Transportation

One of our core services involves the safe and efficient operation of traffic throughout the communities we serve. Our transportation and traffic engineers have the expertise to assess and design the transportation networks that enhance the quality of life for all users of our transportation corridors.  We provide these services to local municipalities and state transportation agencies throughout the Northeast on projects including intersection reconstruction and traffic signal design, roadway safety audits, transit signal priority, highway safety planning, traffic analysis and modeling, and operational analyses. We have developed isolated traffic control signals and traffic signal systems that incorporate the latest technologies, including ITS elements for detection and monitoring intersections.

The design of safe, cost effective, efficient, and sustainable roadway and highway infrastructure is a hallmark of our practice. The majority of our work serves local municipalities and state transportation agencies throughout the Northeast. Our team has designed significant roadway corridors, local streets, intersections, and trails throughout the Northeast. These projects have included corridor reconstruction, intersection safety improvement, roundabouts, Complete Streets, pedestrian and bicycle mobility, greenways/trails, and drainage and utility improvements.

Integrating our skilled team of engineers and landscape architects, we are providing safe and efficient projects that address pedestrian, bicycle, and transit travel in our communities. These projects include bicycle and pedestrian friendly designs aimed at creating safe, comfortable, and integrated transportation networks, traffic calming implementation, recreational trails and connections to roadway networks, and transit-related improvements.

Our talented, experienced bridge engineers specialize in condition assessment, analysis, design, construction support, visualization, and asset management. What really distinguishes us beyond our bridge and culvert structural expertise is our comprehensive and local in-house capabilities to address all facets of a bridge project. Geotechnical engineers design and implement a soil exploration program, testing, and reporting, which is complemented by environmental and permitting specialists. Our engineers and scientists also prepare hydraulic and hydrologic analysis and design.

Our staff are experienced in planning and designing dedicated outdoor trails, greenways, and multi-use paths. We have provided a variety of services related to multimodal mobility and safety on projects that include bicycle and pedestrian networks in both urban and suburban settings, greenways and river walks, and rails-to-trails. In addition to our civil and transportation engineering capabilities associated with the multi-use trail design, our in-house landscape architecture and environmental teams can provide necessary support to efficiently and comprehensively plan, design, and permit complex multi-use trail projects.

We provide services for municipalities to help assess, maintain, and enhance their transportation assets, including roadways, signage, traffic signals, and transportation safety appurtenances. Our comprehensive approach allows us to aid in the assessment of this vital infrastructure and provide a road map for maintenance and the planning for cost-effective repairs and capital planning strategies.

Our team services our valued clients from project inception and design, through construction implementation. Project managers and construction observers have the experience and expertise to assist clients throughout the construction process providing design interpretation, construction administration services, and on-site observation to ensure conformance with the design intent and documentation.

It is essential that the design team of any roadway improvement project be cognizant of the importance of the attributes and natural setting. This includes being sensitive to the surrounding homes, on-site constraints, and local character. It is equally important that design options not only provide accommodations for vehicles, but pedestrians and cyclists as well. Our team is keenly aware of such an approach to roadway design.

With fiscal constraint a concern for municipalities, we offer expertise in assisting municipalities secure funding through various federal and state aid programs, including the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the Complete Streets Program (all tiers), MassWorks Infrastructure Program, MassDOT Chapter 90 Local Aid Program, and many others.