Donald Matzzie, Ph.D., P.E. – Transportation / Civil Engineer

• Typical Areas of Consulting: highway and transportation engineering; highway and bridge design and maintenance; transportation operations and control; work zone safety; compliance; program and policy issues; design and installation of structures.
• Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Civil Engineering with concentration in Transportation Engineering, Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering with concentration in Structural Analysis, Solid Mechanics and Materials.
• Registered Professional Engineer – PA, Registered Professional Land Surveyor – PA.
• Member Transportation Research Board.
• Provided expert witness testimony before the Special Court in the Rail Value Case, before the Surface Transportation Board in railroad merger cases, and in administrative law proceedings.
• Responsible for analysis and conceptual design for transit centers in Williamsport and York, PA.
• Responsible for design of toll facilities on the Mon-Fayette Transportation Project for the PA Turnpike Commission.
• Conducted traffic and impact analysis for highway corridor studies in PA, WV and NC, including planning for alternatives to the Allegheny Tunnel for the PA Turnpike Commission.
• Conducted rural highway needs study in twenty counties for the Ohio DOT.
• Conducted focused study of the railroad system in the nine-county Southwestern PA Region for the SPC and PennDOT.
• Conducted statewide railroad studies for the states of KY, LA, MI and PA, and regional railroad studies in Southern MN and Northwestern PA.
• Studied prospects for rerouting of trains carrying hazardous materials to minimize population exposure for USDOT.
• Provided structural design for a variety of highway projects in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
• Taught and supervised student research in transportation planning and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.