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I-39/US 51 Interchange Signals

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation retained Ayres to design the rehabilitation of the bridges that carry I-39 over US 51 north of Madison, and the project included traffic signal design for one of the exit ramps. Ayres also provided traffic analysis for maintaining flow during construction and developed a complex traffic control plan that maintained… Read More »

Lafayette CTH U Bridge Replacement

Lafayette County retained Ayres to design the replacement of the CTH U bridge over Ames Branch. The structurally deficient single-span concrete deck girder bridge built in 1917 was replaced with a new 38-foot-long single-span flat slab bridge. A flat slab was chosen to meet freeboard requirements between the structure bottom and water surface. The new… Read More »

Plank Road Bridge Rehabilitations

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation retained Ayres to provide preliminary and final roadway and structure plans to replace the concrete deck and roadway approaches on two adjacent structures on Watertown Plank Road west of STH 100 (Mayfair Road) in Wauwatosa. The bridges cross two railroads, Underwood Creek, and the Milwaukee County Oak Leaf Trail. The… Read More »