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WRA Oyster Planting Day
Last Thursday, October 5th, WRA volunteers planted their spat (baby oysters) at their oyster garden along Bond Street Wharf. Along with employees from other local businesses, these volunteers are giving their time to help clean up the Inner Harbor by planting and caring for oyster gardens. As the…
Andy Landrum Receives Kenneth J. Miller Founders’ Award
During the WaterJAM Conference, held September 10th-14th, J. Andrew “Andy” Landrum was the recipient of the Kenneth J. Miller Founders’ Award from the VA AWWA/VWEA Water for People Committee to honor his outstanding volunteer service on behalf of their mission to assist millions of families who…
WRA at Careers Expo for Youth
On September 26th-27th, WRA’s Brandon Steel (third from left) and Brad Stipes volunteered as ambassadors at the Careers Expo for Youth, an extension of the United Way of Southwest Virginia Ignite Program. They prepared a PowerPoint presentation to describe the roadway design process at a high level…
St. Elizabeth’s Tank Reaches the Heights
WRA provided engineering services related to the siting, design, and construction of a 2 MG elevated water storage facility on the east campus of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Siting a 170 ft. high water tower on a historic property required the involvement of a myriad of agencies, including: DC Office…
O's Game Night
WRA’s Baltimore office enjoyed a fun night at the ballpark on August 4th! Joe Alley represented WRA at the on-field pregame ceremony, during which the Heavy Hitter Award was presented as a thank you for supporting the Orioles. Before moving to their seats to watch the game, the group attended a…
Newark Regional Transportation Center
Newark, DE - On July 17, 2017 ground was broken on the Newark Regional Transportation Center, a multimodal hub that will bring together Amtrak and SEPTA trains with DART and Cecil Transit buses. The station will form the centerpiece of the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus transit-oriented…
1300 Bush Street
A new bus maintenance facility, complete with modern equipment and a massive workspace to maintain MTA’s fleet, resulted in an increase in operations efficiency. Increasing the capacity for bus maintenance and staging, this new facility features an enclosed interior circulation system with exhaust…
WRA is Presenting Seven Papers at NTRB's Upcoming Conference
The 16th Transportation Research Board National Transportation Planning Applications Conference is being help from May 14 through May 18 in Raleigh, North Carolina. WRA is proud to announce that four engineers from WRA’s Transportation Planning Group will be presenting seven papers at…
Transportation and Environmental Sectors Expand
Richmond, VA - The expansion of our Transportation and Environmental capabilities is to meet the needs of our diversified client base. The six Virginia offices throughout the Commonwealth are pleased to welcome our new hires.
Gov Hogan Reinforces Commitment to Prince George's County
Baltimore, MD - The MD 210 design-build project team was on site for Governor Hogan's press conference in which he spoke about the investment that his administration is committing to Prince George's County. He also announced plans to "fix every structurally deficient bridge in the entire…