Highways and bridges
We are Atkins.
Established in 1938, Atkins has become one of the largest international
design and engineering consulting firms, with offices across the United
States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Our experience in the
world’s most vibrant markets enables us to deliver the best, most up-todate technical solutions to our clients’ infrastructure projects by sharing
expertise and knowledge on a worldwide scale.
At the same time, Atkins understands the vital importance of being “local”
— of having deep roots in the communities in which we live and work. In
the United States, our experience and office network span the nation
and more than half a century. Our understanding of local requirements,
practices, and culture enables us to be true partners with our clients.
Atkins’ core transportation services in the U.S. highways and structures,
intelligent transportation systems (ITS), tolls, aviation, and transit markets
encompass engineering, planning, construction management, program
management, environmental science, geomatics, architecture, emergency
management, asset management, and information technologies. Our
clients represent a mix of both the public and private sectors and include
regional, state, and federal agencies; counties and municipalities;
development companies; airports; toll road agencies; and contractors.
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB) Approach
Design, California. Produced plans, specifications, and
estimates for the westbound approach structure, which
spans from Oakland to the main span bridge that ends
on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay. The cast-inplace concrete box girder approach structure consists
of 12 spans divided into 4 frames. The foundations of
two frames are located underwater in the soft bay mud,
requiring a special foundation design. The final structure
meets the latest California Department of Transportation
seismic design criteria for bridges.
Our ongoing success is based on the recognition that client satisfaction
is paramount. As a company that is committed to low-carbon initiatives,
we help our clients fulfill the social and practical challenges of an
environmentally conscious world.
We are widely noted for the high caliber of our technical professionals
and our comprehensive capabilities in key markets. Our reputation
is reinforced by the way we foster continuous learning and quality
improvement among our professionals— and by our goal of increasing
diversity throughout our company.
Our services
•Transportation planning and
NEPA services
•Highway design
•Bridge engineering
•Program management /
general engineering consultant
•Alternative delivery
•Traffic engineering
•Utilities coordination and design
•Right-of-way services
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Transportation planning and
NEPA services
1. Mobility Access and Pricing Study, San
Francisco County Transportation Authority,
California. Established policy goals, evaluated
the system framework, established a work plan,
and developed a public communication and
involvement campaign for congestion pricing.
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From regulatory compliance to master planning and conceptual design,
our services help you to reduce your environmental footprint.
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Change is the one consistent
element in transportation—knowing
where the future is going, planning
to meet unseen demands, and
designing sustainable solutions.
These are the challenges facing
transportation planners today.
Atkins’ professionals are addressing
them every day in some of the
nation’s most demanding settings.
Our professionals continue to
develop solutions based on
regulatory compliance, sustainability,
and growth demand. Not every
environment is the same and requires
the careful balance of meeting
stakeholder needs and minimizing
the environmental footprint. We
practice the principles of economic,
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social, and ecological sustainability
and apply seamless decision-making
processes that minimize duplication
of effort, promote environmental
stewardship, reduce delays in project
implementation, and ultimately
maximize agency dollars.
Understanding the growth pressure
on transportation systems, we
provide transportation planning
and corridor analyses to look for
integrated solutions to mobility
issues. Multimodal options can
address the high demand for urban
growth including regional mass
transit. We continually refine the
tools and approaches we use to
help our clients address changing
mobility needs.
Regulatory compliance, such as
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and other state policies,
is constantly evolving. Each
year, legal interpretation refines
practitioner implementation.
Having completed thousands of
environmental documents, working
with prominent environmental
attorneys, and providing training
for other professionals in our
industry, Atkins stays up-to-date with
interpretations for implementing
all regulations. We offer our clients
efficient programmed and projectlevel environmental documents and
streamlined, tiered studies. Our
mitigation solutions are thoughtful,
practical, and effective.
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2. High Speed Rail Project Development
and Environment (PD&E) Study, Florida
High Speed Rail Authority. Evaluated the
social, economic, and environmental impacts;
established preliminary engineering criteria
for potential design-build contracts; and to
implementing high-speed rail between Tampa
and Orlando, as well as establishing preliminary
engineering criteria The PD&E study resulted in a
draft and final environmental impact statement
and record of decision to implement this
100-mile long Orlando-Tampa corridor.
