cOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SIGNATURE PROJECTS
Inner Circle / Joe Louis Greenway
Transformation of Abandoned Railroad Corridor into Recreational Trail NTH is providing environmental consulting services to assist the City of Detroit and the design team in identifying and managing environmental concerns affecting the acquisition and reuse of the former rail corridor within the JLG project area - 27.5 miles of new trails, on-street bike lanes and links to existing trails. 
Little Caesar's Arena
Environmental Due Diligence and Industrial Hygiene Services All eyes turned to NTH to clear environmental hurdles and keep the project rolling. NTH applied practical engineering expertise, keen regulatory understanding, and emergency response services to minimize delays and adhere to the project schedule. |
Livernois Streetscape Enhancements
Engineering Design NTH provided site-civil engineering design to give Detroit’s “Avenue of Fashion” a complete makeover, utilizing complete streets principles and providing an enhanced corridor to this important residential-business neighborhood. NTH’s diverse, in-house team of civil professionals were able to accomplish each of the various aspects of this complete streetscape re-design under a very demanding project delivery schedule. 
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Boat Dock & Fishing Pier
NTH re-engineered the boat dock and fishing pier to eliminate divers and extensive underwater construction efforts, developing a design that was easier to build and able meet schedule restrictions. Overall, construction costs were reduced by $1,000,000 without compromising the original design intent. |
Fairview Park, Ohio City Hall
Green Infrastructure NTH, as part of the design-build team, assisted The City of Fairview Park, Ohio in administering an Ohio EPA Section 319 grant for a permeable pavement project at City Hall. NTH conceived overall system design elements including soils evaluation, pavement profile, gravel foundation layer and stormwater runoff storage reservoir. The design-build team worked interactively on a fast-track basis to complete the design and majority of construction in less than 12 weeks. |
Detroit / Wayne County Port Authority
Public Dock & Terminal Rehabilitation NTH developed this former industrial site along the Detroit River into the Detroit / Wayne County Port Authority’s $22 million state-of-the-art Public Dock & Terminal on the Detroit River. Despite numerous challenges to develop a deep-water port, extensive cooperation with adjacent property and utility owners, the City of Detroit, Wayne County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and other stakeholders made this project a success. |