New Project - Soledad Traffic Signals

Yamabe and Horn has just been awarded a Traffic Signal project by the City of Soledad, CA.  Our Senior Engineer, Yohanes Makmur, PE, PTOE championed the effort in preparing the response to the City Engineer's Request for Proposals.

The current scope of the project is to provide traffic signals at three intersections within the Business District of Soledad.  This is an exciting project for our staff to expand their experience and utilize their skills from similar recent projects.  We are also looking forward to building a new relationship with the City of Soledad.

Seminars - AutoTurn

Yamabe & Horn's in-house Traffic Engineer, Yohanes Makmur, PE, presented a seminar for our staff introducing the AutoTurn software.  As a result of our 2009 Strategic Plan, this was the second in-house seminar geared toward the professional development of our staff.  Yohanes, discussed the theory behind using AutoTurn and the mechanics of the tool, used within AutoCAD.  Sharing his knowledge of the software and the reasons to use it, our designers can help our clients get the best possible traffic related infrastructure.

Traffic Engineering

Congratulations to Brandon Broussard and Yohanes Makmur for completing the Traffic Signal Engineering Academy and passing the rigorous test presented by UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies. The training programs cover all aspects of traffic signal operations, from designing and developing traffic signal improvement plans, performing traffic simulation using Synchro and SimTraffic, developing basic and advanced signal timing schemes to inspecting installation of traffic signals. The courses taken were:

• Traffic Flow Principles for Practitioners
• Traffic Signal Design
• Signal Timing and Operations
• Advanced Traffic Signal Operations
• Synchro and SimTraffic
• Type 170 Traffic Signal Controller
• Type 2070 Traffic Signal Controller
• Construction Inspection of Traffic Signals

Yamabe & Horn has designed and prepared many traffic signal improvement plans and traffic signal modification plans in the past. These certifications will enhance the quality of our traffic engineering service, which will ensure that a well-designed traffic signal system is installed in an efficient and cost-effective manner.