Centennial

Founded in New Orleans

Doullut & Ewin Inc., opened in New Orleans – specialized in major port, waterfront construction and heavy foundation projects. Paul Doullut and James P. Ewin. The Ports of New Orleans and Mobile were among its first clients.

Responding to the Great Flood of 1927

Volkert developed the foundations for Bonnet Carré Spillway between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain upriver from New Orleans to provide flood control following the Great Flood of 1927.

Expanding Louisiana's Flood Control

In addition to the Bonnet Carre Spillway, the firm partnered with the USACE on other flood control projects such as the Bordelonville Floodgate Dam.

Sugar Bowl Stadium

The company provided design and construction for several major expansions to Tulane Stadium, known as the Sugar Bowl, to enable New Orleans to host one of the nation’s historic major college bowl games.

Wartime Service at the Ports

The firm designed and developed expansions of for the Alabama State Docks (Mobile, Alabama) to assist with WWII supply efforts.

Engineering Navy Dry Docks

During World War II, the firm devoted entire capabilities to the design and construction of military projects – namely merchant marine shipyards that played a major role in the production of Liberty Ships for the war effort and self-operating docks in both New Orleans and Mobile.

Move to Mobile

The firm was acquired by Waterman Steamship Company and its headquarters moved to Mobile, Alabama to design berths for innovative intermodal vessels. Waterman appointed David Volkert to lead the firm.

David Volkert Takes the Reins

The company was acquired by David Volkert. Began working on projects such as the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Bridge and New York State Thruway Authority both located in NY.

Building the Nation's Interstates

The company was renamed David Volkert & Associates – Volkert provided engineering services for the Anacostia Freeway, DC, among the nation’s first controlled access highways.

The World's Longest Bridge

Volkert delivered for the northbound Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in New Orleans, LA. The span still holds the world record as the longest bridge continuously over water, measuring 23.87 miles between abutments.

Volkert Becomes Employee-Owned

Volkert established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making the company 100% employee-owned and giving associates a stake in the firm’s performance and success.

Bridging Mobile Bay

Volkert completed preliminary, final designs, construction plans, specifications, and supplemental report services for the Interstate-10 Bayway over Mobile Bay, known as Jubilee Parkway, which is the seventh longest bridge in the United States.

Volkert Aviation Takes Flight

Volkert’s aviation projects include the Mobile Regional Airport Terminal Complex in Mobile, AL.

Shaping the Nation's Capitol

Volkert projects in our nation’s capital included the Navy Memorial, in Washington, D.C as well as a Pennsylvania Avenue streetscape.

Connecting the Rocket City

Interstate 565 through Huntsville, Alabama was the largest project in the history of the Alabama Department of Transportation when it was completed in 1991. It consisted of 36 separate construction projects and more than six miles of bridges and carries more than 100,000 vehicles per day.

Cable Stay over the Mobile River

The Cochrane/Africatown USA cable stay bridge of Mobile, AL received the NSPE Award for Outstanding Engineering Achievement in the USA and was inducted into the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame.

Saving the USS Alabama

Volkert began working alongside the cofferdam and berth for the USS Alabama & Memorial Park to save the USS Alabama and USS Drum, in Mobile, AL.

Building Alabama's Port

The APM Container Terminal at Choctaw Point is a vital $300 million project in Mobile, Alabama. Volkert provided key civil engineering services for this complex and project. Services include environmental, civil site design, survey, structural design, and construction engineering and inspection services for 120 acres on Choctaw Point.

Hall of Fame

Volkert was inducted to the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. Volkert CEOs Keith King and Perry Hand, Chief Engineer David Webber, and numerous Volkert projects have also been inducted.

Rebuilding Gulf Coast Infrastructure

Volkert provided Quality Assurance for the US 90 Biloxi Bay Bridge Replacement Design-Build in Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina.

Building Resilience for our Communities

Volkert provided Quality Assurance for the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal Surge Barrier, protecting the New Orleans area from storm surge flooding through the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.

Restoring the Gulf Coast

Volkert provided coastal restoration design services for the Post-Katrina Finfish and Shellfish Recovery, in Bayou La Batre, Alabama which won the ACEC Grand Award for Engineering Excellence.

Connecting North Alabama

Volkert provided design for Corridor X, now known as Interstate 22, in Birmingham, Alabama which was the largest transportation project in Alabama history at the time of its completion.

Urban Infrastructure Renewal

The I-59/20 in Birmingham, Alabama, a major renewal of urban infrastructure providing context sensitivity. The project was named the 2021 American Council of Engineering Companies Alabama project of the year and the 2021 ASBI National Award for Excellence.

Context Sensitive Mega Projects

Volkert began the I-35 Capital Express North and Central engineering design projects, in Austin, Texas. Volkert, Inc. is the prime design firm providing engineering design services to TxDOT.

A Century of Integrity in Infrastructure.