Entries by Sara Williams

John A. Simcik, P.E., CFM, attends 2015 Texas Civil Engineering Conference

John A. Simcik, PE, CFM recently attended the 2015 Texas Civil Engineering Conference (CECON) held in San Marcos, Texas. In addition to representing the Central Texas Branch of ASCE as a Section Director at the Board of Direction Meetings, Mr. Simcik attended various breakout sessions, and panel discussion presentations throughout the 3-day conference held from […]

Michael C. Newman, P.E., CFM, attends HECRAS Course in Austin, TX

On September 28-30, 2015, Michael Newman, P.E., CFM attended a two and one-half day course related to 2D HECRAS Computer modeling. The course was presented in Austin, Texas and attended by persons representing various governmental agencies and professional engineering consultants. HECRAS is a hydraulic model created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic […]

Thomas D. Valle, P.E. attends Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition & Conference

Thomas D. Valle, P.E. recently attended the 88th Annual Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition & Conference (WEFTEC) in Chicago, Illinois. WEFTEC is the largest meeting of its kind in North America and is recognized as the world’s largest annual water quality exhibition with every major (and many smaller) manufacturers present. Thousands of water and wastewater […]

Wm. Mack Parker, P.E., CFM Attends Cement Stabilization Seminar

On September 15, 2015, Wm. Mack Parker, P.E., CFM attended the full day technical seminar in Mesquite, Texas presented by the Cement Council of Texas that detailed the Means Methods and technologies involved with stabilization of street subgrade materials and street reclamation of roadway base materials using Portland Cement.

KPA staff attends Texas Floodplain Management Association’s 2015 Fall Conference

On September 2-4, 2015, KPA staff attended the Texas Floodplain Management Association’s (TFMA) Fall Conference in Houston, Texas. KPA staff who attended included David R. Patrick, P.E., Alvin R. “Trae” Sutton, III, P.E., Mack Parker, P.E., John Simcik, P.E., and Michael Newman, P.E. TFMA is an organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard […]

Belton’s West 9th Street Bridge Milestone

On August 25, 2015, the bridge slab for West 9th Avenue Extension and Overpass Construction Project in Belton, Texas was placed from 12:01 am through 8:45 am over Nolan Creek. This is a $4.15 million public street, bridge, drainage and pedestrian/bike infrastructure project funded by the City of Belton, The Texas Department of Transportation and […]

City of Lorena selects KPA as City Engineer

On August 17, 2015 the Lorena City Council selected KPA as their City Engineer. Under the arrangement, KPA will provide general consulting services which will include review of private development plans, city ordinances, engineering analyses, and preliminary investigations as issues arise within the operations of the City. KPA has been providing general engineering services to […]

Belton – I-35 Utility Relocations

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September TRZ Project Group Meetings

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August TRZ Project Group Meetings

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