3. Buford Highway Planning, DeKalb County
Department of Transportation, Georgia.
To address concerns with high pedestrian fatality
rates, the Georgia Department of Transportation
(GDOT) co-sponsored this project to more
comprehensively address the pressing issue of
improving pedestrian safety. Provided NEPA
services, design, public outreach, planning, and
landscape architecture.
Our capabilities
•Access management plans
•Alignment studies and
conceptual engineering
•Commercial vehicle operations
studies
•Corridor feasibility studies and
multimodal analysis
•Economics and finance
•Environmental documentation
and resource studies
•Environmental justice
4. I-70 Corridor Environmental Impact
Statement, Colorado Department of
Transportation. Prepared a complete
environmental impact statement for potential
roadway and transit improvements.
5. Monroe Connector/Bypass Environmental
Impact Statement, North Carolina Turnpike
Authority. Completed an environmental impact
statement and record of decision for a 20-mile,
new alignment toll highway in 42 months.
6. Gaston East-West Connector (Garden
Parkway), North Carolina Turnpike
Authority. Managed environmental impact
statement (EIS) through the February 2012
Record of Decision for this 21-mile new location
toll road.
•Geographic information systems mapping
•Interchange justification studies
•Long-range transportation and master plans
•Origin-destination surveys
•Pedestrian and bicycle trail/path
planning and design
•Permitting and mitigation studies
•Planning and environmental linkage
•Public involvement and
consensus building
•Regional and statewide
multimodal systems planning
•Sustainability and life-cycle analysis
•Traffic impact studies and travel characteristic surveys
•Travel demand/congestion
modeling and management
•Visualization
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Atkins has successfully
completed projects
ranging from planning
and designing large
urban interchanges in
the country’s biggest
cities to designing and
overseeing construction
of rural roadways in our
nation’s most remote
national parks.
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Atkins has designed and overseen
the construction of thousands of
miles of highways and bridges, and
our efforts have assisted clients
in delivering their programs. We
partner with clients across the U.S.,
and abroad, to develop innovative
solutions to their mobility needs.
From feasibility studies to conducting
preliminary and final engineering,
the depth of our expertise enables
us to take a project from concept
and see it through construction.
Atkins’ transportation practice is
dedicated to the planning, design,
and construction of transportation
systems that function successfully
within the environmental,
institutional, and societal contexts
in which they operate. We provide
the full range of services required to
plan, design, construct, operate, and
maintain transportation projects for
public and private owners.
We have successfully completed
projects ranging from the design
of large urban interchanges in the
country’s biggest cities to the design
and construction of rural roadways
in our nation’s most scenic and
remote national parks. Our depth
of resources allows us to dedicate
skilled transportation engineers to
both rural and urban projects.
Atkins understands the many
elements that provide the framework
for urban design. We design complex
interchange systems, optimize traffic
programs, and rehabilitate and
replace bridges/structures on the
country’s interstate highway system
and local roadway networks. We
promote and facilitate the increased
use of non-motorized transportation
by improving pedestrian and bicycle
safety. Atkins also provides smallscale neighborhood improvement
projects, such as streetscape
enhancements, traffic-calming
measures, and safe routes to schools.
We recognize the importance of
designing solutions to rural projects
that complement the aesthetics of
the surrounding environment. Atkins
coordinates closely with clients and
local stakeholders, offering public
outreach services; providing the
necessary environmental impact
studies and NEPA documentation;
determining appropriate design
criteria; and developing final plans,
specifications, and estimates that
provide innovative, sustainable
solutions while preserving the
character of the area.
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Our capabilities
•Alternatives analysis
•Alternative delivery/designbuild/public-private partnerships
•Constructability reviews
•Construction plans
•Cost estimates
•Drainage plans
•Geographic information systems
•Interagency coordination and public outreach
•Permitting and mitigation design
•Preliminary and final highway design
•Streetscape design
•Survey and mapping
•Sustainability
•Traffic engineering
•Tunnel design
•Utilities coordination and design
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1. US 95 Widening, Summerlin
Parkway/Rainbow Blvd. Interchange,
Nevada Department of
Transportation. Provided preliminary
and final design to reduce congestion,
improve roadway geometrics, and
create an enhanced corridor.
