New Jersey DOT Awards Baker Transportation Planning Technical Assistance Term Agreement

HAMILTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Alternext US: BKR), has been awarded a $3 million, three-year, statewide transportation planning technical assistance term agreement by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). Baker will provide technical assistance to the Department to provide transportation planning activities and will work directly with municipalities across the state.

“This task order agreement will allow Baker to work directly with municipalities, heightening their awareness of Baker’s transportation planning and engineering capabilities, and initiating relationships in municipalities where Baker has not worked directly in the past,” said Jim Yeager, P.E., P.T.P., manager, Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning Department. “Working with this group will expand Baker’s brand within NJDOT.”

Services to be performed during various stages of the task order include project management, traffic engineering, transportation planning, multi-modal circulation studies, access management, smart growth initiatives, traffic calming, signal design, bicycle/pedestrian studies and design, transportation demand management and public involvement.

Michael Baker Corporation (http://www.mbakercorp.com) provides engineering and operations and maintenance services for its clients’ most complex challenges worldwide. The firm's primary business areas are aviation, defense, environmental, facilities, geospatial, homeland security, municipal & civil, pipelines & utilities, transportation, water, and oil & gas. With more than 4,500 employees in over 50 offices across the United States and internationally, Baker is focused on creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment.