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Kelley Square’s peanut roundabout in Worcester, Massachusetts

Kelley Square's peanut roundabout design improved mobility and enhanced safety for multimodal travelers. Learn more.

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Worcester, Massachusetts

For more than 40 years, VHB has helped redefine the built environment in Central and Western Massachusetts, from asset repositioning to transportation system upgrades. Partnering with municipalities to plan for future growth, we’ve delivered infrastructure improvements that capitalize on state and federal funding sources while improving connectivity, mobility, and community value.

120 Front Street
Suite 500
Worcester, MA 01608-1420

Phone: (508) 752-1001

Validating parking at Worcester Common Garage. VHB's main entrance is on Church Street.

Justin Dufresne, PE

Justin Dufresne, PE

Managing Director

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Awards!

ENR-NE Design Firm of the Year (2024) 

Boston Business Journal’s #1 Best Place to Work (2024) 

BBJ Corporate Citizenship Award (2024, 2023, 2020)

Boston Business Journal Largest Engineering Firms in MA (#2 in 2022)

Northeastern University Outstanding Employer Award (2022)

Commercial Brokers Association Collaborating Partner of the Year (2022)

Boston Globe Top Places to Work in MA (2021)

NAIOP MA DEI Impact Award (2020) 
 

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Featured Content

News + Insights

Ribbon Cutting for Commonwealth Fusion Systems Marks Milestone for Clean Energy

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Kelley Square improvements bring innovative roundabout design to Worcester

White Paper

Brittany Gesner & Vinod Kalikiri examine e-commerce growth and industrial real estate

Representative Projects

Aerial view of the former Fort Devens Military Base

Fort Devens Reuse Plan Devens, MA

Hub on Causeway exterior view of the main entry and active streetscape

The Hub on Causeway Boston, MA

View from the waterfront depicting people walking on the boardwalks and using the public open space with the renovated turbine halls in the background set amongst the mixed-use development.

776 Summer South Boston, MA

Massachusetts coastline on sunny day.

Revolution Wind Farm Onshore Acoustic Bat Surveys Rhode Island and Massachusetts

VHB booth during a community engagement pop up event in Randolph, MA.

Randolph Digital Equity Plan Randolph, MA

Young woman leaning on electric vehicle while it charges.

UMass Electric Vehicle Charging Plan Amherst, MA

Street view of proposed retail establishments along Crawford Road.

Fitchburg Airport Vision Plan Fitchburg, MA

Exterior view of the Burlington Mall’s new retail shops including Shake Shack and Joss & Main.

Burlington Mall Sears Repositioning Burlington, MA

Parking area and entrance to Rand-Whitney in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Rand-Whitney Headquarters Worcester, MA

Electrical grid for energy project.

Eversource Environmental Services New England

VHB designed an application for MassDOT using the RTTIS signs.

MassDOT Go Time Mobile Application Massachusetts

Artist rendering of Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ compact fusion device, SPARC.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Headquarters & Campus Devens, MA

Oblique aerial rendering of the exploratory lab building with adjacent parking lot and parking garage.

99 Coolidge Avenue Watertown, MA

VHB staff engage with members of the Randolph, MA community at an outdoor event.

Municipal Digital Equity Planning Massachusetts

Birds fly over the truck bays at the FedEx Distribution Center in Natick, Massachusetts.

FedEx Distribution Facility Natick, MA

VHB builds highway crash geocoder tools for DOTs using Esri technology.

Highway Crash Geocoding Systems Nationwide

Aerial image of Natick Mall

Natick Mall Natick, MA

Rendering of pedestrians and cyclists traveling through the research and technology park

Alewife Park Cambridge, MA

Highway overhead variable message sign that reads MassDOT test.

MassDOT ITS On-Call Services Statewide, MA

Campus view of Mathworks office in Natick, Massachusetts.

MathWorks Headquarters Natick, MA

Sun shines on the central courtyard entrance at Volk Lofts in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Voke Lofts Worcester, MA

The new hybrid roundabout offers clearly defined traffic patterns, increased traffic calming efforts, and enhanced safety.

Kelley Square Improvements Worcester, MA

Pedestrian-friendly restaurant at Patriot Place in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Patriot Place Foxborough, MA

People playing tennis at the outdoor tennis courts with the Margot Connell Recreation Center in the background.

Boston College Margot Connell Recreation Center Chestnut Hill, MA

A rendering of rowhomes for the Town of Whately.

Massachusetts Housing Partnership Boston Metropolitan Area, MA

People cross to the stadium in this rendering of Worcester’s Polar Park.

Polar Park Mixed-Use Master Plan Worcester, MA

Workers use a crane and other heavy equipment to perform construction on an MBTA rail bridge over a street next to a body of water.

Six Bridge Rail Replacement Massachusetts

Guests line up for the Life Time Fitness Framingham grand opening.

Life Time Athletic Framingham, MA

View of campus with large buildings in background and quad, street, and parking lots.

UMass Chan Medical School Education and Research Building Worcester, MA

Stevens Mill from below with a blue sky in the background.

French River TIF District and Stevens Mill Redevelopment Dudley and Webster, MA

MBTA commuter rail on the South Coast Rail in Massachusetts.

South Coast Rail Southeastern Massachusetts

Aerial view of Route 20.

Route 20 Flood Mitigation & PROTECT Grant Support Worcester and Shrewsbury, MA

News + Insights

A person in a safety vest conducts water quality testing in a pond surrounded by lush greenery and wetland plants under a partly cloudy sky. A modern building is visible in the background.

Regulatory Updates Massachusetts

VHB to Help Navigate New MA Draft Stormwater Permit for Existing Sites
Leaders Seth Lattrell, Chris Lovett, Mike Carragher, Meredith Avery, Tom Jackmin, Kristine Zimmerman, and Elizabeth Grob accept VHB’s awards.

Awards & Recognition

VHB Accepts Two Awards at Engineering News-Record Annual Ceremony
Bryce Corlett smiles at the camera wearing a blue shirt and glasses.

Key New Hire

Bryce Corlett Joins VHB to Strengthen Coastal Engineering and Resiliency
The visitors walk the project site, with a crane in the background.

Project Milestone Massachusetts

Southeastern New England ITE Visits 495/90 Project Site
A photo of Brittany Gesner, a woman with curly brown shoulder length hair in a pink shirt.

People + Culture Massachusetts

An Interview With Brittany Gesner: The Changing Dynamics of Industrial Development
Offshore wind turbines farm on the ocean.

Viewpoints White Paper

Massachusetts’ Clean Energy Targets: Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050
Team members at a bridge construction site

Massachusetts

VHB and Barletta Heavy Division: A Legacy of Design-Build Partnerships
Mike Carragher smiling at the camera

Awards & Recognition People + Culture

President and CEO Mike Carragher Appointed To Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors
The historic Elm Street Bridge structure now features an attractive concrete design.

Massachusetts Project Milestone

Columbia Greenway Awarded APWA Public Works Project of the Year
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