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Emergency Water Line Protection

As a result of the September 2013 floods, two of the three water lines feeding the City of Loveland had been damaged, and the one remaining line was in danger of being undermined and damaged by the raging Big Thompson River, which had changed its course. Within four hours of responding to the emergency, the… Read More »

FHWA NHI Bridge Training

Ayres develops and presents Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Highway Institute (NHI) training courses to state departments of transportation and other bridge owners nationwide. Ayres’ fourth indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is the latest in a total of 22 years of teaching hundreds of courses. Ayres is also responsible for developing many of the… Read More »

US 34 Big Thompson Hydraulics

US Highway 34 suffered extensive damage during the September 2013 flooding on the Big Thompson River. Ayres assisted with hydraulic analysis and design for the permanent repairs. The project won Engineering News-Record’s 2018 Project of the Year Award (its top award in the nation) and ENR’s 2018 Best of the Best Highway/Bridge Project Award. The… Read More »