2. I-580 WB-US 101 NB Connector,
Transportation Authority of Marin
(TAM), California. Prepared the
environmental revalidation to the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
/Final Environmental Impact Report;
a supplemental project report; and
the plans, specifications, and
estimates package.
4. Lake Mary Road Reconstruction,
Federal Highway Administration,
Central Federal Lands Highway
Division. Provided NEPA compliance
and engineering design services
to widen over four miles of Forest
Highway 3 (Lake Mary Road)
through the Coconino National
Forest in Arizona.
5. 40th Street Corridor Improvements,
City of Tampa, Florida. Provided
design services for multilane
improvements to Hillsborough
County’s 40th Street and the 40th
Street Bridge over the Hillsborough
River.
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3. Nevada Department of
Transportation, Nevada
Department of Transportation.
Provided preliminary engineering and
final design services for the widening
of this 35-mile section of I-15.
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Our capabilities
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Whether replacing,
rehabilitating, or building
a new structure, our
engineers apply creative,
sustainable, and costeffective methods to
design sound, safe,
and aesthetically
pleasing bridges from
conventional grade
separations to long-span
deep water crossings.
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•Alternative delivery, design-build,
and general contractor
construction management
•Asset management
•Bridge structure design
•Condition inspection and
assessment
•Construction and erection analysis
•Design and independent analysis
•Funding applications, program
management, and design oversight
•Load rating and permit
vehicle analysis
•Rehabilitation, retrofit, and
strengthening
•Safety improvements
•Scour countermeasures
•Seismic analysis and retrofit
•Structure inventory and appraisal
inspection reporting
•Tunnel engineering and design
•Wall design including
top-down construction
Atkins’ bridge staff excels in
analyzing and designing all types of
structures ranging from rural stream
crossings to multi-level interchange
structures, to complex and stateof-the-art signature bridges. Along
with hundreds of conventional grade
separations, Atkins has designed
long-span steel truss, bascule,
segmental concrete, long-span steel
plates and boxes for aircraft taxiway
bridges, pedestrian bridges, transit
and railroad bridges, river crossings,
and wildlife crossings. Atkins
expertise includes design for extreme
events including earthquakes,
hurricane force winds, flooding and
scour, and excessive snowfall. Our
staff is experienced with the design
of spliced and segmental concrete,
high strength steel, and cablesupported bridges and will work
with clients to ensure that the most
suitable structure is selected. We also
understand that bridge construction
impacts facility users and surrounding
residents or businesses, and we
incorporate accelerated construction
features to minimize these impacts
where warranted.
Bridge engineering
Our structural engineers apply
their creative design expertise and
construction skills to create simple
and spectacular bridges that are
not only aesthetically appealing,
but also designed with sound, safe
engineering practices.
Atkins recognizes that fiscal
limitations can sometimes prevent
structure replacements; we can
assess the condition, load capacity,
and remaining life and develop
innovative rehabilitation solutions
to satisfy today’s needs and extend
the life of existing structures. At any
level of involvement, our experience,
expertise, and commitment will
contribute to economical and
practical structure designs.
4. Haven Avenue Grade Separation, City of
Rancho Cucamonga, California. Provided the
structural planning, design, and construction
support services for this award-winning grade
separation structure, which is a six-lane divided
arterial near freeway interchanges.
While bridge design is more visible,
miscellaneous structure design,
including sound walls, drainage
structures, sign support structures,
and retaining walls, can be just as
demanding. Atkins designs a vast
array of miscellaneous structures
including retaining walls; utility
vaults; junction boxes; sign bridges;
light supports; port structures
including wharfs; and hydraulic
structures such as drop structures,
energy dissipaters, and channels.
