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ms consultants, inc. engineers, architects, planne

in this issue:

Route 161/Sunbury Road 2

Gay Street Improvements 3

I-70/I-71 project update 4

Community parks design 6

Annis Architect acquisition 8

Architecture projects update 9

LEED AP update 11

Stimulus funding update 11

Office openings/relocations 12

Personnel news 10

ll 2009 volume 18, issue 1

So what exactly is a SPUI?The new interchange at State Route 161and Sunbury Road, in Columbus, Ohio.See story on Page 2.


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Collector-Distributor Morse Stelzer (CDMS) Phase 10

completed construction in November 2008. This phase, part

of a $280 million transportation system upgrade design,

helps improve traffic flow along the east side of the Colum-

bus outerbelt. ms consultants supplied comprehensive

design for the reconstruction of State Route 161 andSunbury Road. The completion of this project marks the

creation of just the second single point urban interchange

(SPUI) in all of Ohio. The first was at the interchange of

I-270 and Sawmill Road, also in Columbus.

SPUIs are used to minimize space needed for an inter-

change, in addition to simplifying traffic signal operations

at crossroad ramp terminals. According to Project Manager

Thomas Hibbard, P.E., this type of interchange improves

the traffic flow by combining two ramp intersections along

the crossing street to one intersection that is either over or

under the freeway. The provision of a single-ramp terminalon the crossroad results in only one traffic signal being

required to serve the entire interchange. The outcome? A

higher level of efficiency on the crossroad and opportunities

to coordinate traffic signals along the crossroad improve.

It also has the advantage of needing less right-of-way

than other possible solutions, says Hibbard. Less right-of-

way drives the cost of property acquisition

and business relocation down, along with

required approval procedures.

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SPUI interchanges also provide increased capacity b

are capable of being constructed within the footprint

most standard diamond interchanges. This may be w

they are seen as a more viable option in some regio

Hibbard notes, These types of interchanges are bei

considered more often in Ohio, especially in urban arwhere there are traditional diamond interchanges that

congested.

This project included hydraulic analyses of exist

SR161 bridges over Big Walnut Creek. Those bridg

were replaced with roadway and interchange impro

ments, including ramp bridges to enter and exit fr

SR161. ms consultants conducted pre- and post-proj

analyses to ensure that the final design would not incre

flood elevations or significantly change the stream ch

nel velocities.

Environmental assessments were also conducted for project, including ambient noise monitoring and no

impact studies for over 240 adjacent residences. ms u

the Federal Highway Administrations Traffic No

Model to conduct noise mitigation analysis and barr

design at 12 separate locations in the project area.

For more information about single point urban int

changes, this project or other ongoing transportation pr

ects, please contact Tom Hibbard at 614.898.7100 or

e-mail at [email protected].

the cover:

new Single Point

an Interchange, or

UI, at the intersection

tate Route 161 andbury Road.

a new SPUI in northeast Columbusingle point interchange improves traffic flo

View looking west along the improved State R


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pollution runoff and irrigate streetscape planting; t

provides a more aesthetic area with less pollution. Accor

ing to the Journal of the American Chemical Society, ra

gardens can trap and retain around 99 percent of comm

pollutants found in urban runoff, resulting in improv

water quality and potential conversion to less harm

compounds from some pollutants.

ms consultants designed this $7 million constructi

project in just nine months, with an accelerated des

schedule review process. This fast completion w

possible because:

ms staff enabled quick resolution of construction issu

provided low shop drawing turnaround time, and

facilitated close coordination with the city in all aspe

of project planning.

For more information about this project, please cont

Project Manager Jim Villacres at 614.898.7100 or v


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gay street improvementy Street was converted to two-way traffic and made more pedestrian-friendly.

The Ohio chapter of the American Public Works Associa-

tion recognized the Gay Street Improvements project as the

2007 Project of the Year.

The goal of this project was to improve Gay Street from

Front Street to Cleveland Avenue in downtown Columbus,

turning Gay Street from a one-way to a two-way traffic

flow. ms consultants provided the city of Columbus with

plans that included final design of roadway bump-outs and

treed median areas, pavement resurfacing improvements,

limited drainage improvements, decorative crosswalk treat-

ments, American Disability Act-compliant curb ramps,

street lighting plans, as well as maintenance of traffic plans.

ms also provided coordination of a mast arm traffic signal

design, signing and striping design, and parking meter loca-

tion and design.

