Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP is pleased to announce that the following employees passed the Professional Engineering Exam:

• Kelsey Kress, Transportation
• Ryan Wilson, Utilities
• Mindy Laybourne, Traffic
• Kristen Estocsin, Transportation
• Andrew Bourne, Civil/Land Development
• Andrew Connelly, Construction
• Nosakhere Walcott, Traffic

The ENR Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firms is composed of the largest publicly and privately held design firms in the United States. The rankings are based on design-specific revenue. Whitman, Requardt & Associates is ranked at #11. The list mentions one of their largest projects to break ground, the MD 210 at Livingston Road / Kerby Hill Road Exchange Design Build. This project is located in Prince George’s County and cost $82.5 Million. Whitman, Requardt & Associates receive a large percentage of revenue from their transportation work followed by general building and water supply.

Lewes, DE – The Delaware Transit Corporation cut the ribbon on its new Lewes Transit Center, creating a new hub for bus routes in the Sussex County beach area. WRA designed the project, which includes six bus bays and a 200-space park-and-ride lot with permeable concrete paving. We are currently designing a visitor and maintenance facility for the site.

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 development and will provide great walking and bicycling links to downtown Newark and UD.

University City’s medical complex is a cutting-edge cluster of clinical, R&D, and education facilities. WRA performed this study for the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation by developing a multimodal strategy to support continued economic growth without additional reliance on single-occupant vehicle trips. The study evaluated key access routes, intersections, and transit links to 30th Street Station.

The firm conducted a comprehensive audit of all signals in the corridor, culminating in retiming recommendations for the busiest part of Delaware Avenue / Columbus Boulevard. Opportunities to enhance pedestrian crossings—curb extensions, median islands, and retiming of WALK phases—were recommended. Missing sidewalk connections from Columbus Boulevard to pedestrian destinations were identified. Bus stop locations were reviewed and recommendations were made to relocate several stops. Opportunities for signal-related safety improvements were also identified.

The 16^th 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 this conference.

WRA continues to pioneer new approaches to water/wastewater treatment with its design for Baltimore County Pumping Stations.

Maryland funds upgrades to sewage treatment and septic systems to improve wetlands and reduce polluted storm water runoff in the Bay.