Excavation Contractors in Lower Saucon Township, PA

Excavation contractors in Lower Saucon Township work in a largely rural township of 24.1 square miles in Northampton County, about six miles east of Allentown. Saucon Creek runs through its farmland, the Lehigh River forms the northern border, and Cooks Creek drains the Leithsville area to the Delaware. Iron ore, limestone and early zinc extraction once shaped the local economy, and lime kilns still dot the landscape.

Nine villages

Bingen, Colesville, Leithsville, Lower Saucon, Redington, Seidersville, Steel City, Wassergass and Wydnor are the township's villages. Steel City and Redington near the river have older, closer homes; Wassergass and Leithsville have farms and larger lots where clearing, driveways and septic trenches are the common work.

Limestone and old mines

With iron ore, limestone and zinc in its past, the ground in parts of the township can include old pits, voids and uneven rock. We ask about known features on a property, look for depressions, and stop to discuss anything unexpected during a dig.

Roads and I-78

I-78 crosses the middle of the township, and PA 33, 378 and 412 run through it. PennDOT maintains 30.23 of the township's 117.17 miles of public roads and the township maintains 86.94. A driveway onto a state route needs a PennDOT highway occupancy permit.

Planning a Lower Saucon project

With 3,915 housing units on 24.1 square miles at the 2000 census, about 162 per square mile, Lower Saucon is mostly open land. Building a new home here usually involves clearing, a long driveway, a well and septic system, and utility trenches. We coordinate with the septic designer and well driller so trenches and clearing stay out of the areas they need.

Average temperatures at Wassergass run from 28.7 degrees in January to 73.2 in July. Long driveways and farm lanes take the worst of freeze-thaw, so a deep stone base, a crown and ditches or culverts are part of every driveway we build.

Historic sites, including Ehrhart's Mill Historic District and Northampton County Bridge No. 15, are on the National Register. Near them, we keep equipment within agreed limits.

Common Lower Saucon jobs

• Land clearing for home sites
• Long driveway bases and culverts
• Septic and utility trenches
• Drainage and pond work

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