Transportation Design Services

The transportation design group has been an essential part of CDR Maguire Engineering since its inception, providing structural engineering, roadway design, and traffic engineering to some of the most extensive transportation projects in the nation.

CDR MAGUIRE HAS BUILT SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES ON THE EAST COAST.

For decades, our transportation design group has been the cornerstone of our business. From the original Fitzgerald Expressway in Boston in the 1950s and Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel in the 1990s to the recent relocation of the I-195 highway in Rhode Island and our ongoing work on the Beaver River Bridge and Mon-Fayette Expressway in Southwestern Pennsylvania, CDR Maguire has designed and engineered some of the most iconic transportation infrastructures throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

OUR TRANSPORTATION DESIGN SOLUTIONS:

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Roadway Design

Our transportation designs take into account the needs of all forms of transportation while complementing the environment.
Life Design Solutions

Traffic Engineering

By using technology that reduces traffic congestion and improves safety, CDR Maguire Engineering makes it easier to travel.
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Structural Engineering

Using modern software, we ensure that our structural designs are of the highest quality and safety.

A BUILDING BLOCK OF OUR NATION AND THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR BUSINESS

A TRADITION OF QUALITY

We are known for the quality of our work, the expertise of our staff, the creativity of our solutions, and the responsiveness of our project teams. Our customers benefit from CDR Maguire Engineering orchestrating all aspects of the transportation design project while engaging with stakeholders. Our methods result in efficient, cost-effective solutions that save our customers time and resources.

PRIDE IN PERFORMANCE

Our nation’s transportation network is essential to our collective prosperity and the American way of life. At CDR Maguire Engineering, we are proud to play a vital role in developing and improving that network. We assist with all aspects of the transportation design process, from initial feasibility studies and design alternative studies to the final project plans, specifications, and estimates.

ROADWAY DESIGN

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OUR ROADWAY TEAM DESIGNS THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
EFFICIENTLY MOVES PEOPLE AND GOODS

CDR Maguire Engineering’s professionals design roadways that complement the environment while balancing multi-modal needs. Our portfolio of highways, rural roads, urban streets, toll roads, and multi-modal systems encompasses every conceivable climate and terrain.

CDR Maguire Engineering’s approach provides clients with workable designs that meet current and projected transportation needs, safely, cost-effectively, and sustainably.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Highway Design – Geometry
  • Roundabout Design
  • Alternatives Studies
  • Right-of-Way Plan Development
  • Construction Cost Estimates
  • Drainage Design
  • Post-Construction Stormwater Management
  • Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control
  • Hydrologic and Hydraulic Studies
  • Safety Studies (Highway Safety Manual)
  • Corridor Planning Studies
  • Highway Occupancy Permits
  • Municipal Reviews and Plans

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

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OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING EXPERTS KEEP THE TRAVELING PUBLIC MOVING FREELY, ON SUPER-HIGHWAYS AND RURAL ROUTES

From compact urban centers to sprawling suburbs and rural areas, our traffic engineering staff develop transportation plans that help the traveling public get to where they want to go quickly and safely.

We employ the latest technology to reduce traffic congestion while improving safety and capacity. Our staff is proficient in Highway Capacity Software, SIDRA, TRANSYT-7F, Synchro/SimTraffic, and CORSIM.

We develop signalization, signing, and lighting strategies to suit the roadway design while complementing the surroundings and respecting the environment. Our capabilities range from mitigating the impacts of roadway construction and new developments to supporting long-term city or community transportation planning efforts.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Transportation Planning and Analysis
  • Traffic Impact Studies
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
  • Maintenance and Protection of Traffic
  • Parking Studies
  • Traffic Counts
  • Traffic Signal Design
  • Signing Design
  • Pavement Marking Design
  • Highway Lighting Design

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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OUR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING TEAM DESIGNS, INSPECTS,
AND RATES BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES OF ALL TYPES

With over 85 years of experience in bridge design, CDR Maguire Engineering has performed the full range of structural projects from long-span bridges to culverts, and from multi-million-dollar interstate bridge designs to railroad structures and shoring.

We use the latest bridge software to facilitate our designs including Bentley Leap Steel and Concrete, MDX, AASHTOWare® Design and Rating software, PennDOT structural software, STAAD, LPile, and RC Pier. We use both AutoCAD and MicroStation.

SPECIALTY SERVICES

ACCELERATED BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION:

CDR Maguire Engineering has been at the forefront of Accelerated Bridge Construction from MassDOT’s and RIDOT’s first heavy-lift bridge replacements to PennDOT’s first multi-span continuous ABC bridge replacement.  Our ABC experience includes heavy lift, SPMT moves, prefabricated bridge units, precast deck panels, and more.

