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Sorensen Named Midwest Transportation Vice President
November 15, 2016
After more than two decades with Ayres Associates, Eric Sorensen, PE, has been named vice president of Midwest transportation operations. Sorensen will oversee transportation and traffic engineering and construction services in Ayres’ Waukesha, Madison, Green Bay, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, offices. Since joining our transportation engineering staff in 1995, Sorensen has steadily advanced his career… Read More »
Fitchburg Splashpad Project Wins Park and Recreation Award
October 13, 2016
The City of Fitchburg’s McKee Farms Splashpad project has been recognized with the Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association’s 2016 Park Facility Award of Excellence in the $250,000 to $499,000 category. The addition of this Ayres-designed 4,000-square-foot splashpad fulfills a long-standing goal of the City to add an aquatic play attraction within the boundaries of this… Read More »
Crews Inspect Florida Bridges for Hurricane Matthew Damage
October 12, 2016
Several Ayres Associates structural inspection crews fanned out over two Florida DOT districts covering several counties over the weekend in the wake of Hurricane Matthew to check the soundness of bridges and approach roadways. Most of these photos were taken Saturday at bridges over Sawpit Creek and the Nassau River, where Nassau County and Duval… Read More »
Experienced Senior PM Joins Southeast Transportation
September 29, 2016
Jeff Siewert, PE, has joined Ayres Associates’ southeast transportation group as a senior project manager, bringing nearly 30 years of experience on Florida transportation and civil engineering projects. Siewert’s project management and design experience includes extensive Florida Department of Transportation interchange, interstate/expressway, and multimodal/complete streets projects. His municipal project experience includes roadway, sidewalk, trail, stormwater,… Read More »
Nienow Joins WLIA Board of Directors
September 14, 2016
Zach Nienow, GISP, project manager in our aerial mapping group, has joined the Wisconsin Land Information Association’s Board of Directors. With nearly 12 years of experience in geospatial sciences, Nienow designs and leads lidar, orthoimagery, and digital mapping projects from flight to delivery. He serves a diverse range of clients in the private and public… Read More »