Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

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| name = Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB)

| logo = Vanasse Hangen Brustlin logo.png

| type = Private

| industry = Civil Engineering

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| founded = 1978

| founder = Bob Vanasse
Rich Hangen
Robert S. Brustlin
William J. Roache
John Kennedy
James D'Angelo

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| hq_location_city = Watertown, Massachusetts

| hq_location_country = United States

| area_served = Eastern Seaboard

| key_people = Mike Carragher (CEO){{cite web |title=VHB CEO Mike Carragher combines civic curiosity with civil engineering |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2017/04/07/vhb-ceo-mike-carragher-combines-civic-curiosity.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |access-date=31 December 2019}}

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| num_employees = 1,600 (Jan. 2020)

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| website = {{URL|https://www.vhb.com/}}

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Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. or VHB is a multidisciplinary American civil engineering consulting and design firm headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts with offices throughout the country.{{cite web |title=National engineering and design firm signs 10-year lease for Worcester's Mercantile Center |url=https://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2018/08/national_engineering_and_desig.html |website=masslive.com |access-date=4 November 2018}}{{cite web |title=Who We Are |url=https://www.vhb.com/Pages/People/who-we-are.aspx |website=www.vhb.com |access-date=4 November 2018}} The company was founded in 1979 by Bob Vanasse (1979 – 1990), Rich Hangen (1979 – retirement), Robert S. Brustlin (1979 – retirement), William J. Roache (1979 – retirement), John Kennedy (1979 – retirement) and James D'Angelo (1979 – 2001).{{cite web |title=Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. |url=http://harvardplanning.emuseum.com/people/1068/vanasse-hangen-brustlin-inc;jsessionid=B358686126CEB315749E030003A19168 |website=harvardplanning.emuseum.com |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc |url=https://www.microdesk.com/portfolio-items/vanasse-hangen-brustlin-inc/ |website=www.microdesk.com |access-date=4 November 2018}} The company primarily focuses on transportation and land development.{{cite web |title=Company Overview of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4279669 |website=www.bloomberg.com |access-date=4 November 2018}} VHB was a finalist in the US DOT Safety Visualization Challenge.{{cite web |title=Five Semifinalists Advance in DOT Safety Visualization Challenge - |url=https://ohsonline.com/articles/2018/10/29/five-semi-finalists-in-dot-challenge.aspx?m=1 |website=Occupational Health & Safety |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=en}} VHB works on a variety of transportation civil engineering projects in the Northeast and along the east coast.{{cite web |title=Brown University Engineering Research Center by KieranTimberlake |url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13736-brown-university-engineering-research-center-by-kierantimberlake |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Gloria Bruce to direct Newport development |url=https://bartonchronicle.com/gloria-bruce-to-direct-newport-development/ |website=Barton Chronicle Newspaper |access-date=4 November 2018 |date=24 October 2018}}{{cite web |title=Award of Merit Higher Education/Research: Virginia Institute of Marine Science - Davis Hall |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/45514-award-of-merit-higher-educationresearch-virginia-institute-of-marine-science---davis-hall |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Yacht provisioning center planned in Cape Charles |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/virginia/2018/10/25/yacht-provisioning-center-planned-cape-charles/1738469002/ |website=Delmarva Daily Times |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Austin |first1=George |title=Public meeting to be held about I-195 exchange |url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20181031/public-meeting-to-be-held-about-i-195-exchange |website=southcoasttoday.com |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=VHB Opens Downtown Tampa Location To Expand Gulf Coast Services |url=https://patch.com/florida/southtampa/vhb-opens-downtown-tampa-location-expand-gulf-coast-services |website=Tampa, FL Patch |access-date=4 November 2018 |date=29 September 2016}}

VHB was the lead designer and project manager for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's South Coast Rail project.{{cite web |title=MassDOT Awards $210 Million South Coast Rail Project Management Contract to VHB/HNTB |url=https://www.pocketlist.com/massdot-awards-210-million-south-coast-rail-project-management-contract-vhbhntb |website=www.pocketlist.com |access-date=31 December 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=South Coast Rail Project Contract Approved |url=https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/mbta/south-coast-rail-project-contract-approved/ |website=mass.gov |access-date=31 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=Amid milestones, $1B South Coast rail in Massachusetts delayed a year |url=https://www.constructiondive.com/news/amid-milestones-1b-south-coast-rail-in-massachusetts-delayed-a-year/553358/ |website=Construction Dive |access-date=31 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=South Coast Rail |url=https://www.vhb.com/Pages/Experience/Projects/Trans%20Agencies_Transit%20Authorities/South-Coast-Rail.aspx |website=www.vhb.com |access-date=31 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=2018 Top 40 Under 40: Natasha Velickovic, P.E. |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/article/12424874/2018-top-40-under-40-natasha-velickovic-pe |website=www.MassTransitMag.com |access-date=31 December 2019 |language=en}} In 2018, VHB received a Bronze Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for their work on South Coast Rail bridges.{{cite web |title=VHB wins ACEC/MA - High-Profile Boston – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) recently named VHB as a winner of a 2018 Bronze Engineering Excellence Awards, engineering, F, VHB All, Awards |url=https://www.high-profile.com/acec-ma-announces-vhb-as-a-2018-winner-of-bronze-engineering-excellence-award/ |website=High-Profile |access-date=31 December 2019 |date=7 August 2018}} VHB also is developing the permitting and environmental review for the Brooklyn–Queens Connector.{{cite web |title=VHB lands BQX environmental contract |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/light-rail/vhb-lands-bqx-environmental-contract/ |last1=Conley |first1=Paul |website=Railway Age |access-date=31 December 2019 |date=7 February 2019}}{{cite web |title=VHB lands contract for environmental review of proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector |url=https://www.rtands.com/passenger/rapid-transit-light-rail/vhb-lands-contract-for-environmental-review-of-proposed-brooklyn-queens-connector/ |website=Railway Track and Structures |access-date=31 December 2019 |date=6 February 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Berger |first1=Paul |title=Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Plan Expected to Roll Into Next Phase |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/brooklyn-queens-streetcar-plan-expected-to-roll-into-next-phase-11549403365 |website=WSJ |access-date=31 December 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Guse |first1=Clayton |title=Controversial BQX streetcar plan rolls forward |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-bqx-plan-streetcar-review-20190206-story.html |website=nydailynews.com |access-date=31 December 2019}}

VHB also worked on the rebuild of the Washington Bridge in Providence; a company engineer spotted the sheared pins that results in an emergency closure in December 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/12/metro/engineer-spotted-concerning-issue-3-days-before-i-195-westbound-bridge-closed-ri-dot-chief-says/ |title=Engineer spotted ‘concerning issue’ 3 days before I-195 westbound bridge closed, R.I. DOT chief says |author1=Amanda Milkovits |author2=Edward Fitzpatrick |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=December 12, 2023}}