Category: General Civil / Municipal

What’s It Really Like Inside a Sewer?

Would you believe some engineers not only tolerate crawling inside sanitary sewer manholes – but actually enjoy it? Several members of our municipal engineering group in Ayres’ Fort Collins, Colorado, office climb into manholes to help their clients learn whether their sewer pipes are sized right, if they are leaking, and if they need to… Read More »

Hot Dog! High-Profile Project Celebrated for Handling Cheyenne Traffic Flow

Construction and engineering firms joined the City of Cheyenne last week in publicly dedicating the successful reconstruction of East Pershing Boulevard, including reconstruction of a complex intersection as a five-leg, multi-lane roundabout. The East Pershing/Converse Avenue/19th Street roundabout was opened to traffic in December. Among those celebrating with hot dogs and cake (perhaps doughnuts would… Read More »

Welcome to Eau Claire!

Eau Claire is Wisconsin’s ninth largest city and home to our corporate headquarters. Our founder, Owen Ayres, grew up here, and nearly 100 of our 265 employees are based here. A few fun facts about our hometown: Baseball legend Hank Aaron played for the Eau Claire Bears in 1952, a notable year on his way to… Read More »