What we do

From preliminary engineering and traffic studies to final design and construction inspection — GKW provides comprehensive civil and transportation engineering services across Texas.

Core Services

Transportation & Civil Engineering

TxDOT precertified in 20+ categories. Every service backed by 25+ years of Texas-specific experience.

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Transportation Design

Full roadway design services including geometric layout, plan and profile development, cross-sections, and complete streets design. We work with TxDOT standards and local city/county requirements.

Roadway GeometryPS&E PackagesComplete StreetsTxDOT Standards
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Traffic Engineering

Comprehensive traffic engineering services including signal warrant analysis, traffic impact studies, speed zone studies, and in-house data collection (volume counts, turning movements, speed studies).

Traffic StudiesSignal WarrantsData CollectionSpeed Studies
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ITS & Signal Design

Intelligent Transportation Systems design, traffic signal plans, coordination timing, interconnect design, and ATC/ATMS integration. Expert support for smart mobility initiatives.

Signal PlansITSInterconnectTiming Plans
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Transportation Planning

Long-range transportation planning, corridor studies, mobility plans, public involvement, grant support, and coordination with MPOs and state agencies.

Corridor StudiesGrant SupportPublic InvolvementMPO Coordination
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Construction Inspection & QA/QC

Field inspection, quality assurance, and quality control services for roadway construction projects. Ensuring compliance with plans, specs, and TxDOT requirements.

Field InspectionQA/QCTxDOT Compliance
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Traffic Data Collection

Manual and automated traffic counts, turning movement counts, speed and volume studies, travel time runs, sign reflectivity testing (large and small signs), signing inventory, roadway inventory, curve analysis, and origin-destination data — all in-house, in support of planning, design, and TxDOT submittals.

Turning Movement CountsSpeed StudiesTube CountsTravel Time RunsSign Reflectivity TestingSigning InventoryRoadway InventoryCurve Analysis
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Private Development

Traffic Impact Analyses, threshold assessments, trip-generation letters, and agency coordination for developers, architects, and civil engineering teams bringing private projects through approval.

TIASite FeasibilityAgency CoordinationDeveloper Support
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TxDOT Precertified in 20+ Categories

GKW is precertified by the Texas Department of Transportation across more than 20 engineering categories — including Roadway Design, Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning, ITS, Hydraulics, and more. GKW's TxDOT precertification supports the firm's qualifications for TxDOT and other transportation assignments throughout Texas.

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