Transportation

Kirkham Michael Provides Expert Solutions in Roadway Design, Structural Engineering & Traffic Engineering

Kirkham Michael’s transportation experts possess the knowledge, experience, and technology that’s crucial for your project’s success. Whether it’s roadway design, structural engineering, or traffic engineering, our team will deliver creative, efficient, and cost-effective engineering services.

Roadway Design

Bridge Services

Traffic Engineering Services

Roadway Design Services

A great transportation system requires a thorough understanding of federal, state, and local design standards and a keen awareness of community requirements. In projects across the Midwest, Kirkham Michael’s experience is evident. Our roadway design team provides innovative engineering solutions with the efficiency our clients expect. Whether it is assessing current roadway needs, forecasting future traffic volumes, or roadway enhancements.

Roadway Design Services

Diverging Diamond Interchange
Grand Prairie Parkway, Waukee, IA

East 15th to East 30th
East MLK, Jr. Parkway, Des Moines, IA

Ingersoll Streetscape
Des Moines, IA

East Interchange and Bypass
Interstate 80, Kearney, NE

12th Street, Elm to 6th Avenue,
Hastings, NE

180th Street, HWS Cleveland to Maple Street
Douglas County, NE

CDBG Street Improvements
Sterling, KS

Allen Street Reconstruction
Hays, KS

Roadway Design Services

Concept Development
Preliminary/Final Design
Local Agency Coordination
Traffic Engineering
Public Involvement
NEPA Documentation
Wetland Delineation

Structural Engineering for Bridges

Whether developing a bridge type selection study, simple structural design projects over streams, or complex multi-span bridges over roadways in urban landscapes, Kirkham Michael’s structural design engineers use the most pragmatic and cost-effective bridge analysis and solutions. We build on our experience daily and work with cities and transportation agencies across the Midwest to build robust partnerships. Our structural engineers have the expertise to ensure the success of any bridge design project.

Bridge Type, Size, and Location

Pretensioned Prestressed Concrete Beam

Rolled Steel Beam

Continuous Concrete Slab

Welded Plate Girder

Standard and Non-standard

Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert (RCBC)

Bridge Services

EMLK Parkway Bridges over UP and NS RR
Des Moines, IA

Lambert Avenue Bridge
Mills County, IA

13th Street Culvert over Rock Creek
Ankeny, IA

SW 40th Street Bridge
BNSF Railroad, Lincoln, NE

Triple RCB Culverts
Clay County, NE

180th Street Bridge, Feasibility Study and EA
Douglas County, NE

FAS Bridge #18 Replacement
Kingman County, KS

Off System Bridge 30-Z Replacement
Meade County, KS

Traffic Engineering & Operations

Our traffic engineers help our clients with planning, design, and traffic control challenges by making sure vehicles, pedestrians, and goods move safely and efficiently. Using our engineering expertise, imaginative planning, and collaborative approach, we tackle complex traffic and transportation issues for federal, state, and local governments.