The most notable feature of the project was the inclusion

of Ohios first urban rain garden. Urban rain gardens are

designed to channel and filter stormwater runoff, combat

The plaque installed by the City of Colum

commemorating the Gay Street Rain Gar


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I-70/71 moves forward


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Preferred alternative selected; construction to start in 2011

The two-mile stretch of Interstates 70 and 71 that merges

ogether and runs through the central business district of

Ohios capital, Columbus, has been a traffic and maintenance

hallenge for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)

or years. The interchange has a high volume of traffic

oupled with numerous on- and off-ramp connections,

ontributing to its operational problems.In a previously published Columbus Dispatch newspaper

rticle, ODOT spokeswoman Nancy Burton said, The split is

ne of the most congested areas in the state, ranked fourth

tatewide in terms of congestion and crashes, averaging two a

ay.

To develop a long-term solution for this troubled corridor,

ODOT retained ms consultants in 2002 as the lead consultant

n the I-70/I-71 South Innerbelt Study.

The study area for the planning and conceptual design proj-

ct included the I-70/I-71 interchanges, 26 local street ramps

nd adjacent city streets. ms assumed the key role in the devel-pment and analysis of conceptual engineering and costs for

lternatives, evaluation of traffic forecasting, development of

maintenance of traffic strategies, and the identification and

ocumentation of ecological, socioeconomic, and physical

onditions along the corridor.

The project team developed a comprehensive and intensive

ublic involvement plan intended to build broad-based public

upport of the study and its findings by engaging the public in

ll steps of the process. The most recent of these meetings was

eld in February 2009 at the offices of the Mid-Ohio Regional

lanning Commission.A series of concepts and alternatives have been created and

nalyzed over the past 7 years, and the project is moving

orward with the selection of the preferred design alternative.

The selected plan consolidates ramps to the city streets, with

he new ramps connecting to new streets at Fulton and Mound

treets along the south leg and both sides of the freeway along

he east leg. These streets will have streetscape enhancements

nd new traffic signals.

When completed, the project will improve safety and traffic

low downtown. Construction will be phased over an eight-

ear period, starting in 2011.The corridor is being planned to accommodate capping -

xpanded connections over the freeway corridor that can

support green spaces and/or pedestrian amenities. ODO

is working with stakeholders to develop a plan for the ca

and determine funding mechanisms.

Pedestrian-friendly improvements are already be

included in the plan, such as improved sidewalks, ped

trian signals and 10 sidewalks on bridges.

Improved bicycle accommodations are being coornated with the Columbus Bicentennial Bikeway Plan.

A broader aspect of the project is the interconnection

the interstate system with other modes of transportatio

Some of these alternative systems already exist (bus lin

bike paths), while others (street cars, light rail wit

Columbus and a statewide rail line linking Cincinna

Dayton, Columbus and Cleveland) are still in various pl

ning stages and not fully funded.

As some or all of these options move forward, there

little doubt that transportation within central Ohio is goi

to see some major changes over the next decade.For more information about this project, please cont

Project Manager Tom Hibbard at 614.898.7100 or


aerial view looking west shows the

rchange where I-70 and I-71

ge together on the southeast side

owntown Columbus.

aerial was taken on a Saturday

ning and shows what the existing

rchange looks like today. Duringworkweek, traffic is backed up in

anes heading into and out of the

ntown area during rush hours.

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The I-70/I-71 trench that runs east

and west on the south side of

downtown Columbus is currently a

maze of bridges, ramps and

merging lanes. The new lane and

ramp configurations will eliminate

much of the merging and weaving

that contributes to many of theaccidents that occur along this

stretch of the highway.


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community park desigPennsylvania park entering second phase of design & construction

Plain Township, Ohio developscommunity park master plan

In 2008, design and construction was completed for the

first phase of the Ohio Township Community Park and

Nature Center, an ongoing project in Allegheny County,

Pennsylvania.

The township retained ms consultants in February 2007

to provide landscape architecture services for the park. The

firm designed a master landscape plan for the 42-acre com-

munity park, which included a new main park entryway and

Nature Center planting.

The entry is a unique, large-scale, natural stone veneer

sign with accompanying landscape. According to project

landscape designer Edward Ferguson, The client wanted

something (a sign) different than most parks because it is

one of the biggest parks in the area. They went with this

design because it is rustic yet formal.

Working with local residents and the Parks and Recre-

ation Board, ms was able to establish a native plant theme

that provided a planting palette with deer-resistant plants.

