Omar Merheb joins HNTB as transportation director

Omar Merheb joined HNTB Corporation’s growing Southern California team as transportation director. He will support the Interstate 405 Improvement Project, and will play a key role on future opportunities to help grow the transportation practice. He is based in the firm’s office in Santa Ana, California.

Merheb has over 27 years of experience in transportation engineering, predominately in project management, design-build projects, urban transportation master planning, traffic engineering, transit and rail planning, parking studies, travel demand forecasting and transportation research.

“Omar is a true team player who works closely, productively and cooperatively with everyone around him,” said Khalil Saba, PE, HNTB Inland Empire area manager and vice president. “He is a highly respected and talented professional who will be a valuable addition to the transportation team and our clients.”

Prior to joining HNTB, Merheb worked on major transportation projects in the United States for 21 years and spent six years in the United Arab Emirates working on some of the most unique and challenging transportation projects in that region. He worked closely with local government agencies, private developers, and consultants in the U.S. and UAE, and he was involved with detailed technical analysis and project management of numerous major transportation projects. His experience encompasses the Interstate-405 PMC Design-Build and the SR-22 Design-Build Freeway Improvement projects in Orange County, California, and the Gerald Desmond Bridge Design-Build in Los Angeles, among others.

Merheb earned both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in civil engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His affiliations include the Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Transportation Engineers Council.

HNTB is a leading infrastructure solutions firm in the U.S., with roots to the West since beginning work on Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco Bridge in 1914, the firm’s first year of operation, and has since been involved in some of the region’s most high-profile, complex infrastructure programs.

HNTB’s many signature infrastructure projects in Southern California include the Interstate 405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project, the Tom Bradley International Terminal Expansion for Los Angeles World Airports, and the “Green Build” expansion at San Diego International Airport.

Currently, HNTB is providing design and engineering services for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project on behalf of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and working with the City of Los Angeles to deliver final design and construction support services for the Sixth Street Viaduct over the Los Angeles River between downtown and Boyle Heights.

About HNTB

HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private owners and contractors. HNTB’s work in California dates back to its founding in 1914. Today, HNTB continues to grow in size and service offerings to clients in California from eight office locations, currently employing more than 350 full-time professionals. With more than a century of service, HNTB understands the life cycle of infrastructure and addresses clients’ most complex technical, financial and operational challenges. Professionals nationwide deliver a full range of infrastructure-related services, including award-winning planning, design, program management and construction management. For more information, visit www.hntb.com.

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For more information, contact:

Agnes Huff, Agnes Huff Communications

ahuff@ahuffgroup.com; (310) 641-2525