Civil & Transportation Engineering

Paso Robles faced a unique problem – a regularly congested intersection causing frustration among drivers. While a single roundabout could alleviate the issue, it would necessitate extensive private land acquisition. The Wallace Group team conducted a thorough analysis of the intersection's traffic operations and created visual simulations of the proposed changes. Their ingenious solution? The introduction of an innovative "dog bone" shaped single-lane roundabout, one of the pioneering...

Whenever much-needed housing is being built the developers usually pitch in and fund offsite improvements to help with transportation demands. Buckley Road Extension is now open and connects Hwy 227 with South Higuera. Improved circulation is vital, and this new road achieves that goal. Wallace Group was the civil engineer for this project on this 1/3 mile of fresh asphalt. Whitaker Construction, the City of SLO, the County...

Project Description: Wallace Group provided services for this Solar Plant located in Eastern Monterey County. Our involvement began during the project entitlement phase, where we provided technical studies of flooding, erosion, transportation requirements, and extended through construction where we provided a variety of surveying and engineering services including topographic mapping, title research and ALTA mapping, grading and drainage design, and engineering support during construction. Project Highlights: 280MW...

Project Description: Bee Sweet Citrus was founded in 1987 as an independent packer and shipper of California oranges. As their business began to grow, so too did the number of citrus varieties they provide. Now Bee Sweet is a prominent leader in California’s citrus industry. The U.S. citrus industry has been fighting the Asian citrus psyllid, a tiny insect that infects the plant while it eats. To slow...

Project Description: Wallace Group provided engineering, landscaping, and surveying services for the new Beach Volleyball Facility on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus, south of Mott Gym. The project includes a 5-court sand area, a landscaped spectator zone, and renovations to the surrounding areas to better accommodate the additional traffic the facility will generate along with perimeter seating. The courts are contained by a combination of seat...

Project Description: The Pismo Preserve is a project where the science of engineering blended with the art of landscape architecture, creating a hiking and wildlife preserve community resource like no other on the Central Coast. Wallace Group helped the Land Conservancy and various other stakeholders to envision a sustainable trail system, parking area, and branding for the preserve. In addition to the trail system, Wallace Group designed, engineered...