Winter Failures: Why a Construction Survey Matters
Every winter, Chicago prepares for snow, ice, and cold weather. Yet in recent years, winter has brought more than slippery roads and traffic delays. Across the city, water main breaks, flooded streets, cracked pavement, and sudden sinkholes now happen more often. These problems block roads, damage property, and create costly emergencies for both the city […]
Why LiDAR Mapping Costs Are Rising
If you’ve asked for LiDAR pricing recently, you may have noticed higher quotes than before. Many property owners, developers, engineers, and city teams across the state are seeing this change. So, what’s behind it? Across many projects, lidar mapping Illinois services now cost more than they did a few years ago. While inflation plays a […]
Why Topographic Survey Requirements Are Tightening
Construction projects in Chicago are facing closer review than they did even a few years ago. Plans that once moved through approvals now come back with comments asking for clearer site data. In many cases, the issue is not the design. It is the topographic survey behind it. This shift matters because survey expectations affect […]