Mary Beth Birks, the Director of Parks and Recreation for

Ohio Township, states, There are over 2,100 native plant

species known in Pennsylvania. These plants are hardy and

adaptable plants that do well in a variety of conditions and

have a much better chance of success in these landscaped

gardens. It is very important to have deer-resistant plants, because the park is surrounded by woods and so many

animals call it home.

Coordination with the townships Department of Public

Works staff for plant installation provided cost savings

throughout the first phase.

The second phase of the project will begin this year and

continue into 2010. This phase will include the installation

of plant designs for the Nature Center and throughout the

remainder of the park. Landscape improvements will

continue on an ongoing basis.

The park contains a gazebo pavilion, a picnic shelt

indoor nature center, outdoor amphitheater, handic

walking trail, hiking trails, soccer fields, a multipurpo

field, horse shoe pits and land for future development.

It serves more than 3,000 people and provides the co

munity with amenities such as exercise classes, activit

for children, educational classes, computer classes, a

teen, adult and senior programs. The park also ho

special events such as the Haunted Trail, a 5K race, Co

munity Day, Movies in the Park, and a Flashlight Eas

Egg Hunt.

For more information about t

community park project, ple

contact Project Manager Steph

Moore at 412.264.8701. He c

also be reached via e-mail

[email protected].

In 2008, Plain Township (Ohio) and the Stark Coun

Park District selected ms consultants to develop a mas

plan for a 42-acre vacant parcel within their commun

The initial investigation involved the firms plann

group for the task of analyzing the site and its location

possible development. Once the site was evaluated and

existing wetlands delineated, the township agreed to mo

forward.

After initial discussions with the township, it beca

clear that the community leaders and residents did

want a traditional park. They were looking for someth

different. With the site situated in the center of the co

munity and with the potential for becoming a main fo

point, ms landscape architecture department created fo

conceptual designs that offered a variety of desired p

activities and overall themes.

In order to make the public part of the design proce

Plain Township presented the four concepts at a pub

meeting. Residents then voted on the different functio

that were offered in each scheme and their input w

considered in developing the final design.

The scheme most universally accepted by the public i

multi-generational theme that incorporates a variety

recreational activities for all ages. The final master p

includes an entertainment amphitheater that overlook

fishing pond, a dog park, a skateboard park, 5 miles

walking trails, a sledding hill, picnic shelters, 6 acres

Ohio Township Director of Parks and

Recreation Mary Beth Birks stands in

front of the new main entry sign to thecommunity park. An electronic

message board keeps the local

residents notified of upcomingcommunity events and activities.


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native wildflower and prairie grass-

lands for nature enthusiasts, and a 1.1-

mile bike trail that will link up with the

expanding Stark Parks Bike Trail

system.

The township has been delighted

with the final park design. Plain Town-

ship Board of Trustee member Albert

P. Leno says that the master plan truly

embodies the vision of bringing our

community together to enjoy recre-

ational opportunities for many years to

come. Leno states, The parks focus

is family and the Plain Township com-

munity coming together. Whether you

come to sled ride, hike, bike, fish, or

picnic, the design is generational so

that children through seniors will be

able to enjoy it.

For more information about this

park, please contact Project Manager

Bill Malson at 330.258.9920. He can

also be reached via e-mail at

[email protected].

The rendering above illustrates what the finished

amphitheater and pond area can look like, while

the master plan at right shows the entire park.


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In October 2008, ms consultants acquired H.S. Annis

Architect, AIA, an architecture firm located in Garner,

North Carolina a suburb of Raleigh.

Harold Annis graduated from North Carolina State

University with a bachelors degree in architectural design

and technology. He has worked on a variety of projects,

providing comprehensive architecture services to child care

facilities, classrooms, correctional facilities, dental offices,

municipal facilities, recreational facilities, and warehouse/

office spaces.

Some of Annis more notable projects include:

The Granite Falls Swim and Athletic Club, Rolesville,

North Carolina - a $6.8 million, 28,000 s.f. swim and

athletic facility.

Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, North

Carolina - a $3.65 million, 14,895 s.f. automotive and

heavy equiptment complex and classroom facility.

Mount Vernon School, Raleigh, North Carolina - a $3.57

million project that includes 24,948 s.f. of new construc-

tion, and a 10,835 s.f. renovation.

The Lions Gate Swim and Athletic Club, Clayton, North

Carolina - a $1.9 million facility that includes an outdoor

pool, indoor aerobic areas, weight training rooms and

offices.

Aversboro Elementary School, Garner, North Carolina - a

$1.58 million, 23,420 s.f. addition and a 3,780 s.f. renova-

tion.