7. I-4 and Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown
Connector Interchange, Florida Department
of Transportation, District 7. Provided
roadway and bridge design services for this
extremely complex project, representing one of
the largest construction projects undertaken in
the area.
5. SH 45/Loop 1 Interchange, Texas
Department of Transportation. Performed
schematic refinement and detailed design
services for this $60-million section of
the SH 45 corridor.
6. Castle Oaks Bridge over Cherry Creek, Town
of Castle Rock, Colorado. Provided preliminary
and final design services to replace the bridge with
a three-span prestressed girder bridge.
8. C-470/Santa Fe Flyover, Colorado
Department of Transportation, Region 6.
Provided conceptual and final design to
upgrade the existing diamond interchange
and add loop and fly-over ramps to increase
interchange capacity.
9. SC 41 (US 17A) Santee River Bridge
Replacement, South Carolina Department
of Transportation. Provided preliminary
engineering, construction plans, and special
provisions for the replacement of the existing
US 17A/SC 41 Bridge over the Santee River.
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1. Courtney Campbell Causeway (SR 60)/
Veteran’s Expressway Interchange,
Florida Department of Transportation,
District Seven. Designed this
award-winning three-level directional
interchange and reduced traffic signals,
weave movements, and conflict points,
creating a gateway to the Tampa Bay.
2. Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International
Terminal, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport, Georgia.
As a joint venture partner, provided
bridge design, road design, site design,
parking design, and security systems
design for the multilevel terminal access
roadway system.
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3. I-95 over Turtle River, Georgia
Department of Transportation.
Provided bridge design for the widening
and substructure rehabilitation on the
3,500-ft-long bridge near Brunswick.
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Our capabilities
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•Alternative delivery, design-build,
and general contractor construction management
•Asset management
•Bridge structure design
•Condition inspection and
assessment
•Construction and erection analysis
•Design and independent analysis
•Funding applications, program
management, and design oversight
•Load rating and permit vehicle analysis
•Rehabilitation, retrofit, and
strengthening
•Safety improvements
•Scour countermeasures
•Seismic analysis and retrofit
•Structure inventory and appraisal
inspection reporting
•Tunnel engineering and design
•Wall design including top-down construction
Whether replacing,
rehabilitating, or building
a new structure, our
engineers apply creative,
sustainable, and costeffective methods to
design sound, safe,
and aesthetically
pleasing bridges from
conventional grade
separations to long-span
deep water crossings. >
Our structural engineers apply
their creative design expertise and
construction skills to create simple
and spectacular bridges that are
not only aesthetically appealing,
but also designed with sound, safe
engineering practices. Atkins’ bridge staff excels in
analyzing and designing all types of
structures ranging from rural stream
crossings to multi-level interchange
structures, to complex and stateof-the-art signature bridges. Along
with hundreds of conventional grade
separations, Atkins has designed
long-span steel truss, bascule,
segmental concrete, long-span steel
plates and boxes for aircraft taxiway
bridges, pedestrian bridges, transit
and railroad bridges, river crossings,
and wildlife crossings. Atkins
expertise includes design for extreme
events including earthquakes,
hurricane force winds, flooding and
scour, and excessive snowfall. Our
staff is experienced with the design
of spliced and segmental concrete,
high strength steel, and cablesupported bridges and will work
with clients to ensure that the most
suitable structure is selected. We also
understand that bridge construction
impacts facility users and surrounding
residents or businesses, and we
incorporate accelerated construction
features to minimize these impacts
where warranted.
Atkins recognizes that fiscal
limitations can sometimes prevent
structure replacements; we can
assess the condition, load capacity,
and remaining life and develop
innovative rehabilitation solutions
to satisfy today’s needs and extend
the life of existing structures. At any
level of involvement, our experience,
expertise, and commitment will
contribute to economical and
practical structure designs.
4. Haven Avenue Grade Separation, City of
Rancho Cucamonga, California. Provided the
structural planning, design, and construction
support services for this award-winning grade
separation structure, which is a six-lane divided
arterial near freeway interchanges.
