Highways
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As our infrastructure ages and the world population increases, Jacobs’ worldwide staff of professionals use new technology and expertise to develop innovative solutions to address future transportation demand.
Coupled with today’s challenge to fund projects, our people are engaged with a variety of creative financial methods to implement these innovative solutions. Connected vehicles will play a major role in the development and design of future highway systems. Our highway engineers are currently working on projects that will advance the wireless technology allowing vehicles to communicate with each other and pave the way for a more connected, sustainable ride.
Ranked as the No. 3 design firm by Engineering News-Record in Highways, Jacobs provides unmatched expertise in highway engineering and design, environmental documentation, program and construction management and highway safety – and we’re your neighbors, people who understand your stakeholder requirements and local challenges. That’s how we combine the right technical, regulatory, business and safety expertise to offer the right solution that fits your community’s needs.
What we do
From connected, automated and electric vehicles to resilient and intelligent transportation systems and performance, policies and risk management, we deliver comprehensive solutions for our clients.
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Highway & Traffic Safety
Our state-of-the-art technologies and intelligent systems are designed to reduce accidents, enhance road safety and protect lives. From real-time traffic monitoring to automated safety alerts, we provide comprehensive solutions that keep drivers informed and secure and ensure every journey is a safer one.
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Highway Engineering & Design
We combine innovative technology with sustainable practices to create efficient, durable and safe roadways. From initial planning to final construction, we pave the way for connections that not only meet today’s demands but also anticipate tomorrow’s needs.
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Advanced Mobility Systems
Our innovative solutions integrate cutting-edge technology with seamless connectivity to enhance mobility and efficiency. From smart traffic management to autonomous vehicle integration, we provide comprehensive systems that transform how people and goods move.
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Performance Management & Policy
We elevate infrastructure with advanced systems that provide real-time data and analytics and optimize roadway performance –ensuring efficiency and safety. By integrating innovative policies and risk management strategies, we help clients maintain high standards and adapt to evolving transportation needs. We’re deliver the insights and tools necessary for a resilient and future-ready highway network.
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Resiliency
We’re preparing highway infrastructure for the future. Designed to withstand changing weather patterns and evolving cybersecurity risks, our advanced systems ensure continuous, safe and efficient transportation. We help clients stay ahead of the curve with infrastructure that adapts to both natural and digital challenges – no matter what the future holds.
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Explore our projects
Jacobs delivers tailored solutions worldwide. Our global portfolio of projects has supported clients with addressing dynamic issues like aging infrastructure, impacts from climate change, an evolving technological landscape, safety and affordability. The solutions we develop in collaboration with our clients provide communities with the connections they need to keep people and goods moving.
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SR 94 Express Lanes Alternatives and Feasibility Study
We’re working with the San Diego Association of Governments, California Department of Transportation and the City of San Diego to develop alternatives and a feasibility study for adding managed lanes on a critical transportation link in the region.
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Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade, Ireland
As a trusted consultant, we advised across the new Dunkettle Interchange in Cork, Ireland a major junction reconfiguration that's creating better connection between the city and its strategic transportation networks, reducing travel times and improving capacity and safety.
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Electreon In-Road Inductive Vehicle Charging
We’re teaming with Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, the City of Detroit, Next Energy and Electreon, a leading provider of wireless charging solutions for EVs, to deploy one of the first public wireless and inroad wireless systems for charging electric vehicles in the U.S.
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Waikato Expressway - Huntly Bypass
We delivered a safer and faster connection between Auckland and the Waikato through innovative, sustainable road design.
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Lower Thames Crossing
We're serving as the integration partner on The Lower Thames Crossing, which is being designed as the greenest ever road built in the U.K., and will connect Kent, Thurrock and Essex through a new tunnel beneath the River Thames.
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US 34 Big Thompson Canyon Permanent Repair
Working with the Colorado Department of Transportation, we delivered 23 miles of repairs on flood-damaged roadways, implementing a more resilient roadway and prioritizing emergency access for the residents in the next flood event.
Meet some of our team
Read more about the talent who make it happen every day.
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Mara Campbell, Highways & Bridges Market Director - Americas
Bringing more than 25 years of hands on Department of Transportation experience, Mara Campbell joined Jacobs to lead and deliver performance and asset management frameworks and systems for key clients. As a leader in transportation performance and asset management with expertise in improving organizational performance, she brings over two decades of experience as a change agent in the development, integration, documentation and implementation of complex systems. Today, she's leading our Highway & Bridge practice across the Americas.
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Kim Kolody Silverman, Highway Traffic & Safety Global Principal
Kimberly (Kim) serves as Jacobs Global Principal for Highway and Traffic Safety and supports U.S. state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Cooperative Highway Research Program and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) on roadway safety initiatives.
