Highway Construction Expert Witnesses

Mesa, Arizona

Traffic Engineering, Construction - Construction Traffic Control, Traffic Engineer, Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, PTOE, Highway Construction Zone, Temporary Traffic Control, Highway Construction, Intersection Sight Distance, Highway Signage, Road Signs, Traffic, Transportation Engineer, Work Zone, Construction Zone, Road Defects, Sight Distance

Professional Engineer (PE) and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) specializing in forensic evaluations of temporary and permanent traffic control, roadway design, highway construction zones, and traffic signal timing as they relate to vehicle and vehicle-pedestrian collisions. Hold a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the United States Coast Guard Academy and have over 20 years (37,000+ hours) of experience in traffic engineering, roadway design, highway construction and maintenance, and related forensic investigations. Background as a Traffic Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, and Engineering Design Manager for the New Mexico Department of Transportation offers deep insight into temporary and permanent traffic control and roadway design issues surrounding vehicle collisions. Experience working for heavy civil highway and utility contractors provides the ability to clearly define the respective responsibilities of contractors and government agencies regarding co...

Cherry Valley, California

Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering - Caltrans Standard of Care, Highway Construction, Construction Defects, Project Management(PMP), Public Works Engineering, Drainage & Flooding, Grading & Earthwork, Traffic Safety, Roadway Design, Pavement Failures, Hydrology and Stormwater, Right of Way Engineering, Interchange Design, Trip and Fall Hazards, Utility Conflicts

Jason Bennecke, PE, MBA, PMP is a California Licensed Civil Engineer with more than 35 years of experience in civil engineering, public works, transportation infrastructure, and Caltrans project delivery. He has designed, managed, reviewed, or delivered dozens of major roadway, interchange, bridge, drainage, and public infrastructure projects throughout Southern California. His expertise spans every phase of public works delivery, including planning, PA/ED, PS&E, right of way, utilities, drainage, pavement, staging, traffic control, and construction oversight. Mr. Bennecke specializes in standard-of-care evaluations for public agencies, consultants, and contractors, including compliance with Caltrans standards, manuals, procedures, milestone requirements, documentation rules, cooperative agreements, design exceptions, design submittals, and certification processes. He has extensive experience interfacing with Caltrans District 8, Riverside County, SBCTA, RCTC, and multiple Californ...

Canton, Maine

Civil Engineering, Transportation - Rollover, Guardrail, Barrier, Highway Design, Highway Safety, ISPE, Bridge pier/column, Traffic Safety, Cable Barrier, Concrete Barrier, Guardrail ends/terminals, Traffic engineering, Construction Engineering, Traffic control, Tree/Pole crash, Clear Zone, Highway construction, Run off road crash, Lane departure, Roadway departure

• Experienced expert, serving clients nationally . • PhD in civil engineering with a focus on highway safety and a registered Professional Engineer in 14+ states. • Special focus on roadside safety and highway design. • Published in peer-reviewed literature, monographs, and trade publications. National speaker and instructor. • Member of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Roadside Design and past president of the Maine Society of Professional Engineers. • Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers Ethics Review Board • Hands on experience designing a variety of highway and intersection improvements. • Roadside and highway safety research funded by the National Academy of Science’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and a variety of other government and industry sponsors. • Established design guidance for inclusion in publications such as the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide and the AASHTO LRFD B...