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Transportation Resource Group, Inc. has named Austin (Joe) Eberly, P.E. a Senior Project Engineer. Joe is responsible for the preparation and coordination of HOP applications, roadway and drainage design and traffic impact studies. Joe has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Penn State University and recently passed his P.E. exam.

New 2009 PennDOT TIS Guidelines

We at TRG would like to make you aware that in February 2009 PennDOT issued new Transportation Impact Study (TIS) guidelines used in the Highway Occupancy Permits (HOP) process. It is important for you to be made aware of these significant changes to the TIS guidelines because they may have an impact on your next project. For your convenience please click on the link below to view a summary of the major changes.

We would be more than happy to discuss the new guidelines with you to help you understand the changes and how they may affect your current or future project.

Celebrating 15 Years

Transportation Resource Group, Inc. (TRG) is proud to celebrate Val Webb's 15th year with the firm. Val started her career at TRG as a part-time secretary and quickly became involved in every aspect of the business. Val assisted in conducting traffic counts, generating graphics for TIS reports, assisting in the design of TRG's first logo and even assisting in the accounting department. Val became the full-time secretary in 1997 and was then promoted to her current position of office manager in 2005. Asked about her 15 years at TRG Val responded; "I really never had a boring day in my 15 years."

PennDOT Smart Transportation

Smart Transportation is partnering to build great communities for Pennsylvanians by linking transportation investments and land use planning and decision-making. The goal is to create transportation facilities that are safe and affordable, responsive to the needs of all users and support community planning goals. Recently PennDOT announced four key examples of Smart Transportation projects with District 8-0. TRG is proud to have been an integral team member on three of these four projects, which included: PA 116 Spring Grove Roundabout, Paxton Street (TecPort) and the Harrisburg ITS. Please click on the link below to see how TRG has been leading the way with Smart Transportation over the past decade.

Promotions

Transportation Resource Group, Inc. (TRG) is proud to announce the following promotions: Daniel J. Thornton, P.E., Christopher E. Schwab, P.E. and Alvis (Trey) Elrod, P.E. to Senior Associates. Dan, Chris and Trey will continue to manage projects and develop and maintain client relationships along with business development. Dan has 14 years of project experience and has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland. Chris has 11 years of project experience and has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Penn State University. Trey has 12 years of project experience and has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Florida International University.

Country Club/Rathton Road Corridor Study - Public Meeting #2

Transportation Resource Group, Inc. (TRG) recently conducted a public meeting for the Country Club/Rathton Road corridor study. TRG presented key problem areas of the corridor and the possible solutions. Over 40 people attended the meeting which gave TRG an opportunity to listen and discuss all the feedback from the attendees about the key problem areas and the various solutions. For a complete overview of the corridor study please visit the York County Planning Commission's Country Club/Rathton Road corridor website at http://www.ycpc.org/countryclubrathton.htm

PennDOT ADA Requirements

The Americans with Disability Act, ADA, has been in existence since 1990 and recently the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, PennDOT, has established new standards related to accessibility at curb ramps. We have prepared a flier to provide some highlights of PennDOT’s new standards on curb ramp design. If you have further questions regarding the ADA requirements or any other transportation issues we would welcome the opportunity to discuss these issues with you in further detail.

TRG has been providing consulting engineering services for nearly twenty years. We pride ourselves in being experts in our field and hope you will continue to look to TRG for all your transportation engineering and planning needs. As traffic specialists we are able to stay up to date on the latest standards and technological advances in the industry and wanted to take this opportunity to share some recent changes to the ADA requirements as they relate to our field.

Awards

TRG was part of the project team for the Two-Way Paxton Street Project, which was recently awarded the 2007 Project of the Year Award by the Central PA Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This project, located on the former Amp/Tyco headquarters campus in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, was challenged by access issues which needed to capitalize on opportunities for redevelopment. The project re-established two-way traffic on Paxton Street (S.R.3010) and created new and improved access to the TecPort Business Center and the Harrisburg East Mall.

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Thanks to the unselfish and patriotic duties of Master Gunnery Sergeant Steven D. Austin, TRG was honored to accept a flag of the United States of America which was flown in Iraq. MGySgt Austin normally works as a Senior Traffic Technician for TRG, but from February 2005 through February 2006, he served proudly for the United States Marine Corps at Camp Fallujah, Iraq. On the 4th day of July, 2005 a flag of the United States of America flew proudly in the Battle Square, Camp Fallujah, Iraq. These colors were flown for and presented to Transportation Resource Group, Inc. TRG proudly displays this flag and the accompanying certificate in our office. Thank you Steve Austin and all the men and women who proudly serve our country.