Paul Dorr
Senior Design Manager

Mr. Dorr spent three years as a civil engineering draftsman in the signal engineering section for Baltimore City. Since coming to The Traffic Group Inc. in 1989, he has participated in the design of traffic signal design plans and special provisions, maintenance of traffic plans, pavement marking and signing plans, conceptual geometric design plans including roundabout analysis and design, interchange design, garage design and cost estimates.

In addition to Mr. Dorr’s extensive engineering design capabilities, he heads The Traffic Group, Inc.’s Engineering Graphics Department as part of the firm's Design Division.  Mr. Dorr is responsible for creating and overseeing the firm’s graphic enhancements as it relates to design drawings, exhibits, and overlays of existing traffic design scenarios.

Some of Mr. Dorr's major projects are:  

• PANTAI KAPUKNAGA, Indonesia - Mr. Dorr provided graphic design, detail and  preparation of the seven interchange designs/concepts for access to this 25,000-acre project proposed to house 600,000 persons and 850,000 jobs.
• MENLYN PARK, Pretoria, South Africa - Mr. Dorr provided extensive design and analysis services on this project for The Traffic Group, Inc.  Mr. Dorr  designed a speed ramp system to a new parking garage and provided design concepts to insure that the new garage would function in a safe and efficient manner.
• GREENBELT METRO PARK – Prince George’s County, MD - Mr. Dorr undertook extensive graphic and engineering design services including conceptual design and layout of multiple interchanges that will interface with I-95 (Capital Beltway), the State Department of Agriculture Buildings, and the existing Greenbelt Metro Station.
• NATIONAL CATHEDRAL – Washington, D.C. –   Mr. Dorr  provided conceptual design and layouts for various parking garages throughout the "Close" for the National Cathedral.   Due to severe typographical changes, Mr. Dorr’s innovative designs were an integral part of the Traffic and Transportation Study that was prepared by The Traffic Group, Inc.
• GREAT MALL OF THE BAY AREA – Milpitas, CA -   Mr. Dorr was instrumental in the preparation of all of the internal and external Signing and Pavement Marking Plans, preparation of Conceptual Design Plans for off-site road improvements, and preparation of all graphic design plans.
• NATIONAL BUSINESS PARK – Anne Arundel County, MD - Mr. Dorr has worked on the National Business Park project for several years, including six different concepts for an interchange along MD 32 to serve the National Business Park, the design of the final concept for access to MD 32 from the National Business Park, and preparation of multiple interchange designs for MD 32 and Dorsey Run Road, including roundabout designs at two different locations along Dorsey Run Road.

Job History

Educational Background

• Georgia Institute of Technology - Traffic Engineering, 9/90
• University of Wisconsin - Parking Lot Design, 8/94
• University Of Maryland - Matching Transportation Operating Characteristics to Human Capabilities, 10/95
• University of Maryland - Traffic Calming 11/97
• Ourston & Doctors - Roundabout Analysis and Design, 4/98
• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - Roadside Design, 7/98
• ITE - International Conference on Modern Roundabout Analysis Using Rodel and SIDRA, 9/98
• University of Maryland - Site Impact Analysis, 4/99
• TRB-3D Transportation Symposium and Workshop, 5/99
• WSDOT - Traffic Roundabouts Conference 2000, 5/00
• Ourston Roundabout Design Workshop, 4/01
• University of Maryland - Critical Lane Analysis, 5/01

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