Hyder Consulting - Integrated Highway Development, Design and Management Services

Hyder Consulting provides planning, environmental, engineering design and management consultancy services across the world.

Road transportation currently accounts for nearly 40% of our global business. We are consistently ranked in the top 20 global consultancies for road projects in rankings compiled by World Highways magazine. Our 150-year heritage includes projects such as Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Humber and Severn bridges, the harbour tunnels in Hong Kong and a major portion of the highways networks of the Gulf States.

Through our team of over 3,100 people in around 20 countries, we are able to integrate all the planning, environmental and civil engineering design skills needed within one project team, whether it is a solution for rural, urban or inter-urban environments.

TRANSPORT PLANNING

The development of strategic transport plans at international, national, regional and local levels is one of the fastest growing areas of our business.

Our teams offer wide experience of the most well used transport planning and micro-simulation packages. With the increasing international trend for privately funded projects, we offer particular experience of patronage and revenue forecasting, having been involved in both the Citylink and current Eastlink projects in Melbourne.

We also assist our clients to develop policies and projects in areas such as integrated transport and multi-modal hubs, public transportation, traffic management, freight quality partnerships, and social inclusion.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Environmental assessment and management plays a major part in many road projects. Hyder Consulting provides specialists with wide highways experience in areas such as:

• Environmental impact assessment
• Drainage
• Noise, air quality and visual pollution control
• Landscaping
• Ecology

HIGHWAY AND STRUCTURE DESIGN AND SUPERVISION

In recent years Hyder Consulting has undertaken around 3,000km of motorway and road design, and the associated structures, around the world.

In addition to a traditional role as advisor, designer and project manager for governments and other highways scheme developers, Hyder Consulting has significant experience in working within concession, partnering and framework teams.

The fully integrated service we offer covers:

• Route alignment
• Ground investigation and geotechnical engineering
• Structures (bridges, tunnels, culverts)
• Highway design
• Utilities diversions
• Procurement and contract supervision
• Planning supervision
• Public consultation
• Expert witness

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Hyder Consulting works with highways authorities and concession owners to: help put in place a maintenance framework; to determine appropriate policies and standards; to advise on management systems and maintenance strategy and to provide technical assistance in areas such as bridge and other structural inspections.

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

We help clients understand the impact on traffic movement of proposed developments and the reason behind any underlying traffic problems. We also have in-depth experience of devising and developing solutions for the benefit of all users - not just vehicles, but cyclists and pedestrians too. One of our major clients in this area is Transport for London. Our portfolio of services covers:

• Traffic diversion schemes
• Signalling and signage
• Road safety
• Road user priorities (cycle and bus lanes)
• Controlled parking

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Hyder Consulting gives clients access to the wide range of potential technological solutions to issues associated with alternative funding models, congestion and highway management. We are currently working on projects in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong in areas such as:

• Road user charging
• Tolling strategies and implementation
• Variable messaging systems
• Emergency communications systems
• Route monitoring