Eldon L. Abbott, PE

Principal Engineer Tunnels & Geotechnical

Eldon has over 40 years of professional experience covering a broad range of geotechnical engineering, tunneling, transit, marine facilities, and large subterranean structures. Prior to joining Reliance, Eldon was Vice President, Principal Project Manager, and Senior Professional Associate with Parsons Brinckerhoff. Over his career, he served as the Project Manager and/or Technical Director of such noteworthy projects as the tunnel crossing under the Main Shipping Channel in Miami’s Biscayne Bay on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT); design and construction phase services for the North Dorchester combined sewer overflow (CSO) tunnel in South Boston; Construction-phase services for the Boston Harbor Effluent Outfall Tunnel, which, upon completion, was the longest single-entry tunneled outfall in the world; underground portions of a $96 million healthcare facility with a five-level underground parking garage; design of the award-winning 1,400-car, seven-level underground Post-Office Square Parking Garage and Urban Park in Boston. Eldon also authored the section on “Preparation of Contract Documents for Subsurface Projects” in the text Subsurface Conditions, Risk Management for Design and Construction Management Professionals published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 1998.