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
EPA Funding Transforms, Renews Brownfield Sites
Partially through EPA funding, Ayres helped the Village of Waunakee, Wisconsin, turn a contaminated Alloy Casting site into its new library campus. It’s understandable when community leaders look a little uneasy when the words “environmental cleanup site” are mentioned when discussing a piece of developable property that could be eligible for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More »
Tags: Assessment Grants, Brownfield Remediation, Brownfields, Cleanup Grants, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Sites, EPA Funding, Grant Programs, Grants, Multipurpose Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants
