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.

Sam spent twenty-seven years of her career with the Maryland Department of Transportation in various positions at the MDOT-MTA and MDTA. She was the Director of Planning at MDTA, providing leadership for Project Planning, Capital Budget Management, Government Relations, Strategic Planning, and Real Estate. Prior to her position at MDTA, she served in various positions throughout her twenty-two years at the MTA, including Deputy Administrator overseeing the departments of Planning and Statewide Grants, Engineering, Communications, Government & Community Relations and Customer Service.

Diane has over 15 years’ experience in transportation planning, fare collection, transit benefits, system planning, smart card implementation, environmental & site planning, program and project management. Through her career, she has assumed various roles working with and for state and local agencies. She has built an understanding of transportation programs, plans and processes. 

UrbanPlan is a realistic, engaging exercise in which participants—high school students, university students, or public officials—learn about the fundamental forces that affect real estate development in our communities.  Participants experience the challenging issues, private and public sector roles, complex trade-offs, and fundamental economics in play when proposing realistic land use solutions to vexing growth challenges.

Kristin Gunther completed the 2018 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Young Leader Partnership Forum (PF) with the Baltimore District Council.  The annual ULI Partnership Forum groups ULI Young Leaders (members under the age of 35) with seasoned land development industry professionals for an 8-month long mentoring experience. The Partnership Forum promotes growth and exposure to current real estate trends and practices while fostering deeper relationships with local land development leaders. Each mentor group consists of 10 to 12 Young Leaders and three mentors.

Paul Duemmel, Sarah Proctor, Bryan Townsend, and Loai El-Gazairly attended the ribbon cutting for US Route 301. WRA’s 5.5 mile freeway design features a new interchange with SR 1, which merges traffic from US 301, SR 1’s EZ-Pass lanes and cash toll plaza, and a ramp from US 13.

Members of the Rutland Road Fish Passage project team accept the 2019 MdQI Green/Sustainability/Environmental Award of Excellence.

Pictured (left to right): Pete Rahn, Maryland Secretary of Transportation; Jason Cosler, WRA (Lead Design Firm) Project Manager; Dan Cheng, MdQI Co-Chair; Rudy Holley. Anne Arundel County (Owner) Project Manager; and Joe Manning, WMA (Lead CMI Firm) Project Manager.

WRA was ranked as the  #1 Largest Engineering Firm in Greater Baltimore by Baltimore Business Journal.  Engineering firms are ranked annually by the number of professional engineers and WRA has 162 engineers in Baltimore and 296 company-wide.

MdQI awarded WRA with the 2019 MdQI Maryland Transportation Authority Award, Under $5 Million Substructure and Superstructure Repairs to Various Bridges on I-95, Statewide, MD.

MdQI awarded WRA with the 2019 Green/Sustainability/Environmental Award for the Rutland Road Fish Passage.