Resource International LTD, located just north of Richmond Virginia in Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia, Satellite office in Hampton Roads Virginia, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach. We Provide excellence in the following service areas Civil Engineering,Civil Engineers,Land Development,Land Surveying,Land Planning,Site Engineering,Environmental Scientists,Wetland Services,Stream Restoration,Solid Waste Engineering. We offer better service at a price that is competitive with other local engineering firms such as Timmons Group, Balzer & Associates, Kimley Horn, CDM, Draper Aden, HDR, Golder, ch2mhill, Mattern and Craig. Our experience is second to none. At Resource International, we challenge ourselves to rethink the traditional, to apply innovative and sustainable technology and to identify creative engineering and environmental solutions in order to earn our clients for life.

Fort Huger

Fort Huger (pronounced "U-gi") was constructed and used by the Confederate forces to protect the capitol, Richmond. When the Union navy attacked the fort, it was abandoned. After that period, the fort was "lost" until about 1970. It was relocated when a development company purchased the property. About 22 acres were given to the County of Isle of Wight to use as a park.

Resource was retained by the County to design the overgrown area into a passive park. In conjunction with the County and the Historic Committee, Resource implemented a plan to continue archeological investigations and conduct an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Investigation. Previous archeological research had shown that the Confederate troops camped about a quarter mile from the fort. This area had been located as part of a Phase I Archeological study. A Phase II Investigation would be conducted on a portion of the encampment later in the process. The UXO indicated a small number of areas which may be cannon balls or large shot. No ordnance was found; however, one area did yield spikes which were likely to be a part of the cannon carriage. Resource provided close coordination during the investigation period to continue moving the project forward.

As the site was undergoing investigation, Resource prepared plans to clear the fort of trees and underbrush, construct a parking lot and a walking trail from the parking lot to the fort. The parking lot was designed to accommodate tour buses and cars. A 900' gravel path, meeting ADA standards, was designed to connect the parking lot and the fort. Internal of the fort, a 1300' gravel path meanders past various military components and up to the James River to give visitors a glimpse. To cross a large wetlands and a shallow ravine, a 270' long wooden bridge and smaller 30' long wooden bridge were necessary. Resource worked closely with the contractor and County to provide "period appropriate" access along the very route that the soldiers used during battle. Resource also worked with the other contractors to closely monitor progress and quality.

The clearing was put out to public bid. Separately, the bridge construction and remaining parking lot and path construction were bid. Resource administered the three contracts for the County. Other services provided by Resource included Historic and Architectural Review Committee (HARC) coordination, working with the Corps of Engineers, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regarding wetlands and endangered species, providing survey services and landscape design.

Contractors include:

  • Hodges and Hodges (wooden bridges)
  • Sitework South (parking lot and fort/path clearing)
  • Whit Williams (grading/drainage, signage, gravel path, landscape and other items)

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