Last Friday (August 14), I received an exciting call from Alejandro Ortega and Osvaldo (Osvy) Rodriguez saying, “all done, the last traffic signal was successfully connected back to the FDOT District 6 SunGuide Transportation Management Center (TMC)”. As of July 1, 2020, the operations and maintenance (O&M) responsibilities of state-owned traffic signals were transferred from…
Choice Engineering Consultant recently attended the FSUTMS Comprehensive Modeling Workshop in FDOT District One Southwest Area Office, February 17-21, 2020. The five-day modeling workshop covered the Florida Standard Model basics including an in-depth look at the traditional four-step modeling process: 1-trip generation (How many trips?), 2-trip distribution (Where do the trips go?), 3-mode choice (Which…
Choice Engineering Consultants was excited to attend the 7th Annual Florida Automated Vehicle Summit in Downtown Miami from November 20 through 22, 2019. Notable guests at the event included Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Senator Jeff Brandes. Both Carlos Francis and Erik Echezabal attended the 3-day summit. They both attended numerous Automated, Connected, Electric,…
At Choice Engineering we work hard not only on engineering projects, but also building a strong and happy team. If you are at our office one afternoon and you hear a special bell ring, don’t be surprised to see our staff rushing to the coffee station to enjoy an out of this world colada (expresso)…
The Choice team extends beyond the staff in our office. Often, family members like to surprise the Choice team by generously providing delicious treats. The excitement around the office when edible surprises occur is beyond description. Thank you Melissa, Nathan, Angie, and Kathy!
Olsen Deronvil joins Choice Engineering with 8 years of experience in signalization, lighting and traffic engineering on Florida’s transportation infrastructure. His career has focused on various aspects of traffic engineering and traffic design projects in North, South, and Central Florida for FDOT District’s 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), Florida’s…
Choice Engineering was tasked by FDOT District 6 to retime the traffic signal system within the Florida Keys, spanning over 106 miles. The retiming effort targeted the peak season’s weekdays during various peak periods (e.g., Morning, Mid-day, etc.). One of our transportation engineers, Erik Echezabal, P.E., lead this exhaustive retiming effort. The effort entailed extensive…