History
1981 - 1992
Agate Construction’s first large-scale work in southern New Jersey involved an addition to an existing wastewater treatment plant and expanding a county recycling center. Bridgework, additional treatment plant projects, stone sea walls and jetties in Cape May, North Wildwood and Monmouth Beach, NJ followed these efforts.
One of Agate’s most notable successes in the 1980’s was the reconstruction of three timber bridges on Great Bay Boulevard in Tuckerton. At the time, it included the longest pre-fabricated timber bridges on the East Coast.
NJDOT, Rt. 49 Fender Repairs, Salem, NJ 1986
Rt.322-50 Bridge, Atlantic County, NJ 2001
1992 - 2004
In pursuit of new challenges in the 1990’s, Agate Construction ventured to areas north and west of southern New Jersey. Working in Manhattan, Agate constructed a new six-hundred-foot pier on the East River, just off Wall Street, as well as a 700 foot promenade in front of the new minor league baseball stadium in Staten Island.
At the same time, Agate also completed work in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is home to the firm’s largest completed work-to-date. Awarded a $22 million contract, Agate successfully installed 8,400 steel piles, at depths of 120 feet, at the Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard.
Another notable project, in addition to this work, was the completion of the Route 322 & Interstate 50 in Mays Landing, which was an $8.4 million NJDOT modified design/build project.
2005 - TodayOver the last years, Agate’s diversified type of work completed has remained but the scope has grown larger. In 2005 -2006, Agate completed a 1500’ seawall with 80,000 tons of rock along the Hereford Inlet in North Wildwood, NJ. Agate then completed it’s largest project to date, a $53 million bridge over the Mullica River on the Garden State Parkway. This project spanned from 2008 to 2011. In 2016 Agate Construction has started its largest subcontract project to date. Agate has earned a subcontract with Manson Construction and constructed outfalls as well as repaired stone groins as part of a US Army Corps of Engineer beachfill project in Deal, NJ. The signature feature of the project was a 1,000’ outfall made up of twin 96” reinforced concrete pipes. The project has challenged Agate’s expertise in water control as we constructed the outfalls in a dynamic beach environment with the Atlantic Ocean pounding on our worksite.
Mullica River Bridge, Garden State Pkwy, NJ 2011
