The Accidental Case Experts who also Design, Maintain, or Supervise Construction of Projects
EXPERIENCE:
TPD’s transportation engineers and construction supervisors have worked on over 200 accident cases. Our team specializes in preparing expert reports and testimony for design, maintenance, and construction transportation cases.
Several members of TPD’s staff have prepared expert reports for accident cases in the areas of expertise including: Roadway Design, Traffic Control Plan Design, Traffic Signal System Design, Construction Management and Inspection, and Bridge Design and Inspection.
EXPERIENCE ON CASES INVOLVING:
WORK ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL
- Lane closures (short-and long-term)
- Interchanges
- Detours (vehicles and bike / ped)
- Nighttime work zone traffic control
- Flagging operations
HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
- Sign maintenance / replacement
- Winter maintenance (Highways, Bridges, Traffic Signals, Parking Lots)
- Repaving
- Pavement rutting
- Pothole repair
- Manholes
- Roadside vegetation management
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT / CONSTRUCTION METHODS
- Contracts / claims / cost estimates
- Responsibilities of project owner / designer / construction manager / construction inspector / contractor
BICYCLISTS / PEDESTRIANS
- Mid-block pedestrian crossings
- Intersection crossings (signalized and unsignalized)
- ADA
- Blind and visually impaired
- School zones
- Parking lots / parking garages
HIGHWAY SAFETY
- Highway and bridge design
- Utility pole placement
- Highway lighting
- Highway drainage
- Sight distance
- Clear zones
- Lane marking
- Signage
- On-street parking
- Motorcycles
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
- Sidewalks
- Bollards
- Internal circulation
- Parking lot design
- Curb stops
- Fire lanes
- Loading docks / zones
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
- Parking lot and internal circulation design
- Pedestrian crossings
- Safe routes to school
- School zones
TRAFFIC SIGNAL DESIGN, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
AT-GRADE RAIL CROSSINGS