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Garbacz Dies: WMATA Planner, Designer
Joseph Frank Garbacz, 97, former deputy chief of design and construction at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA), died Sept. 23.
 
After a long and distinguished career in the U.S. Army, Garbacz was recruited by Jackson Graham, WMATA’s first general manager, to help manage the planning, design, and construction of the subway system, the largest civil works project of its time. His initial role was directing all contracting activity. He retired in 1983.
 
In retirement, Garbacz periodically consulted on complex engineering projects. He was a Registered Professional Engineer in the District of Columbia.
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