Town of Louisburg Utility Complex, Louisburg, North

Carolina - a $1.52 million construction renovation of a

55,400 s.f. warehouse.

Annis continues to manage the Garner operation and

entire staff, which has also transitioned to ms. This give

firm 3 offices in North Carolina and 12 offices nationw

with locations also in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, W

Virginia and Florida.

Please call 919.772.5565 for more information.

architecture newsNorth Carolina acquisition strengthens firm; expands service area

A computer rendering of the Granite Falls Swim and Athletic Club.

A computer rendering of the Copley Place Office Building.

computer rendering of retail and restaurants at Carolina Crossroads.

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The Flats at Wick is a privately developed, upscale, 216-

nit, 450-bed student housing complex adjacent to the

Youngstown State University campus and its dormitories.

volving as a four-phase, $28 million project, four garden-

tyle apartment buildings are being designed that include

ne-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Each floor plan

ncludes separate baths, kitchen, common living areas andtorage and closet spaces.

On-site parking will be provided to each residence, and

ach building will be professionally landscaped. The complex

will have numerous amenities, including a computer and

business center, media center, fitness center with tanning

eds, and a party/conference room.

Site preparation and Phase I of building construction broke

round March 2009. Occupancy of the first building is sched-

led for YSUs fall semester 2010.

Involved in many aspects of the project, ms consultants is

roviding comprehensive architecture and engineering designervices; architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life

afety systems design, landscape architecture and site civil

ngineering are all included in the plan.

The site for the The Flats at Wick complex is directly across

lm Street from YSUs Lyden and Cafaro residence halls.

According to US Campus Suites LLCs research on local

eed for student housing, there are an estimated 6,000 YSU

tudents living in apartments within a 15 mile radius of

ampus. There are 891 students living in residence halls, with

nother 400 living in the University Courtyard Apartments.

The developer plans that the rents for The Flats at Wick wille competitive with the current rents at the University Court-

ard Apartments.

YSU Planning for Year-Round Sports Facility

ms consultants was recently selected to provide final

esign services and construction administration for a new

ndoor sports practice facility for various athletic teams at

Youngstown State University.

The facility will provide athletes with year-round training

menities and protection from weather conditions. It will beamed the WATTS Indoor Practice Facility in honor of a

enerous kick-off contribution from benefactors Ohio State

University Coach and Mrs. Jim Tressel and her parents, Mr.

nd Mrs. Frank Watson. Tressel was the former head coach of

he YSU Penguins Football Team and won four Division

-AA National Championships during his tenure.

In order to determine the necessary requirements and

otentialities, ms consultants was previously hired to

onduct a preliminary program assessment. Several program

ptions were developed to provide a main field house and

upport spaces. The main field house was envisioned to

ohio projects update encompass an indoor football field, 300-meter track, bacages, long jump pits, high jump pads, pole vault pads

other indoor field activities. The support space is to inclu

lobby, public restroom, men's and women's locker rooms

athletic storage. Total square footage is expected to

125,000-130,000.

ms evaluated four possible sites on YSU's campus for

positive and negative attributes regarding site condit

proximity to existing athletic infrastructure, available ping, pedestrian and traffic control, site densities and vi

impact analysis.

Additionally, ms reviewed three building types in ord

accommodate the required program, with a cost ana

conducted for each building and program combination.

University officials have selected a preferred site,

Street at Madison Avenue, and a building type, and

begun working with the ms team on final design det

Construction is projected to occur beginning in early 2

with a targeted completion date of August 2010.

Mahoning Valley Rescue Mission Facility

ms consultants is providing a master plan developm

with full-service design for a new Mahoning Valley Re

Mission. The 87,381 s.f., two-floor building design con

of space arrangements for short- and long-term family

men's services, and is being designed to accommodate

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for u

meeting urgent disaster needs for the community. The de

team configured the first floor to provide Mission prog

needs while integrating flexible design elements to transto emergency shelter demands should a disaster situa

arise.

Additionally a 6,000 s.f. maintenance support building

3,000 s.f. pavilion are being designed for integration with

Mission building on the 8.5-acre inner city campus.

The Rescue Mission is a non-profit organization that

assisted Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties s

1893. The shelter provides food, shelter, clothing, reside

programs, individual education evaluation, instruction

children and adults, in addition to spiritual instruc

According to their website, over the last ten years the mishas served more than 1.3 million meals.

For more information about these projects, please

Anthony Hayek or Summer Barker at 330.744.5321

contact them via e-mail at [email protected]

[email protected].

