Land Procurement & Right-of-Way

Right-of-Way is a critical component on many transportation and energy projects that require acquisition and rights to land. Bowman provides “turn-key” right-of-way services from conception to reality for our private and public sector clients on transportation and infrastructure projects. Our team understands the challenges that our clients face and we provide solutions to meet their complex and time sensitive issues through good communications and trusted relationships with project stakeholders.

From locally administered projects that comply with local regulations and requirements, to Federal and State projects requiring more in-depth knowledge, our teams are experienced at researching, negotiating and acquiring right-of-way for linear project developments and supporting our well-permitting team. Bowman is a fully integrated firm that provides land, survey, permitting, and design which allows us to perform all the necessary functions for a project from start to finish. Our survey, GIS, and land group function as a seamless team providing one point of contact for our clients. Count on Bowman to be a one-stop-shop for all your right-of-way, easement, acquisition, and appraisal needs.

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Capabilities

  • Feasibility Studies and Right-of-Entry Cost Estimates
  • Public Information Meeting Support
  • Right-of-Entry Project Management
  • Right-of-Entry Plan Review
  • Right-of-Entry Agreements
  • Title Searches/Title Curative
  • Appraisals/Appraisal Reviews
  • Parking, Access and Site Impact Studies
  • Document Preparations and Parcel File Management
  • VDOT’s RUMS Application – Data Entry
  • Negotiations
  • Settlements/Closing/Recordation
  • Property Management
  • Relocation Advisory Assistance
  • Relocation Plan & Impact Statements/Report
  • Relocation Budget Estimates
  • Relocation Payment Computations
  • Encroachment Resolutions
  • Expert Witness Court Testimony
  • Eminent Domain/Condemnation Support
  • Parcel File Management and Close-Out
  • Replacement Housing Plans
  • Easement and Right-of-Entry Training

Experience

San Gabriel River Commuter Bikeway Project

Baldwin Park, CA

This project involved engineering design services for a 2.5-mile class I bicycle and pedestrian path. The entire project is built on rights-of-way controlled by the city, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County Flood Control District and Caltrans.

Sycamore Creek Sanitary Sewer Relief Interceptor, Phase III

Fort Worth, TX

Our team completed the design survey of approximately 6,700 LF for the purpose of a new sanitary sewer relief interceptor in the City of Fort Worth. The proposed alignment for this project traversed through a city park, crossed US Highway 287, Sycamore Creek, and public right-of-way.

Parker County Transportation Bond Program

Weatherford, TX

As part of Parker County Transportation 2016 Bond Program, Bowman provided boundary, aerial, and topographic survey for approximately eight (8) miles of a prosed road (loop) around the City of Weatherford.

Bowman Springs Road

Arlington, TX

Provided design survey for the improvements and right-of-way acquisition for 6,000 LF of Bowman Springs Road. The team established control points and benchmarks at 1,000-foot intervals throughout the project site. Horizontal coordinates were obtained using GPS and vertical values were established by closed level loops from City of Arlington control monuments.

Dominion Energy Critical Transmission Substation Security Plan

Various Locations, VA

Bowman provided state-of-the-art 3D laser scanning services for Dominion Energy’s $500 million Critical Transmission Substation Security Plan program.

Route 229

Culpeper, VA

Bowman provided project management of the right-of-way and easement acquisition efforts and negotiations for 51 parcels to widen Route 229’s existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane roadway and provide curb and gutter, sidewalk, and a 10-foot shared-use path.

Route 460 Corridor Improvement Project

Suffolk, Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties, VA

This VDOT project includes construction of 55 miles of four-lane divided limited access highway. The project will be tolled with funds used to pay for project costs. The project also includes design of intermediate interchanges at four major crossroads. The project made it to 15% before getting canceled by VDOT.

XTO to Bluestone Pipeline

Butler County, PA

Bowman provided pipeline and ROW design, project coordination with routing, land agents, environmental, archeological, and geotechnical sub-consultants, construction and surveying, and preparation of construction documents including major horizontal drilling designs for numerous road and railroad crossings, creeks and wetlands.

VDOT Route 123

Prince William, VA

Bowman is providing structural and right-of-way services for this new interchange that will build Route 123 over Route 1 to separate through traffic, and connect Route 123 to Belmont Bay Drive east of the railroad. Both Routes will be widened from four to six lanes.

Middlesex Regional Water System

Deltaville, VA

Bowman is assisting the Middlesex Water Authority with developing a regional water system in lower Middlesex County. Due to poor groundwater quality in the individual shallow wells throughout the eastern portion of the County, the MWA has sought to develop a regional water system to serve the entire eastern section of the County. This effort […]

Maple Avenue

Vienna, VA

Bowman provided planning and design services to the Town of Vienna for the Maple Avenue project. Bowman’s scope of services includes approximately a mile of comprehensive streetscape enhancement, pedestrian improvements, significant overhead utility undergrounding, storm drain utility analysis and design, a full topographic and property survey, and comprehensive easement and entitlement services.

I-66 Outside the Beltway P3 Project

Fairfax & Prince William Counties, VA

The I-66 “Outside the Beltway” project is a public-private partnership transportation project that includes 22.5 miles of new tolled express lanes, new and improved bus service and transit routes, and new and expanded park and ride lots.

Lake Worth Drainage District E-3 Canal Rehab

Palm Beach County, FL

Bowman provided canal right-of-way mapping and staking services for approximately 20 miles of canals as part of the Lake Worth Drainage District Canal Rehabilitation Program. The project consisted of staking the right-of-way lines along several Lake Worth Drainage District canals.

Cadiz to Hopedale Pipeline

Harrison County, OH

Bowman provided its core planning and surveying services to design a complex extension of multiple large pipelines. The project was further challenged by sensitive environmental areas, tight easements, existing infrastructure, and ongoing mining activities.

Bluestone to Sunoco Pipeline

Beaver & Butler Counties, PA

Bowman provided planning, survey, and design services included pipeline and right-of-way design, project coordination with routing, land agents, environmental, archeological, and geotechnical sub-consultants, construction and surveying, and preparation of construction documents including major horizontal drilling designs for numerous interstate highway, road and railroad crossings, creeks and wetlands.

Bickford South Eby Senior Living Facility

Chesterfield County, VA

Bowman performed due diligence and land use entitlement services for this 60-unit senior living facility including boundary and topographic surveys, due diligence and preliminary engineering, a preliminary traffic assessment, final site plan preparation and construction plans, and land acquisition transaction services, including an ALTA/ACSM Land Title survey, lead and asbestos survey, easement plats, VSMP General Permit and SWPPP, and subdivision platting.

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