BIRMINGHAM, AL CONTRACTOR: Hoar Construction DEVELOPER: US Federal Properties ARCHITECT: Hoefer Welker Sain Associates provided civil design, a traffic study, and surveying services for the $30 million Birmingham Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health clinic at 7901 Crestwood Boulevard. We partnered with Hoar Construction, U.S. Federal Properties, and Hoefer Wysocki Architects, now Hoefer Welker, on this…
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McCalla, Alabama DESIGN-BUILDER: ARCO/Murray ALUMINUM BOX CULVERT DRAWINGS: Contech Engineered Solutions In 2022, the new distributing facility for Gulf Distributing Co. was completed in McCalla, Alabama. Centrally located in the state and southwest of Birmingham, the Jefferson Metropolitan Park was an excellent location for distributing the company’s products. This 163,500 square-foot beverage distribution facility and…
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SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA CLIENT: Shelby County INVENTORY OF EXISTING FACILITIES: Landis Evans +Partners Sain Associates was contracted by Shelby County to develop a policy document to guide considerations regarding bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. The document included a master plan for all State- or County-maintained roads within Shelby County and guidance for implementation of recommendations. The…
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AUBURN, ALABAMA CLIENT: City of Auburn In 2002, the City of Auburn completed the Auburn Outer Loop Corridor Feasibility Study, which identified proposed alignments and typical sections for a loop road that would begin on the western side of the City at US-280 near its intersection with the existing SR-147, traveling south connecting to I-85…
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Wayne and Houston Counties, Tennessee TRAFFIC COUNTS: Marr Traffic, Inc. Sain Associates was contracted to implement low-cost safety measures, such as signing, striping, and guardrails, along locally-maintained roads in Tennessee. The goal of the Local Roads Safety Initiative (LRSI) is to reduce crashes along these roads. TDOT created the LRSI program to assist counties throughout…
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Huntsville, AL DEVELOPER: Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) We were thrilled when we received confirmation from Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) that Sain was selected to perform surveying, civil, and traffic engineering services for the Redstone Advanced Gateway – the second major phase of construction for the expansive Redstone Gateway Master Plan at Redstone Arsenal. …
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De Soto, KS CLIENT: SSOE Group OWNER: Panasonic Panasonic Energy Co. broke ground for their new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in De Soto, Kansas, in November 2022. This facility in the Astra Enterprise Park will position the state of Kansas as a major player in the growing electric vehicle (EV) industry. Sain partnered with SSOE…
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Alabama (Statewide) CLIENT: ALDOT CO-AUTHOR: Skipper Consulting Sain Associates was part of a multi-agency development and writing team for the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) first Access Management Manual, which was published in 2014. It has since been used by ALDOT staff as a basis for approving or denying access permits and providing guidance on…
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MOODY, AL CLIENT: Capstone Development CLIENT: Graham & Company CLIENT: St. Clair County EDC CLIENT: City of Moody Sain Associates partnered with Capstone Development, Graham & Company, the St. Clair County Economic Development Council, and the City of Moody to provide approximately 170 acres of high quality marketable light industrial parcels for development in Kelly…
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St. Clair County, AL GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES: Building & Earth CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT: MRS Consultants ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: Environmental, Inc. Sain Associates prepared a corridor study to review the feasibility to improve US-411 from Park Avenue to Sanie Road, approximately five miles. The purpose of the project was to increase the capacity of the US-411 corridor and…
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