The Collins Street Parking Lot Reconstruction project highlights the importance of communication, collaboration, and the ability to adapt and...
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Designing a Better Wisconsin. Improving the Built Environment.
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.
The Calhoun Road reconstruction project brings value to the community by expanding a key corridor for the traveling public in a safe manner,...
Read PostThe new Garver Path provides a connection to residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, downtown, and other destinations, as well as helps the...
Read PostAyres led the design of the $24 million interchange, which replaced an at-grade crossing at County Highway “VV” and creates a connection among...
Read PostThe City of St. Croix Falls was faced with multiple challenges in the Kentucky and River Street area, including difficult turning movements,...
Read PostThe renovation and expansion of the La Crosse Center brings people back to historic downtown La Crosse.
Read PostThe roundabout at East Main Street and Green Coulee Road immensely improves safety and efficiency at a busy regional intersection.
Read PostThe Thackeray Trail Reconstruction project involved transforming a rural roadway to an urban, curbed street with a new stormwater displacement...
Read PostThe reconstructed Washington Avenue represents the values of the City of Racine and its residents.
Read PostIntroducing students to the engineering profession and encouraging critical and creative thinking with hands-on opportunities.
Read PostWhen the City of Stevens Point faced solids handling challenges, collaboration between multiple departments within the city and with others...
Read PostThe upgrades and improvements have made the corridor safer for those traveling I-43, improved traffic flow and extended the service life of this...
Read PostThe City of Darlington now features a contemporary roadway while preserving the city's historic charm.
Read PostThe newly renovated facility has a design plan that takes it through 2055. It can amply handle current and future growth and more than meets the...
Read PostThe South End Zone project at Camp Randall Stadium brings value to the University of Wisconsin-Madison by improving the game-day experience.
Read PostEngineers meet the design challenges for measuring, certifying, and monitoring the features of a building that affect human health and wellbeing....
Read PostThe project aimed to extend the life of the roadway by providing new pavement treatments that could accommodate traffic volumes and construction...
Read PostEagle Tower is the only known wooden structure of this type that is fully ADA accessible in the Midwest.
Read PostA dynamic part-time shoulder addresses congestion and decreases crash rate.
Read PostThe technology team at Michael Baker International provided a digital 3D model of the three Lone Rock bridges. The use of photogrammetric processes...
Read PostEveryone deserves access to safe and clean drinking water. Advances in Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping technology offer innovative...
Read PostWhat happens when you flush? It’s a fact that many of us do not (or choose not to) think about. Every day, 62.5 billion gallons of wastewater is...
Read PostThe Town Square project met the City of Janesville's goal of providing the community with a place to gather and recreate downtown.
Read PostIHSDM and Vissim are data-intensive models, and the evaluation of 300 miles of freeway in the Southeast Region required a high level of data...
Read PostThe redevelopment in Deerfield showcases some of the best aspects of engineering: technical knowledge, regulatory understanding, steadfastness, and...
Read PostNovember is federally recognized as National Native American Heritage Month.
Read PostMichael Baker created the Leo Frigo Software for Pile Deterioration to successfully equip WisDOT with a comprehensive data-driven understanding of...
Read PostThe reconstructed Verona Road improves mobility, provides greater local connectivity, and improves operations and safety for motorists and...
Read PostWritten By: Amanda Inman, PE, Ayres Associates Removing and preserving a 120-foot-long steel bridge is no small matter. The complications that come...
Read PostWritten by: Ellery Schaffer, PE; Jewell Associates Engineers The Beloit Powerhouse Riverwalk serves as an important connection providing access for...
Read PostAs engineering professionals, it is our civic responsibility and our privilege to design and construct community infrastructure that is inclusive to...
Read PostWater Quality Trading in the City of Brodhead is exceeding expectations and inventively removing more than five times the amount of phosphorus than...
Read PostThis project exemplifies how innovative engineering techniques can be leveraged to provide a social, economic, and sustainable community asset from...
Read PostOne of downtown Milwaukee’s hot spots is dramatically improved for both pedestrian and vehicular users alike, thanks to the engineering behind the...
Read PostIncorporating UAS into the field operations provided numerous benefits both in collecting the data and delivering documentation that can be used for...
