July, 2019 Luncheon

Speaker: Doug Taylor, Stewart Transportation Practice Leader

Date: Thursday, July 18, 2019

Topic:  U-5817: I-77/Williamson Road Interchange Improvements

Presentation: PDF

Summary: Because of the need to address the congestion in the I-77/Williamson Road area, NCDOT split some projects out from larger projects for acceleration. U-5817 is one of those projects, it extends Fairview Road over I-77 to improve connectivity in the area and give commuters another option to avoid the I-77/Williamson Road interchange area

Speaker: Doug Taylor has 35 years of engineering and progressive leadership experience focused in staff development, change management, policy/program development and supervision. He recently served as Assistant State Roadway Design Engineer with NCDOT, managing projects in Divisions 10 through 14. His responsibilities included managing the designs and schedules of highway projects, changes in staff, outsourcing project work to private engineering firms and delivering highway projects on budget and on schedule. He is well-versed in AASHTO, Complete Streets, value engineering and context sensitive guidelines with an emphasis on innovative solutions. Before serving as Assistant State Roadway Design Engineer, he served as both Project Engineer and Project Design Engineer with NCDOT.

As Transportation Practice Leader with Stewart, Doug is responsible for planning and design services for NCDOT, municipal and private clients. Disciplines within the Transportation Practice include NEPA planning, community studies, public involvement, roadway and bridge design, pedestrian bridges, erosion control, traffic management, and utility coordination. Doug's goal is to continue to elevate the Transportation Industry and Stewart's influence in the Transportation Industry.