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.
Wellness in the form of trimming travel lanes; rejuvenates a community. Continue Reading
Written by: Kenneth R. Ward, PE; Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. In 2017, the Racine Water & Wastewater Utility (RWWU) partnered with Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. (R/M) to embark on one of the largest water system expansion projects ever in the state of Wisconsin; one that would allow the utility to... Continue Reading
Written By: Zachary Nienow, GISP, Ayres The Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium (WROC) is unique by design, formed to improve the way cities, counties, state and federal agencies and the private sector obtain vital orthoimagery and lidar data – and that it does. Governmental... Continue Reading
Written By: Jonathan Olinger, PE- R.H. Batterman & Co. Inc After 110 years, it was time to upgrade the single span, single lane steel structure spanning the Turtle Creek in the Town of Turtle, Rock County, Wisconsin. The existing steel structure, originally built in 1910, was no longer... Continue Reading
Written By: Paul Hansen, PE, IMEG Corp. Most people don’t think about the time it would take emergency personnel to reach them until they are in a life-or-death situation. But in an emergency, they want the fastest possible response to their 911 call. Prior to the completion of the new Fire... Continue Reading
Written By: Bruce Morrow, PLA, LEED AP, Ayres A project doesn’t have to be large to provide substantial impact. Milwaukee’s Harbor View Plaza has a relatively small footprint with its approximately 3,500-square-foot area. Even so, Milwaukee Harbor District knew the space had great... Continue Reading
Written by Bruce Lunde, MSA Professional Services Developing programs for shoreline stability and resiliency has been a significant topic recently. The Great Lakes have broken high water records over the last few years. In June, July, and August of 2019, Lake Superior broke all-time records for... Continue Reading
Written By: Ryan Amtmann, PE, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. Beaver Creek is a tributary to the Milwaukee River running through the heart of the Village of Brown Deer. Recently, the Village partnered with R/M to transform a struggling eight-foot-wide channel of the creek, and its adjacent multi-use... Continue Reading
Written By: Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA, Alfred Benesch & Company State Highway (STH) 70, between Divide Road and STH 55, in Forest County, WI, isn’t part of the National Highway System – but a projected increase in traffic volumes on this 7.5-mile, rural minor arterial required... Continue Reading
Engineers Week – February 21 – 27 During Engineers Week, we celebrate Wisconsin’s hard-working engineers and acknowledge the many ways engineering impacts our daily life. Engineers take on complex problems and design effective solutions that improve our quality of life. Wisconsin... Continue Reading
Engineers Week – February 21 – 27 During Engineers Week, we celebrate Wisconsin’s hard-working engineers and acknowledge the many ways engineering impacts our daily life. Engineers take on complex problems and design effective solutions that improve our quality of life. Wisconsin... Continue Reading
Written by: Joe Schlimgen, PE, Mead & Hunt The City of Hartford had some unique operational needs for Hartford Municipal Airport (HFX). With three larger airports within 30 minutes of HXF, the City wanted to maintain a smaller aviation airport while still supporting the needs of the many... Continue Reading
