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Caley Drive Piney Creek Crossing

The East Caley Drive crossing of Piney Creek in Centennial, Colorado, had been a low water crossing since the 1970s, but it had increasingly become a safety hazard. The Urban Drainage and Flood Control District and the Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority retained Ayres to evaluate alternatives for the crossing and to design stream stabilization and… Read More »

FDOT District 5 Bridge Scour

Ayres provided scour evaluations on 384 bridges in the Florida Department of Transportation’s District 5 that have unknown foundations and lie over tidal and non-tidal waterways. The project’s goal was to accurately determine each bridge’s risk of failure from scour, providing the impetus for taking remedial action where warranted while heading off unnecessary work on… Read More »

Arizona DOT Bridge Inspections

Ayres, as a subconsultant to AECOM, was selected by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to assist the Bridge Management Section (BMS) in complying with the National Bridge Inspections Standards (NBIS) for bridge inspection statewide. Services required detailed (in-depth, fracture critical, underwater, and damage) inspection types, as well as safety (routine) inspection, emergency bridge inspection,… Read More »