Leading architectural, engineering consulting firm HDR has acquired iTRANS Consulting Inc., a transportation planning and consulting firm with headquarters in Toronto. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Going forward, iTRANS will conduct business as HDR | iTRANS.

Founded in Toronto in 1996, iTRANS employs 120 professionals. In addition to Toronto, it has offices in Vancouver, B.C., Calgary, Alta., and Ottawa, Cambridge and Richmond Hill, Ont. It also has a United States office in Washington, D.C. The firm specializes in transportation planning and design, traffic engineering, safety, and transportation systems and is recognized as one of the leading Canadian providers of these services.

iTRANS Consulting is a North American professional consulting firm serving clients across Canada, the United States and internationally in the areas of transportation planning, transportation systems, and transportation safety. Specific areas of practice include transportation master plans, travel demand forecasting, toll highway revenue studies, traffic engineering studies, environmental assessments, parking studies, community traffic planning, transportation systems assignments, traffic safety, and expert testimony. The high standard of service provided to our clients has resulted in our rapid growth into one of the larger consulting practices in Canada specializing in transportation planning, traffic safety, and transportation systems.