While bridge design is more visible,
miscellaneous structure design,
including sound walls, drainage
structures, sign support structures,
and retaining walls, can be just as
demanding. Atkins designs a vast
array of miscellaneous structures
including retaining walls; utility
vaults; junction boxes; sign bridges;
light supports; port structures
including wharfs; and hydraulic
structures such as drop structures,
energy dissipaters, and channels.
7. I-4 and Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown
Connector Interchange, Florida Department
of Transportation, District 7. Provided
roadway and bridge design services for this
extremely complex project, representing one of
the largest construction projects undertaken in
the area.
5. SH 45/Loop 1 Interchange, Texas
Department of Transportation. Performed
schematic refinement and detailed design
services for this $60-million section of the SH 45 corridor.
6. Castle Oaks Bridge over Cherry Creek, Town
of Castle Rock, Colorado. Provided preliminary
and final design services to replace the bridge with
a three-span prestressed girder bridge.
8. C-470/Santa Fe Flyover, Colorado
Department of Transportation, Region 6.
Provided conceptual and final design to upgrade the existing diamond interchange
and add loop and fly-over ramps to increase
interchange capacity.
9. SC 41 (US 17A) Santee River Bridge
Replacement, South Carolina Department
of Transportation. Provided preliminary
engineering, construction plans, and special
provisions for the replacement of the existing US 17A/SC 41 Bridge over the Santee River.
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1. Courtney Campbell Causeway
(SR 60)/Veteran’s Expressway
Interchange, Florida Department
of Transportation, District Seven.
Designed this award-winning three-level
directional interchange and reduced
traffic signals, weave movements, and
conflict points, creating a gateway to the
Tampa Bay.
2. Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International
Terminal, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport, Georgia. As a
joint venture partner, bridge design, road
design, site design, parking design, and
security systems design for the multilevel
terminal access roadway system.
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3. I-95 over Turtle River, Georgia
Department of Transportation.
Provided bridge design for the widening
and substructure rehabilitation on the
3500-ft-long bridge near Brunswick.
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Program management /
general engineering services
1. General Engineering Services (I-10 Escambia
Bay Bridge), Florida Department of
Transportation, District 3. Providing 19 years
of continuous support to the Department,
including assistance with work program
creation; preliminary concept development,
general project administration and technical
assessment; and construction management
and project closeout.
2. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise General
Consultant, Florida Department of
Transportation. Provides support for
operations, finance, planning, tolls,
environmental management, project
management, utilities and rail relocation,
right-of-way, construction engineering, and
maintenance management.
3. DeKalb County HOST Program Management
(Medical Center Parkway), DeKalb County
Public Works Department, Georgia.
Since 1999, Atkins has provided program
management services to DeKalb County for its
$250-million transportation program.
4. Estero Parkway Extension, Florida
Department of Transportation, District
One. As general engineering consultant,
provided design services for a 1-mile new
alignment project that included a bridge
over Interstate 75 in Lee County.
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Our capabilities
•Contract support
•Damage assessment
•Expert testimony
•Facility assessment
•Funding assistance
•Information systems
•Interagency coordination and
public outreach
•LEED facilitation/ management
•Maintenance management
•Operations support
•Procurement support
•Production/design management
•Program/project controls
•Programming
•Quality assurance program
•Regulatory compliance
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•Requirements analysis
•Scheduling and cost estimating
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Helping you implement a transportation
program, whether building a specific project
or developing a complex transportation
system, is the foundation of Atkins.
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It often takes a leap of faith—a
paradigm shift—for decision-makers
in the public and private sectors
to assign responsibility for major
components of a work program to
a consultant. That is exactly what
many of Atkins’ clients have done,
with excellent results.
Why does Atkins excel as a provider
of program management services?
Because recognizing that we
perform our duties as an extension
of client staff, we bring to each
program management assignment
the resources that define us—our
people. We have experienced
personnel from within each core
service who have successfully
5. Grand Avenue Parkway (SH 99) General
Engineering Consultant, Texas Department
of Transportation, Houston District.
Activities include professional project
management services, project development,
financial plan analysis, producing environmental documents, schematic designs,
coordinating right-of-way maps, and
participating in the public review process.
6. Transportation Program Management
Services, San Mateo County Transportation
Authority, California. Services include
program, project, and general engineering
consultant management; project controls
and data management; cost estimate
review and cost estimating; risk analysis
and management; environmental review;
right-of-way identification and acquisition
assistance; contract documents and bid/
award process; project management during
construction; and external agency support
and utility liaison.
completed numerous program
management projects.
As we have grown to be one of
the premier program management
consultants in the nation, Atkins has
focused on doing what is right for
the client first—keeping promises,
providing quality, meeting schedules,
and delivering innovation. Whether
for the design and construction
of a toll facility in California or the
installation of miles of fiber optic
communication cable in Georgia,
Atkins has built the broad-based
experience and staff resources
to ensure successful program
management assignments, no
matter what the scope.
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Alternative delivery
Our capabilities
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•Comprehensive design
development and engineering services
•Owner’s representative
•Procurement support
•Construction management
•Construction quality
assurance
•Interagency coordination and
public outreach
•Project controls, scheduling, and cost estimating
•Project management
•Quality assurance program
•Lender’s technical advisory services
•Independent engineering
•Technical assistance to developers
•Asset management
•Tolling advisory services
•Regulatory compliance
1. SR 22 HOV Widening Design-Build, Orange
County Transportation Authority, California.
Lead structure design firm for 34 new or widened
bridges, four travel lanes, added HOV and
auxiliary lanes, and retaining and sound walls.
2. Capital Circle SE Widening Design-Build
Services, City of Tallahassee, Florida.
Services included design-build permitting,
roadway and structural design, landscape
development, public information management,
construction management, and scheduling for
this widening of Capital Circle southeast from
two lanes to four lanes with sidewalks.
Innovative project
delivery strategies are
aimed at effectively
managing cost,
schedule, quality
control, and risk
for transportation
infrastructure projects.
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As funds decline for transportation
infrastructure projects across
the country, the popularity of
alternative methods for project
delivery is growing. Why? Owners
continue to discover the inherent
advantages—with real potential
to save time and money in project
completion—of using alternative
project delivery methods that allow
owners to do more with less. The
advantages of alternative project
delivery can include time and cost
savings, appropriately transferring
performance risk, fostering
design innovation, and leveraging
expertise to manage large, complex
infrastructure projects. Whether
the delivery strategy is design-build,
public-private partnership, general
contractor/construction management
(GC/CM), or construction manager
at risk (CMAR), Atkins builds
strong, cohesive teams to work
efficiently with builders, lenders,
and owners. Our approach begins
with developing an understanding
of project goals, ideals, and risks,
focusing on what constitutes value
for our client. Atkins then mobilizes
our experts who apply innovative
solutions to quickly complete
quality projects. We build long-term
relationships and foster collaboration
with our clients to deliver technical
and innovative solutions for a broad
range of infrastructure projects.
3. King Abdulaziz International Airport
Airside/Landside Design Services DesignBuild, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Provided design
of the airside and main arterial approach roads
for Phase 1 of the $7-billion development
expanding and upgrading the airport’s existing.
infrastructure and facilities.
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Traffic engineering
With a commitment
to provide commuters,
pedestrians, and
bicyclists with safe and
efficient facilities to
travel, our engineering
professionals apply
innovative solutions to
safely and efficiently
move people and
goods through our
transportation systems.
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Safety and efficient traffic flow
are two of the most critical
elements to consider when
planning and designing an
effective transportation system.
Atkins has a proven history of
providing creative, cost-effective,
and holistic solutions. The Atkins
approach helps achieve cost,
schedule, and quality objectives
of our clients and communities.
Traffic engineering studies are
an essential component of the
overall project development
process and often the first
step in a larger development
framework. Our team conducts
a comprehensive evaluation
of the critical project issues
and identifies sustainable
options that minimize costs,
optimize the transportation
system, and address community
character concerns. Atkins has a
strong background in working
collaboratively with clients and
stakeholders to apply the best
solutions for each situation
studied. We are actively involved
in building consensus among
stakeholder agencies to develop
a project solution that meets
the expectations of the diverse
agencies that may often have
varied objectives.
