Author: wendy

Road to PGA Championship Venue is No Longer at Risk of Falling into Lake Michigan

Drivers (and putters) heading to this week’s PGA Championship golf tournament will have the opportunity to take a new road that – to their benefit – is no longer falling into Lake Michigan. Earlier this year, crews from the Sheboygan County Transportation Department completed work on County Highway LS (Lakeshore Road), which runs along Whistling… Read More »

Planning a Project? Threatened Northern Long-Eared Bat May Require Special Measures

Engineers and scientists often need to take the environmental impacts of a project into consideration, especially as more species of animals and plants are added to the threatened species list. For the past nine years, for example, white-nose syndrome has been decimating bat populations along the East Coast and in the Midwest. The fast-moving fungal… Read More »

Get Me Out of Here! Engineers Help Clear the Path for Hurricane Evacuees

Take a traffic jam and mix in the panic of unpredictable devastation from Mother Nature. Motorists endure the juxtaposition of hurry up and wait while the clock is ticking. Many have only the clothes on their backs and a few supplies as they flee their homes to a destination unknown – hopefully a safe one.… Read More »