Peter Agnello Receives ASCE New Jersey's Civil Engineer of the Year Award

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has announced that Associate Vice President and Department Manager Peter Agnello, PE, has received the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) New Jersey Section Civil Engineer of the Year award. The award is the highest honor presented annually to an ASCE New Jersey member and highlights those who have contributed substantially to the civil engineering profession and to the society. ​

gnello has over 33 years of experience in civil engineering and joined Dewberry in 1990. He manages the highway department for the firm’s Bloomfield and Mount Laurel, New Jersey, offices, leading highway and roadway projects. Agnello’s transportation engineering background includes highway, roadway, bridge, and interchange design, environmental documentation, geometric design, drainage design, geotechnical engineering, context-sensitive design (CSD), community involvement, right-of-way plans, utility relocation, traffic control, and cost estimates.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by ASCE,” says Agnello. “I value my association with ASCE and the education and professional opportunities the society has provided me.”

Agnello graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (1990). In addition to his involvement with the ASCE New Jersey chapter, he is a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) and the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE).

Dewberry also received ASCE New Jersey Section’s Project of the Year award in the Transportation Large category for the Route 295/42 Missing Moves project in Bellmawr. The $180-million project includes two new ramps, each exceeding a half-mile in length, within an urban and environmentally constrained site. The ramps eliminate the need for motorists, particularly trucks, to continue north into the heavily congested I-295/Route 42/Route 76 interchange to travel between I-295 and Route 42.  Additional project features include:
-Widening and rehabilitating twin bridges
-Replacing a bridge
-Constructing five new bridges
-Resurfacing two bridges
-Installing 15 retaining walls, 12 sign support structures, a noise barrier, and specialized drainage structures

These changes have lowered emissions and reduced travel costs, benefiting both residents and motorists.