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Susan G. Komen Race for A Cure
Wallace Montgomery participated
in the 5K/Run Walk October, 2011
to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer
with her heart, body and soul. Throughout
her diagnosis, treatments, and endless
days in the hospital, she spent
her time thinking of ways to make
life better for other women battling
breast cancer instead of worrying
about her own situation. That concern
for others continued even as Susan
neared the end of her fight. Moved
by Susan’s compassion for others
and committed to making a difference,
Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister
that she would do everything in
her power to end breast cancer forever.
Wallace Montgomery is proud to be
a part of this Fight!
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2011 CIVIL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Wallace Montgomery, LLP is pleased
to announce that Matt Allen, PE,
PTOE has been named Civil Engineer
of the Year for 2011 by the MD Section
of the ASCE.
Matt was nominated by a client (MDTA)
- which is really the highest compliment
that can be paid and a testament
to the good work that he has been
doing. The award is also a reflection
of the contributions being made
by the entire Traffic Department.
He was presented his award at the
combined ASCE Awards Program and
Member Appreciation Night on Tuesday,
June 14th at the Top of the World
Observation Level, World Trade Center
Building in Baltimore, MD.
Matt holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering Science from Loyola
College, a Master’s degree in Civil
Engineering from Penn State, and
a Master’s degree in Business Administration
from the University of Baltimore.
Matt’s career started at WBCM as
an Engineering Intern where he later
joined the firm as a Traffic Engineer
upon graduation. Over the next 10
years, he advanced to Project Engineer
and Vice President. Matt joined
Wallace, Montgomery & Associates
in 2003 as an Associate to start
and grow a Traffic Division. He
was promoted to Senior Associate
in charge of the Traffic Department
in 2009.
Matt is a registered Professional
Engineer in Maryland, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and
a nationally certified Professional
Traffic Operations Engineer. He
has over 17 years of experience
in all facets of traffic engineering
design and analysis.
Matt has
served as the Chief Traffic Engineer
on such notable projects as:
• the I-95 Fort McHenry Toll Plaza
reconstruction
• the I-95 and I-395 bridge joint
rehabilitation project south of
the Fort McHenry Tunnel
• the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge
(U.S. 40) Deck Replacement
• the MD 2 Roundabout Design/Build
in Anne Arundel County
• the Father Hurley Boulevard construction
in Montgomery County
• the Lusby Connector Road construction
in Calvert County
• numerous designs and analyses
for SHA District and County open-end
contracts across the State of Maryland
• and, he is a key member of the
Traffic Liaison Team on the I-95
Express Toll Lanes project where
motorist safety is his primary concern.
Matt is an active member of ASCE,
ITE, ASHE, and CEAM where he is
currently serving on the Board of
Directors.
Matt is actively serving as Co-Chair
of the MdQI Safety Subcommittee,
and routinely presents projects
and papers at professional conferences
and meetings throughout the Mid-Atlantic
Region.
For the past 15 years, Matt has
served as a volunteer for the Baltimore
Museum of Industry’s “Maryland Engineering
Challenges.” This program is designed
to introduce students in grades
1 to 12 to the role of engineers
in today's society and connect what
students learn in school with real-world
engineering concepts.
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MdQI 2011 Conference
In February 2011,
WM had the pleasure of participating
in the MdQI (Maryland Quality Initiative)
Conference held in downtown Baltimore,
Maryland. Many of the clients whom
we work with on a daily basis also
participated in this conference:
The Maryland State Highway Administration;
the Maryland Transportation Authority;
the Maryland Transit Administration;
along with numerous other consultants
that we joint venture with and utilize
on our team on a sub consultant
basis. Wallace Montgomery was presented
with an award for our work on the
“MD 150 Geometric Improvements
from Diamond Point Road to Island
Point Road.”
