FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2026
Contact: Darrel Berry, Corporate Communications Manager
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
(217) 747-9291
dberry@hanson-inc.com
Safranski celebrates 20 years with Hanson
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Elizabeth Safranski, a traffic modeler at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Springfield headquarters, recently celebrated 20 years of service at the firm.
Safranski, who joined Hanson in 2006, has prepared traffic and travel-demand models for various transportation projects, including the Capitol Avenue streetscape design and beautification, Springfield rail consolidation study, Interstate 55 reconstruction and widening and Stanford Avenue extension, all in Springfield; a roadway study for the Illinois Tollway’s Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) in the Chicago area; improvements to Washington Street in Peoria; and the Interstate 74 Mississippi River bridge replacement from Moline to Bettendorf, Iowa. She also created a regional travel-demand model for the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, which comprises Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties, and has prepared traffic noise models for projects, including for the I-55 reconstruction in Springfield, the Iron Bridge Road realignment in Springfield, interchange updates for Irene Road on Interstate 90 in Boone County and added travel lanes on Hillegas Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 2006 from Millikin University.
Hanson is a national, employee-owned consulting firm providing engineering, planning and allied services. The firm’s corporate headquarters is located at 1525 S. Sixth St., Springfield, IL 62703. The office may be reached by phone at (217) 788-2450.
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