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Kelly Ambrose, P.E. Named 2021 Young Engineer of the Year
Kelly Ambrose was named 2021 Young Engineer of the Year by ASCE Maryland Section. This award is given to a civil engineer who is 35 or under and demonstrated superior achievement and dedication to his or her profession. Read more about her achievement…
WRA Ranks Among Top 50 Trenchless Engineering Firms
WRA ranked #49 on Trenchless Technology Magazine's annual list of Top 50 Trenchless Engineering Firms. Rankings are determined by North American trenchless revenue for the previous year or the company’s last fiscal year
Warrenton Branch Greenway Extension, Phase II Project
WRA is providing full-service construction management and inspection (CMI) services on the $900,000 project which includes federal Transportation Enhancement Funding. The Warrenton Branch Greenway was the only trail in Virginia to be designated a National Recreation Trail in 2012. The project…
Kelly Ambrose Named President of ASCE MD Section
Kelly Ambrose, in the Bridge Group, was named President of ASCE Maryland Section. Kelly has been an active member since 2012 and served as the co-chair of the Younger Member Group, the Younger Member appointed Director on the Board in 2015-2016, Director in 2017-2018, and Secretary for the…
Andy Cooper Receives the Carl John Lauter Award
Andy Cooper, an Associate in the Water/Wastewater Group, was awarded the Carl John Lauter Award at the 2021 Tri-Association Conference. It is given each year to a member of the Chesapeake Section who has given outstanding service through higher work as an officer, committee chair or committee…
WRA Presents on Implementation of Battery Electric Buses
WRA's Beth Kreider, Ryan Seymore, Brian King, and Ed Roethlein presented at this year's Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association Conference (PPTA). They detailed implementation of Battery Electric Buses (BEB’s), planning to get BEB’s; those with plans for a pilot program with a limited number…
City of Lynchburg's Main Street
WRA is the lead designer for the City of Lynchburg’s multi-phase construction manager-at-risk project to upgrade underground utility infrastructure while enhancing vehicular, pedestrian, and transit movements through streetscape improvements and traffic facility upgrades. To date three phases have…
WRA Ranks Among Top Environmental Firms
Each year, Engineering News Record publishes a list of the Top 200 Environmental Firms. Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP ranked 164 based on its revenue in 2020. This is up from #176 last year!
WRA Instrumental in New WTS WV Chapter
Cindy Shamblin and Melissa Thompson, along with the other founding board members of WTS WV, were featured in West Virginia Construction News.
Waterfront Clean-Up
Baltimore’s Hydrology and Hydraulics Group coordinated a volunteer effort with the Downtown Sailing Center and Baltimore Museum of Industry, and picked up trash along Baltimore’s waterfront this summer. They went sailing afterwards, enjoying the warm temperatures and the Baltimore City…