Read PostFor decades, a former petroleum storage site stood vacant. This reimagined site turned a longtime unused property into a dynamic and beneficial...
Read PostWritten By: Troy Robillard, PE, Ayres Slicing through the City of Manitowoc’s north side, this roughly 3-mile-long urban reconstruction...
Read PostWritten by: Shawn O’Shea, AICP, ASEL, sUAS and Jeff Powell, sUAS of MSA Professional Services Technology is integrated into our lives like...
Read PostWritten by: Ryan T. Amtmann, PE, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. The Village of Mukwonago was in the early stages of siting a new business park when a...
Read PostBruce Morrow, PLA, LEED AP, Ayres Many communities have them: Cool spaces that no longer function to their full potential. Downtown Sheboygan had...
Read PostWritten by: Laura Schroeder, P.E., PTOE, RSP, raSmith Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) is a valuable tool that is becoming increasingly important to...
Read PostWritten by: Brian Pehl, PE, Short Elliott Hendrickson Challenge The Bark River Restoration in Delafield began as a volunteer effort by the Friends...
Read PostWritten by: Bill Honea, PG, Ayres Located only four miles from Milwaukee, the small community of Glendale, Wisconsin, is recognized as “one...
Read PostWellness in the form of trimming travel lanes; rejuvenates a community.
Read PostWritten By: Zachary Nienow, GISP, Ayres The Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium (WROC) is unique by design, formed to improve the way...
Read PostWritten by: Kenneth R. Ward, PE; Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. In 2017, the Racine Water & Wastewater Utility (RWWU) partnered with Ruekert &...
Read PostWritten By: Jonathan Olinger, PE- R.H. Batterman & Co. Inc After 110 years, it was time to upgrade the single span, single lane steel structure...
Read PostWritten 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...
Read PostWritten By: Bruce Morrow, PLA, LEED AP, Ayres A project doesn’t have to be large to provide substantial impact. Milwaukee’s Harbor...
Read PostWritten by Bruce Lunde, MSA Professional Services Developing programs for shoreline stability and resiliency has been a significant topic recently....
Read PostWritten By: Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA, Alfred Benesch & Company State Highway (STH) 70, between Divide Road and STH 55, in Forest County, WI,...
Read PostWritten By: Ryan Amtmann, PE, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. Beaver Creek is a tributary to the Milwaukee River running through the heart of the...
Read PostEngineers Week – February 21 – 27 During Engineers Week, we celebrate Wisconsin’s hard-working engineers and acknowledge the many...
Read PostEngineers Week – February 21 – 27 During Engineers Week, we celebrate Wisconsin’s hard-working engineers and acknowledge the many...
Read PostWritten By: Jeff Steiner, PG, PH, CPG, Ayres Associates The before-and-after transformation is striking. Just a few years ago, what’s now a...
Read PostWritten by: Joe Schlimgen, PE, Mead & Hunt The City of Hartford had some unique operational needs for Hartford Municipal Airport (HFX). With...
Read PostWritten By: Bradley Lake, PE and Randy Wirtz, PhD, PE, ENV SP, Strand Associates Inc. Many communities face the pressures of increased nutrient...
Read PostWritten by Matt Morrow, PE, MSA Professional Services The City of Sparta is the self-proclaimed “Bicycle Capital of America” and a...
Read PostWritten By: Pete Kolaszewski, PE, and Scott Wilson, PSS, Ayres Thick weeds. Contaminated sediment. Marinette’s Menekaunee Harbor at the...
Read PostDonohue & Associates and the City of Medford win 2020 Grand Award for Innovative Low-Level Phosphorus Compliance Project
Read PostBy transitioning to LED fixtures, WisDOT’s annual energy consumption will be reduced by 9,475,000 kilowatt hours – a nearly 50% reduction in energy...
Read PostAn outstanding balance of performance, practicality, aesthetics, and historic preservation, the rehabilitated Grand Avenue pedestrian bridge...
Read PostWritten by Terrence R. Tavera, P.E., CFM, CPESC; Ruekert & Mielke Inc. The City of Greenfield recently struggled with storm events flooding...
Read PostWritten by Greg Marconnet, Mead & Hunt When you think of Wisconsin you probably think of beer, cheese and hopefully sausage. Meat products...
