What Happens When a Bridge on a Dead-End Road Needs Repair?
By Dan Sydow, PE When a bridge on a dead-end road needs repair or replacement, it creates a special set of challenges for the people who live on the other side or who need to reach the other side. A short detour is simply not an option, so we turn to other ideas when a… Read More »
Tags: Bridge, Bridge Repair, Bridge Replacement, Construction Staging, Dead-end Roads, New Alignment, Temporary Bypass, Traffic
It All Counts: Video Data Collectors Do Much More Than Tally Vehicles
By Alexander Cowan, PE Engineers and state Departments of Transportation are always looking for ways to improve safety for the traveling public – and they’re continually seeking more efficient ways to do it. A great example of an innovative approach is the use of MioVision Scout video data collection units. The portable units allow transportation… Read More »
Tags: MioVision Scout, Shareable Traffic Data, Signal Timing, Traffic Analysis, Traffic Counting, Traffic Counts, Traffic Engineering, Video Data Collection
UNDER PRESSURE: How Municipal Water Commutes to Work
For the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Ayres designed a 1.5-million-gallon water tank located in a west-side high-pressure zone, an area that includes two business parks. By Michael Stoffel, PE With a mere turn of the faucet, water arrives when and where we need it so routinely that few give this modern-day miracle a second… Read More »
Tags: High-Density Polyethylene, Municipal, Municipal Water, Residential Water, Water Pressure, Water Tank, Water Tower