On the road again..
WRA spearheads an array of projects including JFK Memorial Highway, MD 177, I-95 in Wilmington, and multiple byways in Virginia.
Fortifying America's Infrastructure, One Pothole at a Time .
To improve aging roads, President Kennedy approves the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1961, adding $900M to the interstate program.
In 1958, WRA taps the Susquehanna River.
WRA designs the Susquehanna Water Supply line, nicknamed "The Big Inch"—a 9-foot wide pipe transporting water from the river to hundreds of thousands in central Maryland.
Maryland grows thirsty..
The Old Line State's population increases 70% from the 1930s and 1950s, creating an insatiable demand for water.
WRA collaborates on President Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System..
WRA designs the I-83 Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway, the I-895 Patapsco Tunnel approach, and US 140—a vital link between Baltimore and Gettysburg.
The automobile boom creates a crunch..
The 1950s saw the number of cars on the road in America nearly double, with 4 in 5 American households owning at least one car.
WRA helps write a chapter in the Naval Academy's storied history..
The firm updates multiple facilities on the campus, enhancing the school's ability to provide generations of midshipmen with unmatched training.
The U.S. Naval Academy embarks on its second century..
The Academy's graduates since 1845 include war heroes, Nobel honorees, astronauts, and a U.S. president.
WRA drafts the blueprint for modern commercial aviation.
A team from WRA develops the master plan for Friendship Airport—or as we know it today, BWI-Marshall Airport, an international hub for more than 20 million passengers annually.
The new face of travel in post-war America..
With a resurgence in the middle-class and unprecedented prosperity, more and more people look to the skies to get from coast-to-coast and country-to-country.