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Graham Swamp Recreation Trail

Despite many project challenges, the City of Palm Coast now has a 2.3-mile multi-use trail, trailheads, and parking facilities along Graham Swamp. The City retained Ayres to design the facilities, coordinate permitting, and prepare construction plans and specifications.Study and design elements had to comply with Florida Department of Transportation requirements. The project required close coordination… Read More »

Roberts and Dona Bay Trail Bridges

In December 2004 Sarasota County paid $11.75 million to purchase a 12.4-mile section of former CSX railroad corridor to be transformed into the multi-use Legacy Trail. The corridor connects several county and state parks. The trail includes eight bridge trestles, and Ayres was contracted by the County to provide structural engineering services for the replacement… Read More »

Byllesby Dam Spillway Modifications

Ayres provided final design and construction observation for the addition of 80% more spillway capacity to the Byllesby Dam. This high hazard Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dam in southeastern Minnesota needed a new spillway with two 65-by-14-foot spillway gates, a new post-tensioned anchor wall, 330 feet of new foundation cutoff walls into bedrock, excavation… Read More »