Dewberry has announced that Kirt Ladwa, PE, has been promoted to highway department manager in the Mount Laurel, New Jersey, office.

Ladwa, a senior civil engineer with nearly 20 years of experience, has spent his entire career with Dewberry in the transportation department. He has worked with various counties across the state, as well as the New Jersey Department of Transportation and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. In his new role, Ladwa is responsible for overseeing highway-related projects, as well as personnel management.

“I am so pleased to promote Kirt to this new role,” says Dewberry Associate and Business Unit Manager Lisa Peterson, PE, PLS, CME. “Kirt has shown a great deal of leadership in his many years with the firm, and I am confident that he will lead this group well and provide exceptional support to our clients.”

Ladwa earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Widener University (2001) and is a member of the American Society of Highway Engineers.