Excavation Contractors in Ross Township, PA

Excavation contractors in Ross Township work in one of the denser North Hills suburbs. The 2020 census counted 33,176 residents on 14.47 square miles, up 6.7 percent from 2010. Ross was incorporated in 1809, and West View, which split off in 1905, is entirely surrounded by it. Neighborhoods range from Evergreen Hamlet and Perrysville to Holly Hill, Northway and the McKnight corridor.

Retail corridors and residential hills

McKnight Road is a major retail corridor, and Northway Mall, which opened on August 1, 1962 with 62 stores, was the first enclosed mall in Pennsylvania. Behind those corridors are residential streets on hillsides, with the retaining walls, steps and steep driveways typical of the North Hills.

Perry Highway history

Perry Highway follows the old Perrysville Plank Road, paved from the city line to Perrysville in the 1920s. Older homes along it and in Perrysville often have original laterals and stone foundations. We dig beside them in sections and backfill promptly.

Housing stock

In 2010 the township had 14,909 housing units. Many date from the postwar decades and are now due for lateral replacement, drainage improvements and updated garages and patios.

Hillside lots and walls

North Hills streets in Ross climb and switch back, and many homes sit above or below the street with retaining walls in the yard. Walls from the 1950s and 1960s are often block or timber and may have little or no drainage behind them. When a wall starts to lean, the fix usually starts with excavation behind it, new drainage stone and pipe, and a rebuilt wall. We handle the digging and backfill and coordinate with the wall builder.

Drainage on busy corridors

Runoff from McKnight Road, Perry Highway and Babcock Boulevard can reach nearby yards during storms. Swales and inlets along the property edge help move it to the storm system.

Common Ross jobs

• Sewer lateral and water service digs
• Retaining wall excavation and backfill
• Drainage and downspout lines
• Garage and deck removal

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