More often than not, traffic
engineering studies inform and
influence various disciplines of
engineering including design,
construction, economics, and
the environment. The Atkins
approach to traffic engineering
ensures that a balanced
solution that includes inputs
from these various disciplines
is developed to arrive at a truly
optimal recommendation. We
have performed a wide variety
of studies including freeway
systems analysis, corridor analysis,
safety studies, intersection and
signal design, signal timing,
and pedestrian and bicycle
studies. These studies have been
comprehensive, system-wide
evaluations that proactively
identify operational and safety
concerns; or they have been sitespecific, evaluating a location,
identifying various strategies to
improve safety, and evaluating
those strategies to identify the
most cost-effective and contextsensitive approach. Atkins is
at the forefront of providing
modern, client-driven solutions
to provide the most efficient and
safe environment to all users.
Our capabilities
• Asset management
• Commercial vehicle operations
• Construction traffic control design and inspection
• Method of handling traffic
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• Microscopic traffic simulation
modeling and visualization
2. Morgan Street Two-Way
Conversion, City of Raleigh, North
Carolina. Prepared plans for the
permanent conversion of Morgan
Street in downtown Raleigh from
one-way traffic flow to two-way
traffic flow between Hillsborough
and Daw­son Streets.
• Parking studies and analysis
• Pedestrian and bicycle trail/path
planning and design
• Safety evaluations and design
3. 21st/22nd Street Improvements,
Florida Department of
Transportation, District Seven.
Evaluated future anticipated traffic
and level of service impacts with a
reduction from three to two lanes
in each direction on this one-way
pair through Ybor City Historic
Districts, providing improvements
to sidewalks; addition of bike lanes;
and aesthetic treatments such as
historic themed lighting and signage,
benches and trash receptacles, brick
crosswalks to better accommodate
pedestrians and bicyclists.
• Signing and striping
• Travel demand forecasting and modeling
• Traffic engineering studies,
analysis, and design
• Traffic signal system analysis and design
• Work zone traffic control
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1. Arlington Entertainment District Identity
and Wayfinding Development, City of
Arlington, Texas. Provided the sign location
master plan, gateway and wayfinding
signage design, a phased implementation
plan for installation of signs, and limited
construction phase services for this 2,800-acre
entertainment district.
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4. I-15 HOT Lanes, Utah Department
of Transportation. Awarded the
2010 Engineering Conference Award
Consultant of the Year for services
including project management and
contractor oversight, requirements
and design and test plan review,
CSC and transponder procurement
support, and dynamic tolling
algorithm and trip-building formula.
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Atkins’ approach to
utility coordination
focuses on minimizing
impacts to utilities,
thereby reducing
project delays,
construction costs,
and contractor claims
associated with
utility issues.
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Utility coordination is an essential
element of highway design as most
projects involve the utility industry.
The advances in utility types and
design create interesting challenges
for roadway projects being
constructed in old, urban areas or
newly developed environments. Even
the relocation of a short section of
a buried utility line can add further
items to the project scope, and
Atkins understands that additions,
deletions, and changes affect utility
locations and relocations by adding
time and expense to the project and
utility owners.
Atkins engages utility owners early in
our design process, which facilitates
communication, provides affected
utilities sufficient time to plan
new routes, and gives our project
designers time to reach a design that
benefits all stakeholders. Through
building strong relationships and
close coordination, Atkins works
with our clients and each utility
owner to determine conflicts and
to develop the most cost-effective
alternative for addressing existing
or planned utility facilities. This
collaboration results in keeping
projects on schedule, minimizing
project and utility relocation costs,
and decreasing inconvenience to the
public. Once the best alternative is
determined, the information is either
incorporated into the design plans
to make accommodations for each
utility, or to coordinate the relocation
of the utility, so that no conflicts are
encountered during construction.
Atkins’ professionals monitor, report,
and ensure plan compliance during
the construction of utility relocation
or installation. This approach has
proven successful in reducing project
delays and costs.
