The challenge: getting survey crews onto the site.
A large solar site in eastern Virginia needed access for preliminary surveying, boring and soil tests. The property was overgrown and inaccessible, with rolling terrain and wet areas. Ground-disturbance restrictions shaped the clearing approach.
Four options. A fast response.
The Hurst Landworks team worked through four proposal options with the client. Each offered a different package, ranging from full site clearing and access construction to low-impact, quick-turnaround options designed to get drilling crews onto the site quickly.
The client chose to move quickly with a focused, low-impact access scope, and we responded. We reached agreement on the scope within two days, coordinated equipment and logistics, and mobilized on site within one day of contract signing.
Forestry mulching for defined access.
The environmental crew mulched overgrowth in place to create traversable routes and work areas. A high-horsepower Tigercat mulcher provided production capacity, with low-ground-pressure equipment used in wet areas to limit the impact on the ground.
The result: access in two working days.
The access work was completed in two working days, ahead of the client’s other scopes. Survey and drilling crews could move into the next stage of preliminary site work.
The project illustrates how a targeted access scope can remove an early obstacle without treating the whole property as a full clearing operation.
Project experience credited to Hurst Landworks. Scope and results are specific to this project.
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