Wayne Higgins, PE, PTOE

Mr. Higgins established the firm of Traffic Engineering Services, Inc. in 1985 where he was responsible for project management, direction and technical support for a wide variety of planning, highway, traffic, traffic-related, ITS, and PCS communications site development projects. Mr. Higgins’ experience and expertise covers a wide range of private, municipal, county and state traffic serices.

Mr. Higgins has designed and built traffic signal and street lighting control cabinet panels, contractor to install traffic signalized intersections, and designed and assisted in the installation of interconnected traffic signal systems (including equipment modification, preemption for railroad, fire and transit) and traffic controller cabinets have been furnished to WisDOT and several cities.  He also designed lighting for roadways, and sports facilities as well as field reviewed test systems for heavy truck weigh-in-motion systems.

In the area of roadway design and analysis, Mr. Higgins has performed intersection and roadway preliminary and final design for a variety of state, county and local agencies and private developments.  He has prepared intersection, roadway and interchange design alternatives at various locations for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. His design for the intersection of 8th Avenue, Water Street and Indiana Avenue, “A Modified Traffic Circle,” in Sheboygan, WI was awarded the Under $2 Million, “Public Works Project of the Year” in 1996.