Volunteer Month may have passed, but our teams are still out in their communities making a difference. From cleaning up streets and waterways to caring for gardens and woodlands across the country, we’re proud to support the spaces where we live and work!
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Innovation advancing bridge rehabilitation in Connecticut.
CHA applied Ultra‑High Performance Concrete (UHPC) on two critical bridges, the Commodore Hull Bridge and the Dexter Coffin Bridge, using first‑of‑their‑kind approaches to address aging infrastructure, restore capacity, and extend service life.
At the Commodore Hull Bridge, UHPC supported emergency repairs to steel truss gusset plates on a CTDOT major bridge. At the Dexter Coffin Bridge, UHPC strengthening was combined with structural repairs to maintain traffic while addressing complex rehabilitation needs.
These projects have been recognized with CHA’s 2025 Pillar of Excellence Innovation Awards, honoring work that continues to move bridge rehabilitation forward.
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Spring has bloomed with conferences, and CHA teams have been on the road, presenting, exhibiting, and connecting with peers and partners across the country. We look forward to continuing our momentum as our conference trail continues through May and connecting along the way.
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Designed for students. Built for the future.
The Reading High School Innovation Academy will soon be home to up to 1,000 high school students in Reading, PA, offering a purpose-built campus focused on collaboration, innovation, and career-ready education.
As Construction Manager, CHA worked with the design team at SCHRADERGROUP to deliver a school that blends traditional academics with hands on, career focused learning. The academy was designed around four specialized career pathways, creating a hybrid model that supports learning opportunities for the diverse future workforce of the region and beyond.
Congratulations to our PMCM team and all involved in bringing this innovative learning environment to life!
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At CHA, community starts with our people.
Our Pennsylvania team participated in the Lehigh Valley Polar Plunge, braving the cold to help raise money for the Special Olympics. We’re honored to join thousands of participants year after year for a great cause.
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In recognition of #ConstructionSafetyWeek, we’re proud to share that CHA has earned the 2026 Highwire Gold Safety Award, honoring the top-tier performance in safety management and risk mitigation.
At CHA, we are committed to creating a safe work environment for our employees.
This award reflects the commitment of our teams who make safety a shared responsibility every day.
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Milestones like this remind us why collaboration matters. CHA’s Fire Protection team was thrilled to participate in the Topping Out of Tampa General Hospital’s new Surgical, Neuroscience & Transplant Pavilion.
This 13-story, 565,000 SF project marks a major step forward in healthcare design and delivery. As the fire sprinkler contractor, CHA is helping the A/E team bring a thoughtfully designed fire protection system to life, supporting a facility built for innovation and community impact.
Signing the "last structural beam" was an honor and a moment of shared pride for everyone involved.
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CHA teams have been out in their communities making a difference this #GlobalVolunteerMonth! From cleaning up streets in cities across the country to giving back where it matters most, our commitment to the Earth extends beyond our project work. That’s #theCHAway.
Innovation engineered for one of Boston’s most complex corridors.
In a design-build partnership with Skanska, CHA reimagined how critical infrastructure can be replaced without disruption. The Maffa Way and Mystic Avenue bridge replacement spans seven active rail lines beneath I‑93, delivered using ultra‑shallow steel girders, accelerated construction, and strategic reuse of existing substructures.
The result: a resilient, low‑maintenance solution that improves multimodal connectivity and keeps the region moving safely and efficiently.
We’re proud to see this project honored with CHA’s 2025 Pillar of Excellence Infrastructure Award, a 2026 ACEC Massachusetts Engineering Excellence Silver Award supporting MassDOT’s Complete Streets and Vision Zero goals, and an ACEC National Recognition Award.
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The 2026 Engineering News Record rankings are in, and we’re proud to share that CHA has moved up to #57 on the Top 500 Design Firms list and earned the #48 spot on the Top 100 Pure Designers list.
“This positive upward momentum reflects our continued growth across the company, the trust our clients continue to place in us to support their most challenging projects, and the strategic investments we're making in the business and employees,” CEO Jim Stephenson commented. “Together, these efforts are creating greater sustainable value for our clients, employees, and partners.”
We’re proud to be recognized among the nation’s leading firms, an achievement driven by the dedication of our entire team.
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It was an exciting day in Chesterfield County, VA, as the ribbon was cut at Rockwood Park’s new ball fields! Now featuring seven hybrid fields that improve both maintenance and player performance, our team was honored to be part of the work and the ceremony celebrating its opening. It was wonderful to see a finished project being used by the community! #theCHAway
CHA celebrated #EarthWeek by coming together to learn, volunteer, reduce waste and take actions in ways that reflect what sustainability means to us: caring for the spaces we live and work in. We’re proud to support efforts that protect natural resources and help communities thrive today and for the future.
Here’s a look at Earth Week across CHA.
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