Transportation design firms are seeing the best market conditions in years, thanks to a variety of funding initiatives that are allowing states and localities to extend project programming horizons into the 2020s.
As a result, transportation agencies finally have been able to get moving on long-languishing road-and-bridge work and put a dent into their lengthy maintenance backlogs. “I wouldn’t say the market is excellent, but it’s strong,” says Matt Cummings, executive vice president for AECOM.