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Crews Installing 36 Miles of Geothermal Pipes to Heat/Cool Event Center
May 11, 2023
A 36-mile circuit of geothermal piping is being installed under what will be the parking lot of the County Materials Complex in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The massive Ayres-designed event center will be heated and cooled through the geothermal system comprising a grid of 190 geothermal bore holes – each 500 feet deep and laterally spaced… Read More »

Ayres Wins Wisconsin APWA Award for Historic Bridge Rehabilitation Project
May 5, 2023
The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) has presented Ayres with a 2023 Project of the Year Award in the Historical Restoration/Preservation category for a rehabilitation project completed on the High Bridge in Eau Claire. The APWA uses these awards to recognize the strong alliance between the managing agency, the consultant/architect/engineer, and… Read More »

Ayres Wins ASLA Wisconsin Award for Planning Future of Dam and Park
April 17, 2023
The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has awarded Ayres an Honor Award in the category of unbuilt designs for its work on the Echo Lake Park Master Planning project in Burlington. After a historic flood damaged downtown Burlington, a dam failure analysis conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources determined… Read More »

Bridge Rehabilitation Project Wins WisDOT Award
March 15, 2023
Ayres was recently presented a Best Structure – Consultant/Municipality Award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s 2023 Excellence in Highway Design program. The award was for the rehabilitation of the Robert Street Bridge over the Rock River in Fort Atkinson. The project is a testament to hard work and cooperation among all those involved with… Read More »

Ayres Wins WisDOT Award for USH 53/USH 63 Interchange at Trego
March 9, 2023
Ayres on Wednesday was presented a Consultant Rural Design Award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s 2023 Excellence in Highway Design program. The award was for the USH 53/USH 63 Interchange project at Trego in WisDOT’s Northwest Region, which replaced two dangerous at-grade intersections. The project, which was substantially complete by November 18, 2022, required… Read More »