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Riprap, Flood Mapping Useful in Fighting Rising Great Lakes Waves

Courtesy Bryan Nebel of Nebel Construction. By Craig Schuh, PE Last year Lake Erie and Ontario water levels broke record high marks. Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron came within about an inch of record highs. Lake levels did not see their typical fall/winter decline, and Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie set new monthly records… Read More »

Senior Transportation Engineer Joins Florida Staff

Michael Noesen, PE, brings his well over three decades of management and design experience to our transportation clients in the Southeast. Mike, who joins Ayres’ staff in Tampa as a senior transportation engineer, has extensive experience in urban and rural roadway projects as well as lighting, signalization, and ITS. He’s been in Tampa for the… Read More »

Public Involvement From a (Social) Distance

By Matt Ashby, AICP A robust and personalized public involvement program is key to gathering information and building buy-in for upcoming projects. But how do you do that when the public is under stay-at-home restrictions? Digital communication tools help communities and agencies gather crucial feedback and keep projects moving forward. They also help us to… Read More »