Surface Transportation & Ports

Brooks Bridge Replacement Design-Build Project (SR 30/US 98)

The John T. Brooks Bridge is more than 50 years old and has been identified as needing replacement. It serves as a critical segment of the US 98 corridor, carrying an average daily traffic count of 66,000 drivers traveling over the Santa Rosa Sound and Gulf Intercoastal Waterway, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Client: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)

Heron’s Head Park Shoreline Resilience Project

Located at a beloved urban shoreline park on the southern San Francisco waterfront, the Heron’s Head Shoreline Resiliency Project demonstrates a nature-based approach to shoreline erosion management that preserves tidal ponds and marsh habitats, protects recreational access, and improves sea-level rise resilience.

San Francisco, California

Client: Port of San Francisco

Middle Mile Broadband Network (MMBN) Coastal Resource Assessment

In July 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 156 into law, to increase reliable and affordable access to high-speed internet across the state, allocating $3.25 billion to build infrastructure to connect unserved or underserved communities where middle-mile networks remain unbuilt.

California Statewide

Client: California Department of Transportation

Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement (SR 30/US 98)

According to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Pensacola Bay Bridge replacement project is the largest transportation initiative in Northwest Florida history, with a construction cost of approximately $440 million. The design-build team effort involved an underwater blast approach to remove a section of the bridge safely and effectively.

Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, Florida

Client: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)

California High Speed Train: Merced to Fresno

The California High Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is planning, designing, building, and operating the first high-speed rail system in the nation, traveling from San Francisco to the Los Angeles basin in under three hours and reaching speeds over 200 miles per hour.

Central Valley, California

Client: California High Speed Rail Authority

Improvements to our transportation systems—roads, transit, freight rail, trails, and waterways—ensure that residents have easy access to their jobs, schools, homes, and recreational activities while businesses can transport goods as efficiently as possible.

ESA is experienced in completing strategic permitting and monitoring programs ranging from local roadway projects to large-scale alternative delivery/design-build construction for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects.

These multi-phased assignments often require close coordination with transit districts, ports, regional ferry systems, railways, cities and counties, state transportation departments, and federal transportation agencies. Our team is skilled at engaging with a wide array of stakeholders, including tribes, environmental advocacy groups, and the general public.

Given our long history and successful track record of providing environmental consulting services to clients, we’re adept at addressing the operational, regulatory, and economic impacts of these complex projects.