How CHA Can Help

America’s infrastructure is one of our society’s greatest assets. CHA is uniquely qualified to guide clients through projects that bridge power, infrastructure, and renewable energy by bringing decades of expertise across all those specialized markets in one integrated, collaborative team.

CHA, a leader in the transportation industry, delivers a full complement of highway, bridge, traffic, construction inspection, and geospatial services under one roof. Our transportation specialists plan, design and help maintain and construct these most valued assets—including roads, bridges, railways, waterways, and multi-modal facilities—for public and private transportation owners, agencies, and authorities. With adequate funding from the IIJA, our transportation engineers are ready to bring creative designs and alternative construction options to support communities of all sizes in addressing long-overdue improvements to their crucial travel corridors, all while keeping sustainability, resiliency, and climate preparedness at the forefront. The movement of goods, services, and people is critical to the economic well-being of a community, and no one understands that better than CHA.

With decades of experience, we will bring your IIJA-funded projects and programs to a successful completion with our inspired employees, forward-leaning technology, and essential partnerships. CHA is your trusted advisor and partner committed to responsibly improving the world we live in.

For more information, please contact:

BRIDGES

Bryan Busch, PE Vice President, Principal Engineer bbusch@chacompanies.com

ACCELERATED BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

Mike Culmo, PE Vice President, Chief Engineer mculmo@chacompanies.com

TRAFFIC & ITS

Elio Espino, PE, PhD Senior Principal Engineer, Business Practice Leader eespino@chacompanies.com

COMPLETE STREETS & ROADWAY

Mike Hurtt, PE Senior Vice President, Chief Engineer mhurtt@chacompanies.com

COMPLETE STREETS & ROADWAY

ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE

Ellen Moshier, PE Associate Vice President, Senior Project Manager emoshier@chacompanies.com

ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE

Mitch Dewein, CEM Associate Vice President, Project Team Leader mdewein@chacompanies.com

National Leader in Bridge Engineering

CHA is a national leader in bridge engineering, focusing primarily on addressing existing aging bridges. As the principal author of the 2018 AASHTO LRFD Guide Specifications for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), the national design code, we have pioneered the use of ABC. ABC is an innovative method of construction focused on replacing aging bridges carrying traffic. This approach temporarily closes the bridge, detours traffic, and re-opens the bridge within a short period of time.

With ABC, we can minimize road and lane closures and traffic disruptions by increasing the speed of construction, drastically improving the outcome for the client and community.

Our teams have experience assisting the Federal Highway Administration and several State Departments of Transportation (DOTs). Together, we’ve created some of the most successful ABC programs by leading the development of statespecific ABC standards and implementation practices.

Maximizing Funding

Our team delivers cost-effective designs, allowing us to replace as many bridges as possible within the funding limitations of each infrastructure program.

With the use of ABC, we can eliminate the cost of temporary bridges used to handle traffic during construction and deliver the project faster and with less cost, disruption, and inconvenience. DOTs are looking to bundle multiple bridges in one project to maximize work and take advantage of the economies of scale. CHA is working with several DOTs to procure bridge replacement projects using the bridge bundling approach.

When navigating complex funding options, working with partners who understand and can help develop and successfully execute projects is essential. Our team uses proactive quality management to help our clients maximize funding in a timely and efficient manner. We address their immediate needs with cost-effective solutions that consider all expenses and impacts over a project’s life cycle.

Whether an initiative involves a traffic study, large bridge or highway project, a cost-effective rehabilitation, new EV locations, or an innovatively funded major capital improvement project, CHA provides the experience, creativity, and expertise to maximize your funding through project completion.

Our Transportation Services:

Highway

• Urban & Rural Highway Design

• Interchange Design

• Environmental Analyses & Documentation

• Regulatory Compliance & Permitting

• Public Outreach & Engagement Programs

• Streetscape & Enhancement Design

• Complete Streets

Bridges & Structures

• Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Design & Consulting

• Complex Bridge Design, Evaluations & Inspections, & Reconstruction

• Construction Engineering Services

• Bulkhead & Seawall Design

• Demolition Plans for Steel & Concrete Structures

Traffic & ITS

• Safety Studies & Analysis

• Design Development

• Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Traffic Operations/Corridor Management

Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Design

• EV Infrastructure Design

• Construction Inspection

• Conventional & Innovative Intersection Design

• Right-of-Way Engineering & Land Acquisition

• Multi-Use Trails, Paths, & Walkways

• Geospatial services

• Design-Build Program Management (owners representative)

• Crane & Equipment Load Verifications

• Fatigue & Fracture Studies

• Hydraulic Studies

• Scour Design Solutions

• Design-Build Program Management (owners representative)

• Bridge Research & Training

• Traffic Studies & Design

• Complete Streets

• Smart Cities & Data Analytics

• Utility Coordination