On June 14, locals, officials and project representatives gathered for the grand opening of the new bridge over the Eklutna River, held just past the Chugach State Park Thunderbird Falls trailhead. The Eklutna River Bridge has been closed to vehicle traffic since 2012 due to deterioration and unsafe conditions. This new bridge replaces the 81-year-old […]
May has come and gone, and the annual 100 Miles in May challenge has wrapped up. This year 16 architectural, engineering and construction (A/E/C) firms participated, raising a total of $12,567.37 to benefit Healthy Futures, a local non-profit that promotes a healthy lifestyle for Alaska’s youth. 100 Miles in May is an annual wellness challenge […]
Summertime in Alaska means construction season, the time of year where contractors are busy building roads, airport runways, bridges and other important infrastructure projects. This is the busiest time of year for R&M’s Construction Administration (CA), and Materials Laboratory and Special Inspections Departments. Our CA and Lab personnel provide construction oversight and administration, and materials […]
Will Rhodes recently joined R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) as a Senior Geologist in the firm’s Fairbanks office, expanding the firm’s service offerings locally in Fairbanks to include engineering geology and environmental services. Since opening our Fairbanks office in 2009, the staff has been composed mainly of surveyors and right of way staff. As part of […]
An unprecedented flooding event in northern Alaska occurred in spring 2015, shutting down the Dalton Highway and causing major supply issues to Alaska’s North Slope. R&M was one of several firm’s working to restore the highway. The firm was originally contracted by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) to provide construction administration […]
by Taryn Oleson R&M is assisting the City of Houston in conducting a Community Impact Assessment (CIA) in conjunction to the update of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough wrote the city’s Comprehensive Plan in 1999, and its amendment in 2003, so this is the first CIA and Comprehensive Plan revision actually conducted by City. […]
Jean Cumlat joined R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) as a Staff Engineer in the firm’s Engineering Department in April 2016. Jean is part of R&M’s Waterfront Engineering Group. As a part of this group, she will be involved with civil and structural design of port and harbor development projects, including docks, wharfs, marina float systems, boat […]
R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) is teaming up with other firms in the architectural, engineering and construction (A/E/C) community to encourage physical activity and raise funds for Healthy Futures. Each May, R&M issues a wellness challenge to their employees and other A/E/C firms. Employees are challenged to log 100 miles during the month. Using a conversion […]
R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) has added welding inspection to their line of services with the addition of Justin Keplar, CWI to their Anchorage office team. Justin is an American Welding Society (AWS) certified welding inspector (CWI). He joined R&M’s Materials Laboratory and Special Inspection Department as a Special Inspector in March 2016. With the addition […]
R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) spent the afternoon of March 25 at the University Center building a structure made entirely of canned foods for the 2016 CANstruction competition, an annual fundraiser for the Food Bank of Alaska. During CANstruction architect, engineer and construction (AEC) firms design and build structures made from canned food. Teams build their […]
Chris Black, PE has been promoted to Senior Project Engineer at R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M). Chris first joined R&M’s Engineering Department as a Project Engineer in January 2015. As a Senior Project Engineer in the firm’s Site Development Group, he is responsible for coordinating with clients, and performing analysis and design tasks related to site […]
Bill Preston, PLS, GISP has been named as the firm’s new Vice President of Geomatics. As R&M’s new Vice President of Geomatics, Preston will be responsible for management of the R&M’s Geomatics Department, which includes land surveying, right of way (ROW) services and geographic information systems.
