Category: Transportation Engineering

Keep On Truckin’!

When Marvin Finendale of Superior, Wisconsin, won an Ayres Associates “cashew truck” at the recent Wisconsin County Highway Association Conference, he knew just what to do. The truck, which usually holds Ayres’ trademark cashew snacks during conferences, soon was holding a little peanut, Finendale’s grandson Parker! The cashew truck is a regular feature in our… Read More »

Communication Helps Ease Construction ‘Pain’

More goes into a road reconstruction project than just engineering. While the design is an absolutely critical part of the process, nearly as important is communicating the impact of that design to the project stakeholders. That’s what engineers Mike Liebman and Craig Schuh from our Green Bay office did at a public information meeting on… Read More »

Safer Intersections Turning Up in Wisconsin

J-turn intersections are starting to work their way into Wisconsin, usually where a fairly busy state or county road meets a 65 mph four-lane highway. You can find them near Superior (US 53 and County Highway B) and Green Bay (State Highway 29 and County Highway VV, which was designed by Ayres). Several more are… Read More »