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Rumble Strips Help Keep Drivers Safe

Highway rumble strips are a not-so-gentle reminder of curves or other roadway changes, and safety is their primary objective. In fact, rumble strips do a pretty good job of keeping drivers safe. According to the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), crashes were reduced on rural and urban two-lane roadways by 45% and 64%, respectively,… Read More »

Nienow Joins WLIA Board of Directors

Zach Nienow, GISP, project manager in our aerial mapping group, has joined the Wisconsin Land Information Association’s Board of Directors. With nearly 12 years of experience in geospatial sciences, Nienow designs and leads lidar, orthoimagery, and digital mapping projects from flight to delivery. He serves a diverse range of clients in the private and public… Read More »

Ayres Responds Fast to the Northern Wisconsin Washouts

Ayres Associates is sending staff this week to the sites of two washouts along STH 13 in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Box culverts that carried Silver Creek under STH 13 at Highbridge and Trout Brook under STH 13 at North York were washed out after torrential rains in the region late Monday. Ayres Associates has been… Read More »