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 includes the construction of a 4,765 LF, ten-foot-wide asphalt shared use path on top of an existing abandoned gravel Railroad bed with the rails and timber removed.

With selection based upon the lowest Adjusted Price proposal, a combination of price and schedule, WRA as part of the design-build team met and surpassed the design and construction milestones of this aggressive project.   The project required close coordination with MDOT SHA, Howard County DPW, BGE and Verizon, permitting/approval authorities, property owners, and project stakeholders.

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 of buses, or complete fleet changeovers. Whether incorporating BEB’s into an existing facility or a planned facility upgrade project, we will explore the impacts of BEBs and considerations necessary to address these impacts.

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 member.  

WRA designed the renovation of an underutilized space in this College of Engineering building to create a new 46 seat, interactive distance learning case room. The design also addressed the need for  increased cooling loads and seamlessly integrated more robust audio-visual system infrastructure, while improving sightlines to instructor presentations, and augmenting the thermal envelope to meet current energy conservation codes.

The new Interdisciplinary Engineering Building at the University of Maryland will house research laboratories, offices and support spaces for Civil and Environmental and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Quantum). WRA met with stakeholders in a collaborative approach to evaluate the programming requirements and develop scoping documents for the new 157,000 SF facility for use in procuring design/build delivery services.  WRA provided survey of existing conditions, architectural and space programming and support on mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems.

WRA completed A/E design and construction phase services for renovation of 23,000 SF to convert former restaurant and office space into classroom, computer laboratory, meeting and office space for the Computer Science Department in support of the Towson University Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics. In addition, a new entrance, stair and sidewalk was completed to meet functional needs and code requirements. Construction was completed while the building was occupied. 

WRA is designing a new outdoor Track and Athletics Complex at Prince George's Community College. The new complex will feature a lit NJCAA competition track that wraps around a synthetic turf competition soccer field, grandstanding seating for 1,000, team rooms, athletic training rooms, concessions, ticketing, storage and an outdoor team tent area all within a controlled area.

WRA prepared a statement of work, program of requirements, room data sheets, concept plans, FF&E requirements and cost estimate for the Takoma Park Resource Center Library Renovation at Montgomery College to support mission and advance strategic objectives. WRA met with stakeholders in a collaborative approach to evaluate the programming requirements and develop scoping documents for renovation of the 22,000 SF facility for use in procuring design and construction services.

WRA completed an initial feasibility study that identified several alternatives and included a cost-benefit analysis to inform decision making.  Using the preferred alternative, WRA  completed A/E design and construction phase services for a flexible, multi-purpose 9,000 SF temporary facility on the Freshman Quad of campus served by power, water and sanitary services. The facility design was expedited; the project was delivered in six months to support the University’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.