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Dedham Road over Nemadji River

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Town of Superior retained Ayres to design the replacement of a historic steel truss bridge with a new three-span haunched slab bridge. Services included survey, wetland delineation, highway design, structure design, right-of-way, geotechnical engineering, hydraulic design, environmental coordination, and historic clearance. Key issues and challenges were the historic… Read More »

Douglas CTH M over Tamarack

The Douglas County Highway Department retained Ayres to design the realignment of CTH M and the replacement of a bridge over the Tamarack River. The road has several substandard curves, and closing the road during construction would have resulted in a 20-plus-mile detour. Several alternative alignments were studied to improve the roadway while also allowing… Read More »

Kern Avenue Extension

This multifaceted project reconstructed East South Street and extended Kern Avenue, creating an alternative north-south connection in Rice Lake that relieved Main Street of some of its traffic burden. Working with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the City of Rice Lake, Ayres improved pavement conditions and storm sewer on East South Street and supported… Read More »