TransportationAs the leading provider of geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing and engineering services in the southwest, Western Technologies can provide the expertise and resources to carry out even the most demanding projects with creativity and integrity. Our experts serve many facets of the transportation industry including heavy highway and roadways, heavy and light rail, general aviation and major airport hub facilities.

Western Technologies' engineering experts are prepared to work with the design team from initial planning to post-construction inspection and close-out. Our decades of experience with design-build and public-private partnerships demonstrates Western's ability to see the larger picture and identify critical issues in a project and deliver straightforward solutions to avoid overruns and delays.

With offices across the southwest and Mexico, our professionals are able to respond to project needs with the appropriate local knowledge and experienced personnel to provide the best solution.
AirportsFor decades, Western Technologies has performed services on continuous expansion and reconfiguration of runway systems at some of the busiest airports in the world. These services include airfield site characterization to define subsurface conditions both in active airfield areas and in potential airfield and concourse expansion areas. Also included is borrow area characterization to evaluate the volume and properties of the materials available at potential borrow sites.

Essential testing and inspection data management to maintain, analyze and display geotechnical, materials and pavement data is one of our company strengths. The format and presentation of test results and analysis in a Western Technologies' report provides for quick and efficient agency review and use by design engineers and contractors.

Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona is one of the busiest airports in the world. Western Technologies has an excellent track record at Sky Harbor of providing quality assurance (QA) services for paving of runways and taxiways for the City of Phoenix. Over the last decade we have been involved with portland cement concrete pavements for West Taxiway C, the North Runway, the Center Runway, Taxiways D, E, and S, and we are about to begin QA services for the conversion of asphalt to concrete pavement on Taxiway C Infill.

McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada is among the fastest growing airports in the United States. Observation, sampling, on-site and laboratory testing of native and imported soils, to determine engineering properties, and extensive monitoring and testing of concrete quality has been performed by Western Technologies. We have been part of the fast-paced expansion for many facets of the airport since the early-1990s.
Highways & RoadwaysMany federal, state and local roadways have been designed and built following Western Technologies professional design recommendations and utilizing our on-site quality control and laboratory testing capabilities. Our experience ranges from the most traveled highways, such as Interstates 10, 15, 17, 25 and 40, to the most remote roadways in the Navajo Nation.

For over 55 years, we have been involved in a wide range of roadway development and rehabilitation projects across the southwestern United States. Our support staff is continuously dedicated to remote projects throughout our region, and we have related expertise ranging from federal parks, national forests and monuments, interstate highways, county and city roads, to regional mall parking lots. Our diverse experience and knowledge of local conditions and agency requirements allows Western Technologies to provide pavement design and maintenance recommendations that will meet client and government agency needs.
Leader in asphalt rubber and "green" pavementsWestern Technologies is recognized as a world leading firm in the use of asphalt rubber mixes. We also have state-of-the-art experience with porous pavements and use of recycled materials in asphalt and portland cement pavements. Our experience and understanding of the engineering properties of these materials gives Western Technologies the ability to provide recommendations for GREEN pavements for use by governments and private sector clients.
Evaluation, rehabilitation and preservationSurface-life of roadway elements should be extended to the fullest. Evaluations of existing pavements to determine condition and remaining pavement life are performed continually by Western Technologies pavement engineers. Pavement Management Systems (PMS) are designed by our engineers for facilities ranging from airports to residential communities. We can assist in the design of short or long-term maintenance programs, the selection of approved materials, and even contractor selection.

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