Author name: Courtney VanBrocklin

In late 2024, a $100 million water and wastewater facility came online in the East Kuna Industrial District. The water, wastewater, and supporting public works administrative offices will support industrial development, including the Meta Kuna Data Center, currently under construction. Kuna, which currently has a population of around 28,000, is a rapidly growing community in […]

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) partnered with Parametrix to study the feasibility of a new roadway connection from the Tahoe Reno Industrial (TRI) Center to South Meadows Parkway in South Reno. This study assessed the potential benefits, costs, and overall feasibility of the South Meadows Connector, which could provide congestion relief to I-80 and

In summer 2023, The Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) took action to improve road safety across Summit, Utah, and Wasatch counties. Parametrix partnered with MAG in leading a multi-firm team to complete a Safety Action Plan intended to eliminate all roadway fatalities. The action plan is part of the Safe Streets for All program and

I-40 is a critical national freight route and the primary east-west route through New Mexico. In collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), Parametrix developed the I-40 Corridor Study for this 150- mile corridor that stretches from the Arizona-New Mexico state line to Albuquerque.  A Forward-Thinking Solution The study provides a long-term plan

Tracy Lunsford, a Senior Scientist based in Eugene, Oregon has been selected as the 2024 Parametrix Volunteer of the Year by the Parametrix Volunteer Committee and Enterprise Leadership Team. Over the last year, she volunteered over 500 hours with Business Diversity Institute, a non-profit committed to empowering small and diverse businesses through education and collaboration.

State departments of transportation are managing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change effects in long range planning, project development, environmental reviews, and operations. While some are in the early phases of this work, others have emerging programs. To synthesize the best practices across the country, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Federal Highways, and US

Each year Parametrix selects an employee-owner who goes above and beyond to exemplify our core values. Shane Brown, a Senior Engineer with our Bridge & Structures group based in Portland, OR was named the 2024 Parametrix Employee-Owner of the Year. He was selected by his fellow employee-owners and our Enterprise Leadership Team based on his

Emeryville, CA – The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $16 million Safe Streets for All grant to the City of Alameda to enhance safety along the Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue corridor. Potential improvements. This visualization created by Parametrix is for demonstration purposes only and does not reflect final design. Parametrix partnered with the city to

Parametrix was selected by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to prepare a statewide historic bridge thematic context study. A thematic context study is a tool used by cultural resources specialists to help efficiently evaluate if historic-aged buildings and infrastructure are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Bridges are frequently

Rendering created by Parametrix’s Civil FXTM modeling technology demonstrates what Boulder Highway could look like when the project is completed. Boulder Highway is one of Nevada’s oldest thoroughfares. A 7.5-mile stretch that runs through Henderson, Nevada is being reimagined. Thanks to visualizations created by Parametrix Civil FXTM modeling technology as a sub-consultant to Las Vegas Paving, you