Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB)
Company typePrivate
IndustryCivil Engineering
Founded1978
FounderBob Vanasse
Rich Hangen
Robert S. Brustlin
William J. Roache
John Kennedy
James D'Angelo
Headquarters
Watertown, Massachusetts
,
United States
Area served
Eastern Seaboard
Key people
Mike Carragher (CEO)[1]
Number of employees
1,600 (Jan. 2020)
Websitewww.vhb.com

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. or VHB is a multidisciplinary American civil engineering consulting and design firm headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts with offices throughout the country.[2][3] The company was founded in 1979 by Bob Vanasse (1979 – 1990), Rich Hangen (1979 – retirement), Robert S. Brustlin (1979 – retirement), William J. Roache (1979 – retirement), John Kennedy (1979 – retirement) and James D'Angelo (1979 – 2001).[4][5] The company primarily focuses on transportation and land development.[6] VHB was a finalist in the US DOT Safety Visualization Challenge.[7] VHB works on a variety of transportation civil engineering projects in the Northeast and along the east coast.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

VHB was the lead designer and project manager for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's South Coast Rail project.[14][15][16][17][18] In 2018, VHB received a Bronze Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for their work on South Coast Rail bridges.[19] VHB also is developing the permitting and environmental review for the Brooklyn–Queens Connector.[20][21][22][23]

VHB also worked on the rebuild of the Washington Bridge in Providence; a company engineer spotted the sheared pins that results in an emergency closure in December 2023.[24]

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  10. ^ "Award of Merit Higher Education/Research: Virginia Institute of Marine Science - Davis Hall". Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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  13. ^ "VHB Opens Downtown Tampa Location To Expand Gulf Coast Services". Tampa, FL Patch. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  14. ^ "MassDOT Awards $210 Million South Coast Rail Project Management Contract to VHB/HNTB". www.pocketlist.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  15. ^ "South Coast Rail Project Contract Approved". mass.gov. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Amid milestones, $1B South Coast rail in Massachusetts delayed a year". Construction Dive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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  18. ^ "2018 Top 40 Under 40: Natasha Velickovic, P.E." www.MassTransitMag.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  19. ^ "VHB wins ACEC/MA - High-Profile Boston – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) recently named VHB as a winner of a 2018 Bronze Engineering Excellence Awards, engineering, F, VHB All, Awards". High-Profile. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  20. ^ Conley, Paul (7 February 2019). "VHB lands BQX environmental contract". Railway Age. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  21. ^ "VHB lands contract for environmental review of proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector". Railway Track and Structures. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  22. ^ Berger, Paul. "Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Plan Expected to Roll Into Next Phase". WSJ. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  23. ^ Guse, Clayton. "Controversial BQX streetcar plan rolls forward". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  24. ^ Amanda Milkovits; Edward Fitzpatrick (December 12, 2023). "Engineer spotted 'concerning issue' 3 days before I-195 westbound bridge closed, R.I. DOT chief says". The Boston Globe.