Thomas D. Moreland, for whom the

Tom Moreland Interchange Tom Moreland Interchange, colloquially known as ''Spaghetti Junction'', is the interchange of Interstate 85 (I-85) and I-285, along with several access roads, in northern DeKalb County, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta and just to the south of No ...

is named, is one of the United States's leading road building experts, and has served as President of Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc., since its inception in 1987. Prior to organizing Moreland Altobelli, he had a 30+ year career with the

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, serving as Commissioner and/or Chief Engineer for the last 17 years. In this capacity, he headed a department of 6,000 people, with an annual budget exceeding $1 billion. While Commissioner of the Georgia DOT, Moreland served for 11 years on the

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(MARTA) Board of Directors. Moreland worked with the Georgia General Assembly annually on the drafting and reviewing of legislative proposals germane to the Georgia Department of Transportation's goals and policies. He also participated in the budgetary process and was successful in obtaining funding support for the Department's multi-modal transportation program. Moreland received a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in 1955 and master's degree in Civil Engineering in 1962 from the

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. Moreland is a Past President of

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; former Vice Chairman of the U.S.

Transportation Research Board The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is a division of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, formerly the National Research Council of the United States, which serves as an independent adviser to the President of the Unite ...

; and a current member of the Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Registered Land Surveyors.

Honors

Moreland was named as one of the "Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year" in 1975 by the

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. He received the Wilbur S. Smith award of the

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in 1990 as a person "who is judged worthy of special commendation for contributing to the enhancement of the role of the civil engineer in highway engineering."

External links

American Society of Civil Engineers: Wilbur S. Smith AwardAmerican Public Works Association "Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year"
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