Category: Transportation

Prattville Comprehensive Plan

Prattville, AL PARTNER: KPS Group Sain Associates served as the transportation consultant on a project team with Urban Collage in 2008 to prepare a comprehensive plan for the City of Prattville. Sain’s scope of work included traffic data collection, traffic forecasting, development of short- and long-term transportation projects, and participation in stakeholder and public involvement…
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Chattanooga Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic

Chattanooga, TN CONTRACTOR: Meyer Najem ARCHITECT: Hoefer Welker DEVELOPER: U.S. Federal Properties Sain Associates provided civil design, traffic, and surveying services for the Chattanooga Veterans Affairs (VA) Outpatient Clinic at 6401 Shallowford Road. We partnered with Meyer Najem, U.S. Federal Properties, and Hoefer Wysocki Architects, now Hoefer Welker, on this pursuit. We also partnered with…
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Opelika Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Opelika, AL CLIENT: City of Opelika Understanding bicycling and walking activities, preferences, and trends is critical to planning and implementing improvements to a city’s transportation system. Sain Associates partnered with the City of Opelika and prepared a city-wide long-range master plan for bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. Our team also developed a short-range implementation plan that…
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Gestamp Expansion

Chattanooga, TN CONTRACTOR: Hoar Construction LANDSCAPING DESIGN: Renta Urban Land Design In 2015, Sain Associates performed overall civil engineering and consulting for a $63 million expansion to the existing Gestamp facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This included heavy site engineering, traffic engineering, landscape design, roadway improvements, permitting, and construction-related services. The project involved designing and constructing…
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Birmingham Bus Rapid Transit

Birmingham, AL CLIENT: City of Birmingham COMPLETED: 2017 Sain assisted the City of Birmingham with their major transit investment to provide a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service between the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, downtown Birmingham, and the west side of the city. The BRT line operates in a combination of exclusive guideway and bus only lanes….
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Old Tuscaloosa Widening and Turbo Roundabout

McCalla, AL GEOTECHNICAL: Atlas STREAM AND WETLAND DELINEATION: Environmental, Inc. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Robert P. Kirk & Associates LIGHTING DESIGN: CCE The Old Tuscaloosa Roundabout project brought vital corridor and intersection improvements to support the ongoing and future growth of the Jefferson Metropolitan Industrial Park. Designed to enhance access for major businesses like Smucker’s and Gulf…
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Will Buechner Parkway

Auburn, AL CULTURAL RESOURCES: Southern Research ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: BioResources TRAFFIC AND SIGNAL DESIGN: Skipper Consulting FLOOD STUDIES AND FEMA COORDINATION: Hydro Engineering Solutions GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES: TTL The Will Buechner Parkway project, named in memory of an Auburn police officer who lost his life in the line of duty, was initiated in 2018 by Sain Associates…
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Veterans Affairs Mental Health Clinic

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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Gulf Distributing Co.

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 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

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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