-click for more info on the
project-
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2009 CEAM County Project of The
Year for Lusby Southern Connector
Blvd
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2009 CEAM County Project of The
Year for The Solomon's Island Roundabout
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Fall 2009 WM's Annual Retreat and
Bull Roast. “Tradition Moving Forward”
was the theme that we centered upon
about as we moved through technical
sessions, health seminars, and financial
workshops throughout the day. In
the end, there was plenty of time
for socializing at the Bull Roast
where employees and spouses gathered
to enjoy food, drinks, door prizes
and more. The grand prize give away
this year was a Royal Caribbean
Bahamas Cruise for 2 including round-trip
air fare on Southwest for 5 days/4
nights.
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WM is proud to be part of the Gilpin's
Falls Covered Bridge Restoration
project. Our donation to the Historical
Society of Cecil County and the
Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge Restoration
Committee along with our design
efforts, helped to restore a historical
landmark in our community.
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The sunny days of summer brought
with it another fun filled WM Annual
Picnic. Employees were joined by
their family and friends at Gunpowder
State Park (Hammerman Area) to enjoy
a day of crabs, grilled favorites,
baseball, volleyball, swimming,
kayaking, and old fashion fun in
the sun!
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City of Rockville – Pedestrian Inventory
Study/Safety and Accessibility Evaluation.
The WM Team took part in the City
of Rockville’s “Distinct Neighborhoods,
One City: Pedestrian Safety Initiative”.
As part of this initiative, we were
tasked with evaluating 162 (110
signalized and 52 unsignalized)
existing pedestrian crossings for
safety and accessibility. Our investigation
identified adherence to current
safety, traffic control, and American
Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements
for the sidewalks, sidewalk ramps,
crosswalks, pedestrian signals,
push buttons, pedestrian signal
timing, sight distances, and intersection
lighting at each of the crossings.
WM identified the deficiencies and
made recommendations to the City
to bring the pedestrian crossings
to current standards. We developed
a rating system for the City to
prioritize the recommended improvements.
All City-maintained intersections
along non-State routes followed
Federal requirements, while crossings
at intersection at intersections
along State routes followed State
requirements. Therefore, all recommendations
did require the approval of Elected
Officials. This project has received
positive feedback and recognition
from media avenues. Click on the
link to learn more about this project
and WM’s involvement.
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March 3rd at an
event at the U.S. Dept of Transportation
headquarters building in Washington
D.C., President Obama, Vice President
Biden and Secretary of Transportation
Ray LaHood announced the availability
of American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) highway funds to the
states. Both President Obama and
Secretary LaHood announced that
the first highway project in the
US to have funds authorized under
the ARRA was in the state of Maryland,
a Wallace Montgomery, LLP project
- Resurfacing of MD 650 in Montgomery
County.
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On February 18,
2009, WM together with SW&A (Joint
Venture) was awarded a multi-year
contract to complete Traffic Engineering
Studies for the Office of Traffic
& Safety’s (OOTS) Senior Engineering
Staff statewide. The entire Joint
Venture Team was ecstatic with our
first place ranking.
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WM was awarded
a Comprehensive Services Contract
for the MdTA, primarily to provide
final design for highways and structures.
This is a repeat win for the firm
and we were very pleased to be ranked
number 1.
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WM participated
in the annual ASCE/MD student night
held at the Engineers Club in Baltimore
on Feb 11th. Engineering students
from local universities attended
followed by dinner. WM also entertained
two high school students on ENGINEERS
DAY during National Engineers Week.
They spent the day visiting our
various civil engineering departments
and in the afternoon were taken
out to the field for a "field visit".
Let's hope these two young students
will be our Engineers of Tomorrow.
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2009 MdQI Award of Excellence for
Lusby Southern Connection MD 760
& MD 765
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The WM designed, Maryland SHA MD
2 Roundabout at Friendship and Sansbury
Roads Project was chosen as a finalist
for 2008 Maryland Quality Initiative
(MdQI) Award of Excellence for Traffic
and Safety. The roundabout in southern
Anne Arundel County was constructed
as a traffic Calming device along
the heavily commuter traveled MD
2. In addition, the roundabout improves
the four-legged intersection operations
during peak travel times. Under
a comprehensive design build contract,
WM developed final construction
plans and secured necessary environmental
permits for the roundabout. Engineering
services provided included highway
design, geotechnical engineering,
storm drain and SWM design, MOT
design, E&S control, traffic engineering,
and landscape design.
