Case Study Archives - Flyway Excavating

Case Study: York Haven Fishway

Aug 7, 2026 | Case Study

For over 120 years, the York Haven Hydroelectric Station Dam stood across the Susquehanna River, generating power for surrounding communities. But it also prevented American shad and blueback herring from migrating to their historic spawning grounds in upstate...

Case Study: Little Chiques Creek

Jun 25, 2025 | Case Study

As part of the eastern boundary of the borough of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, the Little Chiques Creek also surrounds a 24-acre municipal park, forming a slow-moving, horseshoe-shaped oxbow section of stream. This portion of the creek had been modified in the past with a...

Case Study: Santo Domingo Creek

Dec 5, 2024 | Case Study

Rock Lititz in northern Lancaster County, PA, is a music-focused commercial campus, home to some of the entertainment industry’s biggest names in stage production. Recently, an adjacent 96-acre farm was purchased to expand the campus’s 108 acres. Before expansion...

Case Study: Milltown Dam

Aug 28, 2024 | Case Study

Milltown Dam is located in Chester County, PA, on the East Branch of Chester Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) identified Milltown Dam as hazardous in 2015, and East Goshen Township was tasked...

Case Study: Long’s Park

Sep 26, 2023 | Case Study

Case Study: Long’s Park Long’s Park, located on the northwest edge of Lancaster City, is a popular destination for local residents and tourists alike. Owned and operated by the city, it is a total of 80 acres including a petting zoo, pavilions, ball fields, and the...

Case Study: Ewell Plaza

Jan 31, 2023 | Case Study

Downtown Lancaster’s Ewell Plaza, located across from Binns Park on North Queen Street, is the result of a city initiative to renovate and reinvigorate Lancaster Square. The public space honors the spirit and legacy of local Olympian Barney Ewell and is designed to be...