Corporate Member Highlight: Dewberry
By Shelley Wynne, WTS-DC
November 2021
Dewberry is family-owned and community-driven, with more than 65 years of involvement in the Washington Metropolitan area. A nationwide firm of planning, design, and construction professionals and a recognized authority in the transportation industry, Dewberry employs more than 2,300 employees (31% women) across 60 locations. Dewberry supports women in the transportation industry through various programs and initiatives, corporate values, and business practices. Women are found at all levels of leadership, and the Board of Directors has promoted, placed, and continued to champion women in several high-level positions including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Communication Officer, National Director of Ports and Intermodal, Senior Vice Presidents, Presidents, and Business Unit Managers.
Dewberry is proud to be a silver level corporate member and supportive of WTS-DC’s mission and goals to advance and encourage women in transportation. In 2019 and 2020, Dewberry sponsored a WTS-DC named scholarship that provided a local female student a $2,000 scholarship to further their transportation-related studies. Dewberry has also pledged to sponsor a $2,000 WTS-DC named scholarship in 2021. The firm was also awarded WTS-DC Employer of the Year in 2005, a distinction it hopes to repeat!
Dewberry promotes professional growth by encouraging its employees to join a professional organization. The benefits of getting involved and becoming a member of a professional organization, or even better, serving on an organization’s committee or board gives opportunities for networking, continuing education, and mentoring. Dewberry’s leadership encourages employees to become members of WTS regardless of location and/or gender. At Dewberry, a company-wide WTS-specific initiative team meets throughout the year to increase participation, grow membership across all regions, promote events and leadership opportunities, and develop strategies for involvement at the annual WTS-I Conference.
Within the Dewberry culture, we always put the client first. Our collaborative professionals include experts in engineering design, analysis, and technology. From large-scale highway infrastructure to complex mechanical, electrical, and plumbing solutions, our firm has the knowledge and experience to deliver the client’s project goals from inception through delivery. Here are a few examples of projects that Dewberry has recently completed.
Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Phase 2, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia: The second phase of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project will extend the Silver Line 11.4 miles from the eastern side of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia, through Washington Dulles International Airport, and further west into the Ashburn area of Loudoun County. The finished project will be a 23-mile addition to the existing 103-mile transit system.
Dewberry Wins VTCA Award for I-95/Route 630 Reconstruction Project, Stafford County, Virginia: The Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) announced that Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has been recognized as the 2021 VTCA Engineering Awards Design-Build category winner for its I-95/Route 630 Interchange Reconstruction and Widening project.
Dewberry served as the lead engineer on the design-build project, providing transportation and engineering services, field surveying and environmental permitting services, and quality control inspection during construction. The project included widening Route 630 (Courthouse Road) west of I-95 for approximately two miles, reconfiguring the interchange at I-95 to a diverging diamond and locating it approximately 700 feet south of the existing interchange, realigning Route 630 east of I-95 with a new roadway connection extending to Route 1 at Hospital Center Drive, implementing two new park-and-ride facilities, and incorporating shared-use path and sidewalk facilities.
Intercounty Connector – Contract C, Montgomery and Prince George’s County, Maryland: The $513.9 million design-build Intercounty Connector involved 3.8 miles of 6-lane roadway, more than 20 bridges, and interchanges with state routes and Interstate 95 in Maryland. To connect major business areas and communities in Maryland, Dewberry served as lead designer and construction administrator and inspector for Contract C of the Intercounty Connector (ICC) project for the Maryland State Highway Administration.