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WM employees served in key roles
to help support this year’s Maryland
Future City Competition. The Maryland
Regional Future City Competition,
sponsored by ASCE and SAME was held
on January 17, 2009 at the Baltimore
Museum of Industry. Teams of 7th
& 8th graders from schools throughout
Maryland worked hard with their
teachers and engineer mentors to
design a virtual city of the future
using SimCity software, build a
working physical model of a portion
of their city, write and essay and
present their city to a panel of
judges. This year over 25 school
register to compete with a total
of 7 teams from 6 different schools
attend the overall competition.
The overall winner for this year’s
competition was Oakdale Middle School
in Frederick County for their city
“Soaring Waters”. The winning team
also represented Maryland at the
National Competition in Washington,
DC.
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WM Annual
Holiday Party and Toys for Tots
Collection.
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WM held its
Annual Retreat and Bull Roast. The
theme was "We are Family" with technical
sessions, health seminars and financial
workshops held all morning followed
by a Bull & Oyster Roast for employees
and spouses in the afternoon. Participation
was very good this year. There were
many door prizes which included
gift certificates, dinners and more.
The grand prize was a trip for 2
to the Westin Grand Bahama Island
Our Lucaya Resort for 4 days and
3 nights, plus airfare.
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WM was awarded
a Construction Management contract
from Montgomery County. The firm
has served the County in a similar
capacity for a number of years.
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2008 SHA Award of Excellence for
US 29 Briggs Chaney Road Interchange.
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WM was awarded
a Transportation Improvements and
Environmental Projects from Talbot
County. The firm has served the
County in a similar capacity for
a number of years.
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The Lusby Southern Connector Road
in Calvert County was substantially
completed. WM provided highway planning
and design services for this $12
million roadway project. The project
is by far the largest construction
project undertaken by Calvert County.
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WM was awarded
an On-Call Civil/Structural from
Baltimore City DPW Bureau of General
Services. The firm has served the
City in a similar capacity for a
number of years.
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WM was awarded
a guardrail inventory project from
DELDOT. The project is a continuance
of work serving one of the firms
newest clients.
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2008 Baltimore
Business Journal Recognition.
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WM was awarded
a Comprehensive Construction Management
contract from the MdTA. Through
this contract, WM will service I-95
Section 100 and various other MdTA
construction projects.
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WM held our
Annual Summer Family Picnic at the
Padonia Park & Swim Club with record
attendance. Employees and their
families spent the day swimming,
boating, eating crabs and playing
games in the sun.
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WM was awarded
a Civil Engineering Design contract
by the MTA. Through this contract,
the firm will support the MTA in
delivering a large and growing capital
program.
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2008 ACEC Honor Award for US 29
Briggs Chaney Road Interchange.
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WM was awarded
a Traffic Engineering Services contract
from the MdTA. The firm continues
to provide the Authority with a
wide range of engineering services.
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WM held its
Annual Holiday Party and Toys for
Tots collection. The event was well
attended and our donation to the
Toys for Tots campaign was well
received by the USMC.
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2005 ACEC
Achievement Award for the Loch Raven
Boulevard Streetscape
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2004 MdQI
Award of Excellence for the Loch
Raven Boulevard Streetscape
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2003 CE Magazine
Recognition
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2003 ACEC
Achievement Award for the MD 212
Underground SWM Facility
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2002 NPHQ
Silver Award for Partnering
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2002 ACEC
Achievement Award for the Tilghman
Island Bridge Relocation
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2001 AASHTO
Quality Team Achievement Award for
the US 113 Dualization Project
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1999 Award
of Excellence for the Reisterstown
Road Streetscape
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1998 ACEC
Engineering Excellence Award for
the Glendale Road Bridge
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1995 CEC
Grand Award for Timber Bridge Studies
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Governor's
Citation from Governor William Donald
Schaefer
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Executive
Citation from County Executive Dutch
Ruppersberger
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