page, Arizona and five miles downstream from Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, the Colorado River’s Horseshoe Bend is one of the most iconic and photographed natural landmarks in the western United States if not the world. Horseshoe Bend, part of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, is a horseshoe-shaped, incised meander of the Colorado River….read more →
Constructed in 1917, the Woodruff-Snowflake Bridge connects two cliff faces above the Little Colorado River. Originally placed in Winslow, it was relocated in 1939 when a wider bridge with greater load capacity was built in Winslow. In 1988, the original structure was placed on the historic register–one of many on the National Parks Historic Register created by Omaha Structural Steel…read more →
The Lofts, a 232 unit Flagstaff student housing development by UEB Construction of Scottsdale, Arizona (www.ueb.net) is in final construction stages trying to finish up before NAU students arrive next month. Survey tech Bretton began staking curb and gutter today on this busy and compact construction site where hard hats and reflective vests are required for all personnel.
Flagstaff’s newest Starbucks Coffee Shop is located at the intersection of Route 66 and Ponderosa Parkway. Arizona Surveying provided construction staking services for all phases of the project. Services included verifying the boundary shown on the construction documents, establishing construction control points and coordinating with the project Engineer ensure an accurate vertical datum was established for the project. Throughout the duration…read more →
According to the state’s Historic Bridge Inventory, the Chevelon Creek Bridge is “one of Arizona’s most historically and technologically important spans and was the first truss ever built by the state and was designed, fabricated and erected by a nationally important bridge firm.” It was built over 100 years ago when the newly-formed state legislature appropriated $5,500 from the State…read more →
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