KPA Engineers provided all civil site design including utilities, drainage and roads. KPA’s subsidiary, Covey Landscape, provided all landscape architectural design as well. KPA and Covey Landscape are also under contract for providing construction administration services.
Video provided by Temple Chamber of Commerce.
Construction began on the sanitary sewer line along Interstate 35 in Lorena which is expected to cost around a $2.5 million. The 3-mile sewer line will stretch from the Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewerage System treatment plant on Cooksey Lane to I-35, adjacent to city hall.
The sewer line will stimulate retail development and economic growth which is expected to start in the area as early as next year, and housing development is expected to follow by 2020.
By 2036, the initial phase of the TIRZ is expected to attract more than 367 new homes, 85 acres of new retail and restaurant development and 320,000 square feet of office and light industrial development to a 300-acre area.
Jake Blair, EIT was inducted as the 2017-2018 President of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers Central Texas Chapter at its May 18, 2017 meeting. He has been an officer of the Central Texas Chapter since he first joined KPA Engineers in early 2013.
Texas Society of Professional Engineers is a state branch of the National Society of Professional Engineers organized to serve the interests of the individual engineers in the state of Texas. Central Texas Chapter is made up of Professional Engineers from the local area whose wish is to promote and enhance the profession and licensed practice of engineering in Central Texas. As president, Jake represents chapter membership and is responsible for coordination of chapter activities including monthly presentations for members to enhance professional practice, outreach and support programs for students through annual scholarships and TSPE participation in STEM activities such as the Mathcounts Competition and Waco STEAM day.
Lance Shellenberger comes to us with over 27 years of on-site representation and project management experience with the City of Round Rock.
Mr. Shellenberger began his career with the City of Round Rock as a crew leader for the Utility Department repairing water and wastewater lines and years later was promoted to the position of Construction Inspector. For 14 years, he inspected construction of numerous capital improvement projects for Round Rock which included all facets of municipal infrastructure.
In 2007, Lance was promoted to the position of Project Manager. He managed numerous projects which included streets and drainage, water and wastewater utilities and downtown redevelopment.
Lance has completed the requirements for and obtained Certification for Construction Observation from the Texas Engineering Extension Agency (TEEA) which consisted of 16 technical courses. These technical courses covered a variety of subjects such as water and wastewater utilities, asphalt and concrete designs, mechanics of soils and other materials and material testing methods and included over 160 class room hours.
On August 30 – September 1, 2017, R. David Patrick, PE, Alvin R. Sutton, III, PE, John A. Simcik, PE, W. Mack Parker, PE and Michael C. Newman, PE attended the Texas Floodplain Management Association’s (TFMA) Fall Conference in San Antonio, Texas. TFMA is an organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, Nation Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), flood preparedness, potential flood awareness, flood early warning and disaster recover. The Conference provided workshops, field trips, conference sessions and technical seminars for continued education credits/certification requirements. Mr. Patrick, Mr. Sutton, Mr. Simcik, Mr. Parker and Mr. Newman are Certified Floodplain Manager’s (CFM). For more information regarding the Texas Floodplain Management Association, please visit http://www.tfma.org/.
On August 4, 2017 Temple celebrated the groundbreaking for the Santa Fe Business Center at Santa Fe Plaza. The Santa Fe Plaza is a multi-functional plaza around the Santa Fe Depot and by the new Santa Fe Business Center. The 34,000 square foot Santa Fe Business Center is a $7 million dollar capital investment project in Downtown Temple. The project is a partnership between the Temple Economic Development Corporation and the Temple Chamber of Commerce.
The Business Center will be the new offices for Temple Economic Development Corporation and the Temple Chamber of Commerce. It will also be Temple Independent School Districts’ new administrative building and Workforce Solutions of Central Texas will move into the facility as a tenant.
KPA Engineers provided all civil site design including utilities, drainage, and roads. KPA’s subsidiary, Covey Landscape, provided all landscape architectural design as well. KPA and Covey Landscape are also under contract for providing construction administration services.
In late July, Belton re-opened MLK Avenue at Main Street. MLK was closed to help widen the street and give drivers additional space to turn. This was done by adding a striped gore on MLK along with a two-foot wide concrete median on Main between East Ninth Avenue and 10th Avenue.
The median will allow Ninth Street to become a right-in and right-out only street. It will also help drivers traveling north to turn left safely onto MLK Avenue. Previously, it made it difficult for drivers to turn causing them to drive 125 feet past the stop line, making it difficult to see the traffic light.
The widening of MLK Avenue was a piece of Belton’s four-part $3.1 million Sparta Road reconstruction project that began in May. KPA Engineers provided the civil design for all components of this project.
On April 26-28, 2017, Brenton L. Burney, PE attended the Texas Floodplain Management Association’s (TFMA) Spring Conference in Dallas, Texas. TFMA is an organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, Nation Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), flood preparedness, potential flood awareness, flood early warning and disaster recover. The Spring Conference provided workshops, field trips, conference sessions, technical seminars for continued education credits/certification requirements, networking opportunities and social events. Mr. Burney is also a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM). For more information regarding the Texas Floodplain Management Association, please visit http://www.tfma.org/.
Rick N. Kasberg, P.E., Thomas D. Valle, P.E. and Ginger R. Tolbert, P.E. attended the Texas Water Conference April 11-13, 2017 in Austin, Texas. Texas Water is a four day conference held by both the Water Environment Association of Texas and the Texas Section American Water Works Association (AWWA). At the conference Mr. Kasberg, Mr. Valle, and Mrs. Tolbert attended many technical sessions and exhibits.
On January 1st 2017, Brian Baker completed his 20th year of employment at KPA Engineers. Mr. Baker has over 20 years of experience in Computer Aided Draftsman (CAD). Brian serves as a Senior Draftsman and design technician on a wide range of municipal projects which includes roadways, water and wastewater lines, treatment plants, pump stations and numerous other civil design projects.
Brian received his education and training in CAD at Temple College with an Associates of Applied Science in Computer Aid Design/Multimedia. Throughout his 20 year tenure at KPA, he has utilized AutoCAD (Computer Aided Drafting Software) extensively for preparation of engineering plans and documents. KPA’s Principals are sincerely appreciative of his 20 years of service and commitment to the Firm and are looking forward to many more years to come.
