Author: ayres

One-Way or the Other? Two-Way Traffic Conversion Requires Study

By Alexander Cowan, PE, PTOE A drive through the downtown area of many American cities includes time spent on one-way streets. Cities have used short segments of one-way traffic for hundreds of years to try to improve traffic flow and move higher volumes of traffic along downtown arterials. However, in recent years many communities have… Read More »

Bridge Rehabilitation Project Wins WisDOT Award

Ayres was recently presented a Best Structure – Consultant/Municipality Award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s 2023 Excellence in Highway Design program. The award was for the rehabilitation of the Robert Street Bridge over the Rock River in Fort Atkinson. The project is a testament to hard work and cooperation among all those involved with… Read More »

WDNR Assured Wetland Delineation Saves Time, Money

By Rob Wayne Wetland delineation may not be most people’s favorite topic to research. But if you are involved in any way in developing projects that affect the sites where they are proposed, wetland delineations can have unexpected impacts when they are required for your project. For the unfamiliar, wetlands – a k a bogs,… Read More »