Read PostWritten by Pete Haug, PE, Ayres Associates One of the principles of engineering is that water always wins. Whether contained in a river or falling...
Read PostWritten by Steve Roloff, P.E., LEED AP, raSmith The Hamel Music Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a world-class concert hall that...
Read PostWritten by: Diane Thoune, PE, Clark Dietz, Inc. While it's our job as consultants to provide sound technical solutions, we have the responsibility...
Read PostWritten by: Mark Petersen, PE, Ayres Associates Just ask the eagles: the fishing is good on the Mississippi River. Every winter they glide over its...
Read PostWritten by Leslie Blaize, Blaize Communications Engineers Week Feb. 16-22 We salute Wisconsin’s hard-working engineers. They take on complex...
Read PostWritten by: Troy Pankratz, PE, Mead & Hunt Once a small, rural community, regional population growth made the City of Fitchburg one of the...
Read PostWritten by: Raine Gardner, PE, MSA Professional ServicesThe Baraboo River in south-central Wisconsin is the longest restored free-flowing river in...
Read PostWritten by: Lisa Fleming, PE, Ayres Associates When the USH 53 bypass opened in 2006, the roadway divided four quadrants of undeveloped land from...
Read PostWritten by: Jed Munroe, PE, JT Engineering The City of De Pere, with a population of just over 25,000, is virtually landlocked. With the help of an...
Read PostWritten by Lindsay Kaufmann, PE; Michael Baker International Improving a Vital Interchange The Marquette Interchange is a major, high-volume...
Read PostWritten by Douglas R. Snyder, PE, Baxter & Woodman Inc. Determining Water and Facility Needs Determining Water and Facility Needs The City of...
Read PostWritten by Dan Sydow, PE, Ayres Associates How times change. How projects evolve. And how transforming the end result of those changes can be. Never...
Read PostWritten by Jane Carlson, P.E., ENV SP, of Strand Associates, Inc.Meister Cheese Company, a family-owned company that has called southwestern...
Read PostWritten by Leah Rhodes, PE, MSA Professional Services As you drive into the City of Park Falls, you are greeted with a sign reading,...
Read PostWritten by Rusty Schroedel, PE, AECOM Meeting strict environmental demands, saving taxpayer money and reducing flood risk to the community; the...
Read PostWritten by: Roy Forsyth, PE, CWI, C.H. and Mark Mutziger, PE; Collins Engineers Engineers are intimately aware that what is out of sight, cannot be...
Read PostWritten by: Leslie Blaize, CPSM, Blaize Communications Engineers Week Feb. 17-23 When Wisconsin’s citizens enjoy a glass of clean water,...
Read PostWritten by Chris Goodwin, PE; Ayres Associates Dams are an integral part of our lives, providing recreational opportunities, power generation,...
Read PostWritten by: Scott Kiley, MSA Professional Serivces Bringing our children home Nearly half a million children are reported missing in the United...
Read PostA Major Capital Investment Highlights Long Road to a Revitalized Clean Water Plant Eight years ago, the City of Waukesha sought to replace its tired...
Read PostUsing LiDAR Scanning to Take a Close Look at Aging Infrastructure in the City of Sheboygan Repair, or demolish and build new? This was the question...
Read PostThe City of Appleton, Wisconsin, has long been considered the heart of the Fox River valley, with beloved Erb Park being its cultural pulse for...
Read PostWritten by: Dave Pantzlaff, Ayres Associates It was three years after the Model T became the first mass-produced automobile when a salesman from the...
Read PostWritten by: Fred Groth and Bryant Stempski, GRAEF Society, scholars, and semi-trucks, how will they get along? For 90 years, UW-Madison’s...
Read PostMunicipal building design projects are often fraught with numerous stakeholder groups. Sometimes these groups are at cross purposes and have...
Read PostThe Verona Project included many unique and complex aspects, including a Single Point Urban Interchange. Imagine, ten years of your engineering...
Read PostAt a site believed to be an inspiration for John Muir, a growing city replaces a 75-year-old water tower with a double-reservoir system to better...
Read Post(With National Engineers Week (February 18-24) coming up, I can’t help but think about the important roles engineers play in Wisconsin. It is...
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