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES:

We provide contractor construction services including excavation support, temporary shoring, temporary utility support, underdeck shielding, and development of shop drawings. Our experience working directly for contractors gives us their perspectives and helps us design for constructability in our other work.

DESIGN/BUILD SERVICES:

CDR Maguire Engineering offers both Preliminary Design/Build services for owners and Final Design/Build services for contractors. We have performed Designs/Builds under shortened durations in emergency situations.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Steel and Prestressed Concrete Beams/Girders
  • Arches & Trusses
  • Thru-Girders
  • Folded Steel Plate Girders
  • Box Culverts
  • Retaining Walls
  • Sound Barrier Walls
  • Deep and Shallow Foundations
  • Design/Build
  • Accelerated Bridge Construction Design
  • Inspection

TRANSPORTATION DESIGN’S PROJECTS

Route 9 over Reservoir Outlet, Framingham, MA

Transportation Design

As part of MassDOT’s Accelerated Bridge Program, CDR Maguire provided design and construction phase services to replace the existing 50’-10” steel stringer with cast-in-place concrete deck carrying Route 9 over the Stearns Reservoir Outlet.

I-93 Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge

Transportation Design

A focal point in the Boston skyline and winner of the 2004 OPAL Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, this unique bridge has twin planes of stay cables in the 745- foot main...

17th St. Causeway Bridge

Transportation Design

The Southeast 17th Street bridge is a bascule drawbridge located just north of the Port Everglades cut. The causeway goes from the west side of US1/Federal Highway eastward over the ICW and twists northward, becoming...

I-93 Viaducts and Ramps

Transportation Design

The Boston Central Artery included many viaducts and ramps, divided into multiple manageable and coordinated construction contracts. The segments were erected using both the balanced cantilever and span-by-span methods.

Ironton Rail-Trail Bridge

Transportation Design

We were responsible for the planning, design, environmental clearances, right-of-way plans, utility coordination, preparation of the bid proposal and construction management for this 193-foot, 3-span pedestrian/vehicle bridge over Lehigh Street (S.R. 1014).

John B. Bartram Trail

Transportation Design

The John B. Bartram Trail is one segment of the Schuylkill River Trail, which follows the Schuylkill River from Pottsville to Philadelphia forming the 128-mile-long spine of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area’s Regional Trail Network.

Delaware & Lehigh Trail

Transportation Design

The Delaware and Lehigh Trail (D&L Trail) forms the spine of a large regional trail network associated with and supported by The Delaware & Lehigh National and State Heritage Corridor.

Carpenters Run Bridge

Transportation Design

Our company executed a scope of work for the replacement of an existing 22’ 6″ foot single-span, steel, I-beam bridge providing a clear roadway width of 18’ 9″.

Stonycreek River Bridge Replacement

Transportation Design

Our company was engaged to undertake the replacement and re-alignment of an existing 166-foot, two-span, steel, through-girder bridge carrying two lanes on SR 4021 across Stonycreek River.

S.R. 0030, Section A05

Transportation Design

This design/build project involved the replacement of the roadway pavement including break and seat reconstruction, shoulders, drainage structures, guide rail, pavement markings, delineators, concrete curb, curb ramps, signing and concrete barrier for a section of...

Lidy Road Bridge

Transportation Design

This project involved replacing 2 bridge structures with a combination precast and poured in-place concrete arch structure to span Interstate 81 and convey traffic below on Lidy’s Road.

Luzerne Pilot Project

Transportation Design

The purpose of this project was for PennDOT to examine the logistics of replacing local bridges for the townships and boroughs that are not financially capable.

SR80 Section B36

Transportation Design

Replacement structures include 2-single span P/S concrete spread box beam bridges and a pair of 3-span continuous steel plate girder bridges.

Lehigh Street Bridges Replacement

Transportation Design

This project involved the reconstruction of Lehigh Street (SR 1014) from Front Street in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County to Second Street in North Catasauqua Borough in Northampton County.

Klines Pedestrian Bridge

Transportation Design

Our company performed the preliminary and final design for this new bridge carrying the City of Allentown Park Drive across the Little Lehigh Creek in the City’s Lehigh Parkway.

8th Street Bridge Replacement

Transportation Design

This is a design/build project. Efforts resulted in the replacement of a narrow 2-lane, 4-span through truss structure over the North Branch of the Susquehanna River.

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