Right-of-way services
Our capabilities
•Acquisition and negotiations
•Appraisals and costs estimates
•Eminent domain support
•Engineering and mapping
•Right-of-way plans
•Expert witness testimony
•Ownership maps
•Pre-acquisition services
•Relocation plans and assistance
•Surveys and legal descriptions
Utilities coordination and design
Our capabilities
• Alternative delivery/
design-build
• Data management
• Site inspection and as-built
plan preparation
• Site management
• Subsurface utility engineering
• Utility coordination
and inspection
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Understanding that right-of-way acquisition imposes major demands
on public agency resources, Atkins provides the full range of technical
support services to assist you in developing financially sound solutions for
government- and privatively-owned property acquisitions. These solutions
help move projects forward quickly and fairly.
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Right-of-way is a critical component
of any project and an essential
element of integrating multiple
modes of transportation. Atkins
assists our clients secure new rightof-way, manage their right-of-way
and real estate assets, and facilitate
the development and construction
of transportation systems. We
have a proven success record that
demonstrates our ability to provide
the highest level of knowledge,
experience, and expertise to secure
the real estate interests necessary to
construct any project.
Atkins right-of-way services provides
a full range of support to local,
state, and federal agencies involved
in property acquisition for public
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works projects. Our right-of-way
staff comprises full-time right-ofway survey and mapping and real
estate professionals with experience
in real estate title, appraisal,
property acquisition, relocation
assistance, litigation support,
property management, database
systems, project management,
and program management. Atkins
assists state and local governments
and private entities in acquiring
property for transit systems, roadway
improvements, utilities, and airport
facilities. Many of our projects have
involved federal aid and have been
completed in compliance with the
Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
1. SR 826/SR 836 (Palmetto/Dolphin
Expressway) Interchange, Florida
Department of Transportation District
Six, Florida. Managed 111 acquisitions/
negotiations and identified 318
relocations using Atkins’ ROW TrackerTM,
a Web-based management program.
2. US 95 Widening, Nevada Department
of Transportation. Provided right-of-way
appraisal, acquisition, relocation, and
property management services.
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Worldwide expertise
With experience throughout the
world, Atkins has the depth and
breadth of expertise to respond to
the most technically challenging
and time-critical infrastructure
projects and the transition to a
low-carbon economy.
We plan every aspect of our clients’
projects — from cost and risk
planning, feasibility studies and
logistics to impact assessments and
stakeholder engagement activity.
We design intellectual capital such
as management systems and
business processes. We also design
physical structures such as office
towers, schools, bridges, and
highways. Whatever we design,
we apply the same passion and
creativity combined with rigorous
quality standards.
Our clients choose Atkins because
they need assurance that their
projects are procured safely and
predictably. They entrust us with the
management of projects, people,
and issues — ensuring that deadlines
are met, costs are controlled, and
success is delivered.
Whether it’s the concept for a
skyscraper, the upgrade of a rail
network, the modeling of a flood
defense system, or the improvement
of a management process, we
plan, design, and enable quality
solutions that improve the quality of
life for us all.
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1. 40th Street Pedestrian Bridge,
City of Tampa, Florida
2. Wilmington Bypass Construction
Inspection Services, North Carolina
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6. Hoover Dam, Nevada
4. Traffic Control Center (Dubai)
7. Newport City Footbridge (United Kingdom)
5. London Underground (United Kingdom)
8. Piccadilly Circus (United Kingdom)
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9. Florida High-Speed Rail Program Project
Development and Environmental Study.
10. Lake Havasu City (Arizona)
11. Penang Bridge (Malaysia)
12. Copenhagen Metro (Denmark)
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3. Dubai Smile (Dubai)
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13. London traffic at night (United Kingdom)
17. Durrat Al Bahrain (Bahrain)
14. Haleakala Summit Road, Hawaii
18. Gautrain Tunnel (South Africa)
15. M25 Widening (United Kingdom)
19. Forth Road Bridge (Scotland)
16. I-10 and I-110 Bridge, Pensacola, Florida
20. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Ocoee, Florida
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21. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games (United Kingdom)
22. Las Vegas Rapid Transit Downtown
Connector, Nevada
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