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The Designing a Better Wisconsin Blog features stories and projects from the ACEC WI membership highlighting the critical nature of engineering work, life/saftey impacts, and cost-effective, innovative solutions. 

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Verona Road Reconstruction Improves Safety, Mobility, and Connectivity
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Sep 13

The reconstructed Verona Road improves mobility, provides greater local connectivity, and improves operations and safety for motorists and...

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Complex Bridge Project Meets Challenges, Preserves History
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Aug 9

Written By: Amanda Inman, PE, Ayres Associates Removing and preserving a 120-foot-long steel bridge is no small matter. The complications that come...

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Beloit Powerhouse Riverwalk Connects the Community
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Aug 9

Written by: Ellery Schaffer, PE; Jewell Associates Engineers The Beloit Powerhouse Riverwalk serves as an important connection providing access for...

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Inclusive Design – Engineering’s Civic Responsibility
Posted In: Blog, Diversity & Inclusion,
Date posted Jul 26

As engineering professionals, it is our civic responsibility and our privilege to design and construct community infrastructure that is inclusive to...

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Introducing the Resch Expo – Lambeau Field’s New Neighbor
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jul 12

Introducing the Resch Expo – Lambeau Field’s New Neighbor

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WIS 20 Reconstruction Revitalizes Village of Waterford
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jul 12

WIS 20 Reconstruction Revitalizes Village of Waterford

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Water Quality Trading Flips the Script on Phosphorus Compliance
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jun 14

Water Quality Trading in the City of Brodhead is exceeding expectations and inventively removing more than five times the amount of phosphorus than...

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Forgotten Urban Land Presents Unique Opportunities for Stormwater Treatment
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jun 14

This project exemplifies how innovative engineering techniques can be leveraged to provide a social, economic, and sustainable community asset from...

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Shared Street Design Dramatically Improves Safety and Function of Urban Milwaukee Corridor
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted May 10

One of downtown Milwaukee’s hot spots is dramatically improved for both pedestrian and vehicular users alike, thanks to the engineering behind the...

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Incorporating Innovative Inspection Techniques to Ensure Bridge Safety
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Apr 12

Incorporating UAS into the field operations provided numerous benefits both in collecting the data and delivering documentation that can be used for...

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Developer’s Vision Transforms Brownfield into Additional Tax Base
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Mar 15

For decades, a former petroleum storage site stood vacant. This reimagined site turned a longtime unused property into a dynamic and beneficial...

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Waldo Boulevard Well Worth the Wait
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 8

Written By: Troy Robillard, PE, Ayres Slicing through the City of Manitowoc’s north side, this roughly 3-mile-long urban reconstruction...

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