Whitney Hill Wind Farm

Farnsworth Group is providing surveying, transportation engineering, site design, and permitting services for the 43 MW Whitney Hill Wind Project consisting of 26 turbines and 4 miles of external transmission lines. 

Design services will include 12 miles of County and Township Roadway improvements.

Transportation and site services for the Whitney Hill Wind Project includes:

• Base map development
• Assisted with road use agreement development
• Transportation plan development
• County and township highway evaluations (including drainage)
• Pre-construction public roadway condition survey 
• Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) report
• State highway, county highway, and township roadway permit applications
• Railroad permit applications
• Coordination with railroad related to crossing improvements
• Coordination with IL Department of Natural Resources and the Army Corps of Engineers 
• Utility relocation coordination
• Coordination meetings with road authorities
• County highway and township roadway intersection improvement plans
• Township roadway improvement plans - strengthening and widening including drainage
• Private access road design including drainage
• Turbine site designs
• Lay down yard design and grading plans
• 2D hydraulic site analysis 
• Crane routing plans
• Site, private and public roadway bill of quantities
• Site, private and public roadway technical specifications
• Spill prevention, control and countermeasures plan (SPCC)
• Construction administration and support