CASE STUDY: Designing Rhode Island’s First Overheight Vehicle Detection System

Posted on March 9th, 2026 by Ariana Hanaity

The Shippeetown Road overpass crosses I-95 along a heavily traveled stretch of interstate in Rhode Island. Repeated bridge strikes by overheight vehicles have become a persistent issue, resulting in infrastructure damage and unplanned traffic disruptions. Bowman partnered with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to design and implement Rhode Island’s first overheight vehicle detection […]

CASE STUDY: Improving Maintenance Access & Visibility for the Pawtucket River Bridge Architectural Lighting System

Posted on February 5th, 2026 by Christina Nichols

The Pawtucket River Bridge’s architectural lighting is a symbolic feature of Rhode Island’s I-95 corridor that’s seen by thousands of drivers each day. Over time, however, maintaining the lighting system became increasingly difficult and disruptive, causing operations to be inconsistent. Bowman was engaged by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to modernize the bridge’s […]

Bowman Expands Transportation Infrastructure Services Through Acquisition of East Coast Firm McMahon Associates, Inc.

Posted on May 4th, 2022 by Renee Narvaez

Bowman (NASDAQ: BWMN) today announced that it closed on the acquisition of McMahon Associates, Inc. (“McMahon”), a company specializing in delivering a full range of innovative transportation planning and engineering services to private and public sector clients. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, McMahon focuses on projects oriented to roads and bridges, traffic […]