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Mike Robinson, Highway Engineering & Design Global Principal
Mike Robinson is a senior technologist, project manager and Jacobs’ Global Principal for Highway Design and Engineering. With more than 24 years of experience, he’s led or played a key role in the delivery of numerous roadway projects throughout the U.S. and brings technical expertise in geometric design optimization, construction phasing and delivering final design plans.
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Brian Burkhard, Advanced Mobility Systems Global Principal
A registered professional engineer with 30 years of experience as an electrical engineer, Brian Burkhard is the Global Principal for Advanced Mobility Systems at Jacobs. In this role, he leads its communities of practice in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), road use charging systems, and automated, connected and electric vehicles. He also recently served as an appointed panel member for a Transportation Research Board (TRB) analysis on the use of dedicated highway lanes for connected and automated vehicles (CAV).
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Candice De, Performance Management & Policy Global Principal
Candice De has worked with multiple U.S. state DOTs in roles that include project manager, design manager, roadway engineer and transportation planner. Within these roles, she’s gained significant knowledge in transportation planning, traffic engineering, travel demand forecasting, roadway design and public outreach efforts—successfully managing transportation projects from early planning stages to construction.
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Dr. Aimee Flannery, Resiliency Global Principal
As a dedicated researcher, Aimee Flannery’s career has provided numerous opportunities to shape and address challenges in transportation through innovative ideas, policies and advanced technologies. Her research has led to new publications and original policies for the FHWA, state DOTs, the TRB and AASHTO.
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Jeremy Wyndham, Vice President and Transportation Principal
As a Vice President and Transportation Principal at Jacobs, Jeremy Wyndham brings more than 30 years of experience in transportation planning and engineering for sites, corridors and regions. He’s led significant programs and projects that involved transportation planning, traffic engineering, alternatives analysis, traffic signal design, value engineering, traffic signal operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) design, schematic design, and environmental document preparation.
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Andrew Barash, Senior Project Manager
A civil engineer by training, Andrew Barash brings 24 years of experience as a project manager and design lead, including 14 years as the Technical Design lead and Program Manager for Seattle Waterfront Program, and multiple design roles on local projects such as SR 519 Intermodal Access Design-Build project.
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Alicia Cannon, Transportation Department Leader - Southern California
Alicia Cannon is Jacobs’ Department Leader for the Southern California transportation market and is based in Ontario, California. She was born and raised in the Inland Empire and has spent most of her career working on local projects and improving the transportation system.
Read our latest news
From new project wins and milestones to reports, podcasts and industry insights, discover what we’re up to.
From our newsroom
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NewsJacobs-Designed Corridor Improvement Project Delivers Enhanced Mobility, National Honors
Jacobs served as lead designer on Washington Department of Transportation’s I-5 Steilacoom-DuPont Road to Thorne Lane Corridor Improvement project, recently named as a Gold Award National Finalist in the Transportation category at the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards. Read more about the project and how it’s improving safety and connection in Washington state.
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NewsJacobs Selected to Design Critical Freight Corridor in Washington State
Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by the Washington State Department of Transportation as lead designer for the SR 509 Stage 2 Completion Project. This project, part of the Puget Sound Gateway Program, will complete a crucial part of the state's transportation network between I-5 and SR 509, creating vital links between the Port of Seattle and manufacturing and distribution centers in the Kent Valley, ending near Sea-Tac Airport.
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NewsJacobs to Provide Highways & Environmental Services to Hertfordshire County Council
Jacobs (NYSE:J) has been appointed by Hertfordshire County Council to provide multi-discipline and flexible highways and environmental professional services to advance the public highways network in Hertfordshire, U.K.
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NewsJacobs Performs Traffic and Revenue Consulting Services During the Procurement Process for the Puerto Rico Toll Roads Monetization Project
We recently supported our client, Abertis Infraestructuras, SA, in securing a 40-year contract to improve, finance, operate and maintain critical road infrastructure in Puerto Rico. Read how our traffic and revenue services aided their successful proposal to keep the project moving.
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NewsJacobs Named Lead Designer on First Design-Build Project Awarded Under Missouri’s Improve I-70 Program
In case you missed it, Jacobs will lead design on the Missouri Department of Transportation’s first awarded design-build project under its Improve I-70 program. This first project will reconstruct a 20-mile stretch of Interstate 70 and pave the way for future improvements across the corridor. Read more about Jacobs’ selection for this critical infrastructure project in this article.
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NewsMaking Roads and Habitats Safer: Supporting Clients on New Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program
Jacobs worked with our Department of Transportation clients across the U.S. to secure grants through the Federal Highway Administration’s Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program. In this article, read about a few of the grant winners and their pilots to improve habitat connectivity and improve safety on America’s roadways.