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Back River Receives Recognition from ASCE MD
The Enhanced Nutrient Removal at Back River Water Resource Recovery Facility was awarded the 2019 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement, Major Construction Project by the Maryland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE MD). Per Struck and City Staff accepted the…
Duemmel and El-Gazairly to Present at 2019 IBC
Paul Duemmel, PE and Loai El-Gazairly, Ph.D., P.E. will be presenting before the International Bridge Conference (IBC) about the post-tensioned straddle bents for the US 301 over SR1 project for Delaware Department of Transportation. The IBC is being held from June 10-12, 2019 at the Gaylord…
East Riverfront Wins Project of the Year
Congratulations to the East Riverfront project team who accepted the APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter “Project of the Year Award” at the Chapter Conference in Norfolk, Virginia. Pictured (left to right): Ryan Tibbs from Wagman, M. Khara and Adel Edward from the City of Richmond, and Mark Vasco from WRA,…
WRA to Present Wilmington Viaduct Bridge Rehabilitation
Loai F. El-Gazairly, Ph.D., P.E. will be presenting "Modeling UHPC Link Slabs for the Wilmington Viaduct Bridge Rehabilitation Project" at the Second International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete (2IIS-UHPC). The symposium is being held in Albany, New York from…
El-Gazairly to Present to ASNT
Loai F. El-Gazairly, Ph.D., P.E, Associate will present at the American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT) in Richmond, Virginia on May 20, 2019. He will explain the retrofit and rehabilitation of the I-64 twin delta frame bridges over Maury River and Kerr’s Creek, Rockbridge County,…
WRA Receives Grand Award from ACEC National
WRA was awarded the Grand Award by ACEC National for the Enhanced Nutrient Removal at Back River Water Resource Recovery Facility. WRA's Dale Emerson, Karen Moran, Per Struck and Bill Wagner attended the Engineering Excellence Award Gala in Washington, DC along with Johnnie Hemphill, Lauren…
Welcome George Fabula, Jr
George Fabula is the former Director of Real Estate for the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration and has over 22 years of experience in project, property and lease management. He has demonstrated the ability to lead project teams and has experience that includes…
Heavy Construction Contractors Association Recognizes WRA
This $42 million project, located in Tysons Corner, Fairfax County, Virginia, improved the existing twin bridges carrying Route 7 over the Dulles Toll Road (DTR) and Dulles International Airport Access Highway (DIAAH). Each bridge carries two lanes of through traffic and one…
El-Gazairly and Duemmel to Present US 301
Loai F El-Gazairly, Ph.D., PE and Paul Duemmel, PE, Associates in WRA's Bridge Group, will be presenting the "Design and Construction of Post-Tensioned Straddle Bents for US 301 over SR 1 in Delaware" to United States Army Corps of Engineers and Delaware Department of Transportation.
2019 APWA Mid-Atlantic Project of the Year
The City of Richmond’s East Riverfront Transportation Improvement project has been selected to receive the 2019 American Public Works Association (APWA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s Project of the Year Award in the category of “Transportation, more than $5 Million, but less than $25 Million.” The project…