OUR SERVICES

ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

The dynamics of a vehicle accident involve a number of factors including driver action/inaction, the tire-pavement interaction, vehicle systems operations, roadway geometry and the roadside border area among other factors. Drivers are sometimes compromised as a result of the accident. The ability to understand the interrelationship between all the factors and properly interpret the physical evidence is critical to a successful reconstruction.

• Perception-Reaction Time

• The Driving Task

• Sight Distance

• Weather

• Road surface and conditions

• Lighting and Illumination

• Brake performance

• Vehicle systems

• Crush damage

• Skid marks, gouges and yaw marks

• Pavement-tire interactions

• Commercial Vehicle Operations

• Hours of Service Law

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

• Statutory Vehicle Laws

• Speed, time and distance

• Vehicle inspection

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION & CLAIMS

Construction Management Highways require regular maintenance and periodic reconstruction. This work must be done efficiently, safely and while accommodating the needs of the road users and providing for the safety of the construction personnel.

• Construction Claims and Safety

• Department of Transportation standards and requirements

• OSHA regulations

• Work Zone Traffic Control

• Commercial Vehicle and heavy equipment operations

• Construction means and methods

• Construction task sequencing

• Supplements and change orders

• Bidding documents, plans and specifications

• Utility accommodation and control

• Vehicle, pedestrian and construction personnel accidents

• Construction vehicle access

• Driveways and haul roads

• Intersections

• Signage, Traffic Controls and Markings

• Lighting

• Work hours

• and Inspection

• Professional Liability

HIGHWAY SAFETY & WORK ZONES

Highways require proper design and guidance for both motorist and pedestrians. Highway users have an expectation that the facilities are properly designed and demarcated to provide safe and efficient passage. An important part of the design and guidance is attention to the entire highway corridor, including those areas outside the edge of the paved surface.

• Highway Clear Zones

• Sight Distances

• Traffic Control, Signs, Markings and Signals

• Construction Claims and Safety

• Accidents (Vehicle, Pedestrian and Construction)

• Roadway Geometry

• Horizontal and Vertical Curvature

• Highway Prolife, Grades and Cross Section

• Guiderails, Guardrails and Barriers

• Intersections and Driveways

• Trails

• Interstate Highways and Interchanges

• Crosswalks and other Pavement Markings

• Utility Poles and Traffic Signals

• Highway Lighting

• Work Zone Traffic Control

PARKING LOTS

For most of us, our vehicles spend more time parked than moving. Parking lots are unique environments that have to balance mobility and safety of both pedestrians and vehicles. Parking lots exist to fulfill a need and service other establishments. Factors that contribute to the functionality and overall safety of parking lots include:

• Parking lot layout

• Parking lot geometry

• Parking space size

• Driving lane width

• Pedestrian amenities

• Parking lot grade

• Parking lot signage

• Parking lot pavement markings

• Parking facility size and orientation

• Parking lot access

• Intersection control

• Parking lot lighting

• Parking lot pavement design

• Parking lot maintenance

• Parking lot accessibility

• ADA Compliance

• Storm water management

• Snow and Ice control

• Parking garages and parking structures

• Islands and curbing

• Wheel stops and bollards

• Emergency vehicle access and fire zones

• Compliance with codes, standards and regulations.

• Traffic claiming

• Crosswalks

• Shopping Cart and non-motorized vehicle control

STORM DRAINAGE, FLOODING & ICE

The ability to manage storm water in our built environment is fundamental to maintaining use of these constructed facilities and the safety of the users. Unmanaged flooding leads to damage to facilities, loss of use and potential adverse impacts to the users.

• Standards, Codes and Regulations

• National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

• Flood Hazard Areas

• Coastal Zone Impacts

• Elevation Certification

• Building Design

• Flood Plains

• Floodways

• Flood Fringe areas

• Flood-proofing

• Community Impacts

• Flood Hazard evacuation routes

• Floodplain Management

• Levees, Dikes and Dams

• Inlets, Culverts and piping

• Flood Hazard Mitigation

STRUCTURAL FAILURES

Structural failures and collapses from demolition, deterioration, overload, soils or ground conditions, or weather events, commonly involve buildings, roofs, bridges, pavements, foundation systems, towers or walls.

• Parking lots.

• Traffic control devices.

• Buildings.

• Houses.

• Industrial Machinery.

• Walls.

• Roofs.

• Floors.

• Bulkheads.

• Retaining Walls.

• Bridges.

• Roads.

• Elevated Walkways/Boardwalks.

• Signs and Billboards.

• Platforms.

• Parking garages and parking structures

• Compliance with codes, standards and regulations.

STREETS AND PARKING FACILITIES

Our streets and parking facilities are complicated environments requiring proper design, proper guidance and proper driver control to ensure safe facilities. These facilities support both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Our team of experts understands the interrelationships among these requirements.

• Vehicle Accident Reconstruction

• Pedestrian and vehicle accessibility/ADA Compliance

• Automotive Systems

• Bicycle Facilities and Incidents

• Bridges

• Roadway Clear Zones and Roadside Structures

• Codes, Standards and Regulations

• Roadway Construction Claims

• Construction Safety in the roadway environment

• Crosswalks and pedestrian facilities

• Horizontal and vertical roadway curves

• Roadway profile, grading and cross-section

• Guiderails and Guardrails

• Intersection Safety

• Interstate Highways

• Traffic Islands, medians and gore areas

• Roadway Lighting

• Manholes and other utilities in the roadway

• Mid-Block Crosswalks

• Pavement Markings

• Pedestrian Incidents

• Premises Facility Liability

• Ramps and Interchanges

• Sidewalks

• Intersection and Driveway Sight Distance

• Traffic Signs

• Vehicle Speed

• Roadway and Parking Lot Storm Drainage, Flooding and Ice

• Street Lights

• Structural Failures

• Roadway Geometry and super-elevation of Road Surface

• Traffic Controls and Safety

• Traffic Signals

• Trucks and Commercial Vehicle Operations

• Utility Poles

• Work Zone Traffic Control

• Traffic Calming

• Roundabouts

• Roadway pavement design

• Pavement surface maintenance

• Pavement Repair means and methods

• Traffic Control Device maintenance

TRAFFIC CONTROLS & SAFETY

The consistent application of uniform traffic control devices is one of the fundamental foundations of safety on our streets and highways. National and local standards guide the design, application and installation of out traffic control devices.

• Traffic Signs

  • Regulatory Signs

  • Warning Signs

  • Guide Signs

• Pavement Markings

• Traffic Signals

• Work Zone Traffic Control

• School Zone Traffic Control

• Railroad Crossing Traffic Control

• Traffic Control Device responsibility

• Traffic Control Device installation and maintenance

• Traffic Control Device regulation

WINTER LIABILITY CLAIMS

Almost all areas of the United States deal with inclement weather during the winter months. The ability to design our built environment and have in place the proper processes to address the accumulation of winter precipitation and freezing temperatures are key to the safe use of our constructed facilities during the winter months.

Our firm has performed forensic analyses on winter liability claims that include:

• Roof Failures & Building Collapses

• Slips and Falls on Ice

• Highway Accidents

• Drainage, Flooding & Ice Accumulation

• Freeze/Thaw Failures

• Professional Liability

• Snow removal practices and procedures

• Salting application rates and procedures

• Proper use of snow removal apparatus

• Timing of snow and ice removal

• De-icing chemicals

• Training for snow and ice removal personnel