A computer rendering of the proposed Mahoning Valley Rescue Mission.


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new chief operating officer

ms consultants is pleased to announce that Michael D. Kratofil, PE, has been na

chief operating officer for the firm.

This strategic move provides leadership for the companys continued growth, and will

guide the firm as it continues to expand within its core service markets transporta

environmental, commercial, architecture, education and construction.

Mr. Kratofil has been with the company for 22 years, initially hired as an intern durin

senior year in college and then steadily moving up through the ranks - as a project engi

then a senior project manager and an office manager in Indianapolis. His background

environmental engineering, with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Engi

ing from Youngstown State University.

Mike and his family have relocated to Columbus.

strategic staff additions

Despite the recent economic recession, ms consultants has

added a number of talented people to the firm in various offices

and business sectors since the last issue of the newsletter.

ohioIn Ohio, the firm has added key staff in the architecture and

commercial sectors.

Warren Chapella, AIA, is a graduate of Kent State Univer-

sity and has 25 years of architectural project experience in

hotels, educational facilities, research facilities, multi-family

housing, transportation facilities, office buildings, commercial

and retail space. He was the Facilities Director for the Mahon-

ng County MRDD for the past 11 years. Prior to that, he was an

architect for the Michael Baker Corporation and ms consul-

tants, and has rejoined ms in the Youngstown, Ohio, office.

Joining the architecture sector in the Columbus office is

Gary Gray, AIA, NCARB, who joined the firm to lead its

architecture operation in central Ohio. Gray spent the prior two

years in Florida as the regional manager of operations for

uxury home builder Toll Brothers.

He has spent the majority of his career in Columbus, and was

a founding principal and managing partner of Sullivan Gray

Bruck Architects (now Sullivan Bruck Architects). He helped

grow the firm from the two founding principals to a nationally

recognized firm with 3 offices and clients in 18 states.

He went into business for himself in 1998, with his architec-

ure and land planning practice focusing on designs for highereducation, institutional, commercial, retail, and residential

facilities.

Also joining the Columbus office in the Commercial sector

s architect Roy Yoder, AIA, NCARB.

As one of the two founders of Shremshock Yoder Architects

n 1980, Mr. Yoder is also well-known in the Columbus archi-

ecture community and was most recently with WD Partners.

He has over 34 years of experience and is a LEED AP.

Richard Weikel, PE, has joined the firm as the leader of the

building structures division.

He was the structural engineering manager for WD Partners

in Dublin, Ohio, and Irving, Texas.

Joining the firm from Yamasaki Associates, Inc., in T

Michigan, is Michael Vaters, PE. Michael was their man

of mechanical, electrical and plumbing divisions and is ser

the same role forms consultants.

Sheila Rayman, PE, joins the firm as a site-civil engin

with 14 years of project management, construction admini

tion and design experience. She spent the previous 10 yea

GBC Design in Akron.

indiana

ms opened the Indianapolis office in 1998. With Mike K

fil moving into his role as the companys new chief oper

officer, Jim Trachtman has replaced him as the office man

Mr. Trachtman has 13 years of experience in engineering

architectural design consulting. Prior to his work in consul

he was the deputy director of the financial services division

the Indiana Department of Commerce.

Matthew Mason, PE, has joined the Indianapolis offi

their director of transportation. Mr. Mason is an accompli

structural engineer with experience in both bridge and com

cial development structural design. He is also experience

drainage design.

Prior to joining ms, he was with the Jacobs Enginee

Group as their director of bridge design in the Indiana

office, where he designed structural steel and concrete bri

in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland and Minnesota.

west virginia

Roger Russell, PE, joins the Charleston office as the se

traffic engineer, having spent more than 25 years in the Tr

Engineering Division of the West Virginia Department of T

portation. At WVDOT he was the Traffic Operations Engi

and was responsible for all 10 District Traffic Engineers.

Please join us in welcoming these talented individuals t

consultants! Contact the nearest office for more informati


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LEED AP update

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a

point-based system where construction projects earn LEED

oints for satisfying specific green building criteria. Within each

f the seven LEED credit categories, projects must satisfy all

ight prerequisites to move forward with any certification level.

The credit categories include: Sustainable Sites, Water

Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources,

ndoor Environmental Quality, Innovation in Design, andRegional Priority. Meeting the established point thresholds

esults in a Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum certified building.

