John Townsend, PE, Director of Transportation Design

John Townsend, PE
Director of Transportation Design
Davenport Transportation Consulting
Mobile No.: 704-607-5646
8 Years Experience
PE Licensure:
NC (#031533); SC (#025427)
B.S., Civil Engineering,
Clemson University - 2001
M.S., Civil Engineering
(Transportation Focus) - 2002
Affiliations: Institute of Transportation Engineers
Certifications: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Site Inspector
John Townsend is a Transportation Project Manager for DTC with 8 years of transportation planning and design experience. He has solid experience with both private and public sector clients, and proven knowledge and experience with NCDOT requirements. He has experience with several facets of traffic engineering including the management, completion, and signing and sealing of transportation studies, traffic impact analyses, and corridor studies; traffic signal timing plans, traffic signal design, traffic calming, traffic signing/marking plans, traffic control plans, roadway design, and construction cost estimating. John's professional experience has provided a wide-range of consulting services for roadways, land development, and traffic signals. He is proficient with a number of transportation/engineering-related softwares including AutoCAD, Land Desktop, Civil 3D, Microstation, HCS 2000, Synchro, SimTraffic, StormCAD, FlowMaster, CulvertMaster, SIDRA Intersection and Rodel. John is also experienced with all aspects of project management including contract preparation, fee estimates, invoicing, accounts receivable and financial performance assessment.
Specialty Skills
Roadway Design
Intersection Design
Roundabout Design
Driveway & Encroachment Permits
Traffic Control Plans
Sign and Pavement Marking Plans
Transportation Impact Studies
Transportation Planning
Project Experience Overview
South Trade Street Improvements Project, Matthews, NC
Bryton Offsite Roadway, Huntersville, NC
Hambright Road Extension, Huntersville, NC
Bridges at Mint Hill Offsite Roadway, Mint Hill, NC
Freedom Drive - Stewart Creek Parkway, Charlotte, NC
South & Woodlawn Intersection Improvement, Charlotte, NC
Dixie River Road Realignment, Charlotte, NC
Gleneagles Road Widening, Charlotte, NC
Waxhaw Parkway, Waxhaw, NC
Monroe Outer Loop, Monroe, NC
McKee Road Extension, Matthews, NC
White St/Elizabeth Ave Intersection Improvement, Rock Hill, SC
Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, SC
MUSC Master Plan, Charleston, SC
Bryton Traffic Impact Study, Huntersville, NC
Mint Hill Property TIS, Mint Hill, NC
Shoffner Property TIS, Concord, NC
Moody Lake TIS, Charlotte, NC
Austin Corners TIS, Kannapolis, NC
South Trade Street Corridor Study, Matthews, NC
South Trade Street Reversible Lane Study, Matthews, NC
CMS Access Circulation Study, Huntersville, NC
Optimist Park Transportation Analysis, Charlotte, NC
Matthews Auto Center, Matthews, NC
Prosperity Village Traffic Phasing Study, Charlotte, NC
Dave Lyle Boulevard Signal Coordination, Rock Hill, SC


