Wood Rodgers was recently awarded a ITE Mountain District Transportation Achievement Award in the Safety Category. The award was won for the Citywide Intersection Crash Mitigation Project done for the City of Las Vegas.

“Wood Rodgers provides consistent and professional engineering services with clear and authentic client focus solutions, and has been an exemplary consulting firm to work with.” -Sean Robinson, City of Las Vegas Project Manager

The Citywide Intersection Crash Mitigation Program (CICMP) was a very successful safety project Wood Rodgers completed for the City Of Las Vegas. It contained a well-balanced scope and format that seamlessly transitioned from an in-person environment to a virtual environment during the Covid-19 pandemic. It applied multiple innovative ideas, including the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Systemic Approach, Vision Zero, and ArcGIS Storymaps. The CICMP has a strong applicability to the safety aspect of the transportation engineering and planning fields as it correlates to the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), as well as the Untied States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) commitment to roadway safety and Vision Zero. Additionally, the CICMP exhibits a commitment to the advancement of the profession as it is the first step toward reducing the high number of crashes on the City’s roadways and ultimately reducing fatal crashes and serious injury crashes to zero.

The CICMP implemented best-practices and emerging methods to set forth a data-driven foundation for proactive safety improvements. The data driven foundation set forth by the CICMP will be utilized for years to come to help improve the safety of the city through future CICMPs and the collaborative Vision Zero Program, eventually reaching the goal of no fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic. This represents a new culture of safety that is leading the way to the next generation transportation system in this fast-growing desert oasis.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

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Wood Rodgers has been participating in the Keaton’s Child Cancer Alliance Golf tournament for 20+ years. This year, not only did out foursome place first, but Steve Balbierz was awarded their Community Hero Award! He was awarded for being a strong ambassador for their mission and inspiring others to do the same.

We asked Steve (center in the photo above) a about the award and this is what he had to say!

“First of all, I was humbled and overwhelmed when they gave me the award at the golf tournament. Keaton’s Child Cancer Alliance  (originally named the Keaton Raphael Memorial) grabbed my heart at the first golf tournament I attended in 2000. They are an incredible organization with special people that have huge hearts and are committed to keep working until a cure is found.

I have played in and supported every tournament since 2000. (23 straight I think). Obviously, the kids who battle cancer inspire me the most. They’re the toughest kids I have ever known! All of the employees and volunteers of the organization are inspiring as well! They have a close relationships with every child and their families and it can really take its toll on a person. It’s absolutely gut wrenching and heart breaking when one of the kids lose their battle.

Personally, I am most proud of Wood Rodgers continued support for 23 years!

Really, the Community Hero Award should be given to Wood Rodgers.

I will keep playing mediocre golf and supporting the cause!”‍