Business Details
16 Years
experience
Your Trusted Engineering Partner in Maitland, FL
METRO Consulting Group is an entrepreneur-led professional services firm specializing in engineering and landscape architecture solutions across Florida. Founded in 2010 by Dwayne Darbonne, our team combines decades of experience in transportation infrastructure, environmental planning, and cost-effective design to deliver personalized services tailored to client needs. We prioritize innovative approaches that minimize carbon footprints while maximizing value, demonstrated through projects like traffic models eliminating unnecessary capacity expansions and drainage solutions preserving existing infrastructure. Our multidisciplinary team includes urban planners, environmental scientists, and landscape architects who collaborate seamlessly to enhance infrastructure with native plant designs.As a one-stop firm, we guide clients from project inception through construction, ensuring responsive support and budget-conscious outcomes for public agencies, municipalities, developers, and community organizations. Our proven track record includes 14 FDOT workgroup qualifications and specialized expertise in PD&E studies, roadway design, and traffic operations. We maintain unwavering commitment to core values of faith, courage, and enthusiasm while delivering high-quality deliverables on time and within budget.
Services
PD&E Studies
Transportation Planning
Roadway Design
Landscape Architecture
Traffic Engineering
Drainage Solutions
Bridge Inspection
Permitting Services
Urban Planning
Environmental Science
Details
- Year established: 2010
Highlights and features
- We offer 14 FDOT workgroup qualifications for comprehensive infrastructure solutions
- Our team combines 17+ years of transportation engineering experience with native plant landscape expertise
- We deliver cost-effective designs reducing both initial and long-term maintenance costs
- We provide end-to-end project support from Day 1 through construction completion
- Our multidisciplinary approach integrates engineering with environmental sustainability
Associations and certifications
- Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
Services
PD&E Studies
Our FDOT-qualified team conducts comprehensive Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) studies including Alternative Corridor Evaluations. We provide full-service planning, engineering, environmental analysis, and public involvement with realistic pedestrian-level renderings developed from photographs to visualize infrastructure impacts.
Transportation Engineering
We deliver roadway solutions across FDOT workgroups 3.1-3.3 including bicycle trails, road diets, and new alignments. Our expertise covers milling/resurfacing projects and complete street designs that balance mobility needs with environmental considerations through innovative, cost-effective engineering approaches.
Landscape Architecture
Our FDOT-certified landscape architects create sustainable environments using native Florida plants that thrive without excessive irrigation or pesticides. We integrate ecological enhancements with infrastructure projects to improve livability in urban areas while maintaining compliance with environmental regulations.
Traffic Engineering
We provide traffic studies, signal timing optimization, and pavement marking plans under FDOT workgroups 6.1-7.3. Our solutions improve traffic flow efficiency while maintaining safety standards through data-driven analysis and modern traffic management techniques.
Drainage Solutions
Our engineers develop innovative drainage systems that address flooding while preserving existing underground infrastructure. We implement low-impact design principles to minimize environmental disruption and reduce long-term maintenance costs for municipal and private clients.
People
Dwayne Darbonne
Managing Member
Licensed Professional Engineer with 17+ years of transportation engineering experience. Former Vice President at international engineering firm, specializing in cost-efficient designs and client satisfaction. Founded METRO in 2010 to create a responsive, high-quality consulting firm.
Karina A. Veaudry
Landscape Architecture Manager
Registered Landscape Architect and former President of the Florida Native Plant Society. Recognized expert in native plant design with entrepreneurial experience founding her own landscape architecture firm before joining METRO.
Questions
What engineering services does METRO offer?
We provide transportation engineering, roadway design, traffic studies, drainage solutions, and PD&E studies qualified under 14 FDOT workgroups.
Do you work with both public and private clients?
Yes, we serve the Florida Department of Transportation, municipalities, private developers, and homeowner associations across infrastructure projects of all sizes.
How do you ensure cost-effective solutions?
Our team develops innovative designs minimizing carbon footprints and material usage while optimizing existing infrastructure to reduce both initial and long-term costs.
What makes your landscape architecture unique?
We specialize in native Florida plant designs that thrive without excessive irrigation or pesticides, integrating ecological benefits with infrastructure projects for sustainable outcomes.
How long have you been in business?
Founded in 2010 by Dwayne Darbonne, our firm builds on 17+ years of combined transportation engineering experience from our leadership team.
