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WSP USA names NYC transportation planning lead
Oliver Ernhofer will manage and lead transportation and transit planning projects in the New York metropolitan area and nationwide.
August 21, 2017
Oliver Ernhofer brings 20 years of experience in traffic and transportation planning and engineering. Photo: WSP USA
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Oliver Ernhofer has been named New York transportation planning manager and senior supervising planner for WSP USA.
In his new position, Ernhofer will manage and lead transportation and transit planning projects in the New York metropolitan area and nationwide.
Ernhofer brings 20 years of experience in traffic and transportation planning and engineering, with areas of expertise in urban and transit planning, as well as traffic management and control systems from inception to completion.
He has served as technical lead for the analysis, design development, and implementation phases of major transportation and transit projects in the New York City area. He has also served as contract manager for on-call planning and engineering services contracts with major public agencies. He joins WSP from an international engineering firm, where he worked on urban and transit projects.
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