DGL at Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) CPD Conference
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DGL Consulting Engineers participated in the OSPE Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Conference and the 136th Annual Meeting June 13-14.
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Gateway to Downtown Toledo
/DGL Consulting Engineers is working with URS’s Toledo location on this project for the City of Toledo. The City is working on a plan to realign the Anthony Wayne Trail Gateway to create a more welcoming entry into downtown.
Read MoreTom Brown - Veteran of the Year!
/The DGL family is so proud of Tom Brown (our Client Relations Manager) as he is being named one of the 2014 Veterans of the Year! We are thankful to all who serve and have served our country, and are especially proud of Tom, a very well-respected friend and associate. He will be recognized on Saturday (May 17, 2014) as one of the ‘Veterans of the Year’ at Findlay’s Armed Forces Day Celebration!
Read MoreDGL Congratulates Corrinne Nauer, EIT on Achievement
/DGL congratulates Corrinne Nauer, EIT on her state board award of Engineer in Training (EIT). Having this designation demonstrates an understanding of fundamental engineering principles and also expresses a level of commitment toward the engineering profession that requires an impressive level of dedication.
Read MoreDGL Improves Sylvania’s Brint-Mccord Intersection
/DGL Consulting Engineers (www.dgl-ltd.com), a multi-faceted engineering firm, specializing in highway and bridge design, traffic engineering, site development, surveying, structural engineering and construction services, provided design for Sylvania’s Brint-McCord Intersection to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic and safety.
Read MoreOregon Awarded Funds for Road Improvements
/The City of Oregon was recently notified that it will receive funding to improve Navarre Avenue, from I-280 to Isaac Streets Drive. The Safety Program Committee of the Ohio Department of Transportation sent a letter to the City stating that its application for the construction of various enhancements along Navarre and at the junctures of Dearborn, Munding, Wheeling, and Isaac Streets has been approved for funding. The City, with the assistance of DGL Consulting Engineers, submitted the request for funding to ODOT to reduce the incidence of traffic accidents along the heavily traveled road.
Read MoreTime Ticking By for Municipalities Required to Comply with Changes to Federal & State MUTCD
/Whether or not you are aware of it, significant modifications have been made to standards and requirements for traffic signals in both the Federal and Ohio Manuals on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). While many of the changes do not include compliance dates, two sections that do contain target dates are worthy of the attention of every municipality. Updates to the Yellow Change, Red Clearance and Pedestrian Intervals require compliance within five years of the revision date (June 13, 2012) or when timing adjustments are made, whichever occurs first. While this five year window may seem large, some of the upgrades will require long-term planning, particularly in areas where the volume of traffic and the number of pedestrians are at high levels.
Read MoreConstruction on Busy Road Causes Drivers to See… Orange
/There are some things that can be counted on every spring: the appearance of robins, budding trees, tulips and daffodils. And, oh yes - those oh-so-familiar orange barrels that pop up every spring and seem not to disappear again until the beginning of the following winter.
As frustrating as it can be to sit in traffic waiting your turn to proceed through the road construction, have you ever wondered how complicated these projects might be? What does it take to coordinate the improvement of our infrastructure so that, once construction is completed, traffic runs smoothly?
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