Excavation Contractors in Upper Macungie Township, PA

Excavation contractors in Upper Macungie Township are working in one of the busiest growth areas in the state. Between 2010 and 2020 the township ranked as the fourth-fastest-growing municipality of any kind in Pennsylvania by total population growth, reaching 26,377 residents. I-78 and US 22 meet Route 100 at Exit 49 in Fogelsville, and Schantz Road serves several industrial and commerce parks. New homes, new pads and new utility runs are the norm here.

Villages

The township's villages are Breinigsville, Fogelsville, Krocksville, Kuhnsville, Newtown, Ruppsville and Trexlertown. Fogelsville and Trexlertown have older cores where additions and lateral replacements are typical; the newer neighborhoods around them generate pool digs, patio bases and drainage corrections.

Young families, bigger projects

The township's 9,313 households average 2.65 people, and 35.8 percent include children under 18. Families in newer houses often add play areas, larger patios, sheds and detached garages. Each needs a level, compacted base, and many need the yard regraded around them so the new hardscape does not trap water.

Water on former farm fields

Tributaries of Little Lehigh Creek and Jordan Creek drain the township. On land that was farmed for generations, old field tile and plow pans can make water behave unpredictably. We sometimes cut through an old clay tile line during a dig; when we do, we reconnect or reroute it instead of leaving a new wet spot.

Planning an Upper Macungie project

New construction brings its own excavation needs: foundation digs, utility trenches from the street, driveway bases and the grading that ties everything together. For homeowners in existing neighborhoods, the work is usually additions, pools, sheds and drainage. Either way, the township's growth means a busy permit office, and we build review time into the schedule.

Fogelsville's monthly averages run from 28.5 degrees in January to 73.3 in July. Hard freezes make winter digging slower, and the silty clay loam common in the Lehigh Valley turns soft after thaw. We pick grading days carefully so compaction holds.

Former farmland

Much of the township was cropland a generation ago. That means deep, workable topsoil in many places, which we strip and save for finish grading, and occasionally old farm drains, foundations of former barns, or buried debris piles. We sort and handle them as part of the job instead of leaving them under a new lawn.

Traffic and access

Truck traffic around the commerce parks and Route 100 affects hauling schedules. The township maintains 135.94 of its 182.81 miles of public roads, and PennDOT maintains 45.97. We plan hauling to avoid peak congestion and confirm whether a driveway or drainage connection touches a state road. Call (610) 756-2728 or

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