Developed by the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Coun

LEED provides the Client a concise framework for ident

ing and implementing practical and measurable green bu

ing design, construction, operations and maintena

solutions. The key to a successful LEED project is

integrated project team and clear design goals, which com

ment the LEED project Scorecard. The current rating sys

is LEED version 3 (LEED 2009) under three separate com

ance paths; Building Design and Construction, Inte

Design and Construction, and Operations and MaintenancThe LEED process is implemented under the leadershi

a LEED Accredited Professional (AP).

ms consultants currently has 19 LEED APs on staff.

ARRA stimulus funds allocated

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ms consultants currently has offices located in six states -Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina and

lorida. To date, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actas made available more than $35.7 billion (out of annnounced $41 billion) to those states as part of the federalrogram to help stimulate the economy.A number of projects within ms geographic region have

eceived a portion of these funds, and ms has helped some ofur clients within those areas apply for funding.

In Ohio, funding has been allocated for a number of projectsn different cities and towns.

For Boardman Township, located in Mahoning County,rojects include:

Aylesboro Storm Sewer Replacement - Phase 1

(ARRA Funding - $100,000)Midwood Drive Detention Basin and Storm Sewer

(ARRA Funding - $150,000)Westview Drive Detention Basin and Storm Sewer

(ARRA Funding - $200,000)Tara Drive/Alverne Drive Storm Water Detention Basin

(ARRA Funding - $250,000)Boardman Park Stormwater Detention Basin

(ARRA Funding - $300,000)Boardman Lake Detention Basin - Phase 2: SanitarySewer Infiltration/Inflow

(ARRA Funding - $500,000)Boardman Lake Detention Basin - Phase 2: SanitarySewer Backups

(ARRA Funding - $22,500)

For the City of Youngstown, funding has been allocated for:Andrews Avenue Combined Sewer Separation

(ARRA Funding - $207,000)Sludge Storage Tank Floating Cover Replacement

(ARRA Funding - $300,000)Wastewater Treatment Plant Roof Replacement

(ARRA Funding - $875,000)East Federal Street Resurfacing


Other projects in Ohio include:Wastewater Treatment Plant Flooding Abatement

Village of Lowellville, OH(ARRA Funding - $562,500)

Wastewater Treatment Plant Stand-by Tower,Generator and Methane Gas ConversionCity of Struthers, OH

(ARRA Funding - $1,500,000)Belvedere-Crestview Sanitary Sewer ProjectJefferson County, OH

(ARRA Funding - $2,000,000)Cleveland Heights Phase 3 Sanitary SewerImprovements, Franklin County, OH

(ARRA Funding - $199,000)Fern Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvements,

Franklin County, OH(ARRA Funding - $70,000)

S.R. 6 Sanitary Sewer Improvements,Sandusky County, OH

(ARRA Funding - $424,200)Fangboner Road Sewer Improvements,Sandusky Township, OH


Projects in Indiana include:U.S. 6 Sewer Separation projectCity of Butler, IN

(ARRA Funding - $600,000)Arlington Avenue Resurfacing - Shelbyville Road Thompson Road, City of Indianapolis, IN

(ARRA Funding - $1,800,000)Thompson Road Resurfacing - Emerson Avenue to

Franklin Road, City of Indianapolis, IN(ARRA Funding - $1,235,000)

Meridian Street Resurfacing - Thompson Road toI-465, City of Indianapolis, IN

(ARRA Funding - $791,700)Southport Road Resurfacing - Sherman Drive to Road, City of Indianapolis


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ms consultants, inc.engineers, architect, planners

PRSRT STDU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDPERMIT NO. 225

YOUNGSTOWN, OH

he Akron office is now located downtown

n the Main-Market Historic District, listed

n the National Register for Historic Places.

office openings and relocations

Since the last edition of NewsNotes, ms consultants has opened two

new offices and relocated another.

In addition to the new office in Garner, North Carolina (see the full story

on page 8), ms has also opened an office in Roanoke Rapids, NC.

William Dreitzler, P.E., is managing this operation.

Roanoke Rapids is located northeast of Raleigh near the North Carolina-

Virginia border.

The new office is located in the:

Lynxx Building

500 Jackson Street, Suite A

Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870-2602

p 252.519.2135 f 252.519.2137

In Ohio, ms has relocated the Akron office to a new downtown address.

The office is now located at:

One South Main Street

Suite 801

Akron, OH 44308-1864

p 330.258.9920 f 330.258.9921

Please contact the nearest office for more information, or visit our website

at: www.msconsultants.com.

NewsNotes is published by ms

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Campbell or Monica Mosure at14.898.7100, or e-mail at

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