Not every road needs the same repair. The McHenry County Division of Transportation is putting that principle in practice across four roadways totaling about 15 miles, with different paving approaches and unique details on each. Civiltech Resident Engineer Dan Echols is administering the work as part of a Construction Engineering Services contract with the County. […]
Imagine a construction site the size of a few city blocks that is receiving a new railroad bridge, two new massive box culverts, a 45-foot-deep pump station, retaining walls, a relocated waterway, and a new 4-lane highway—where beginning the construction of each item is dependent on something else finishing first. The US Route 14 Grade […]
Two transportation planning challenges took the stage at the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Fall Planning Conference. Whether it’s an active transportation plan shelved after being adopted with enthusiasm or the creation of an ADA transition plan that feels out of reach to a community, both issues, and how agencies are overcoming them, were addressed […]
Beautiful and historic bridges are often a beloved component of regional infrastructure and are sources of civic pride. They can be landmarks or part of a town’s visual identity, and a historic structure can serve as a connection to the past. As such, communities are often disappointed when a bridge needs to be replaced. The […]
Sometimes nature provides the best solutions to repair failing man-made infrastructure. The Grassmere-Haverton Drainage Improvements and Wetland Mitigation Design project is an outstanding example of a robust, successful Nature-based Solutions (NbS) approach that turns a chronic flooding problem into a thriving wetland system. A stretch of IL Route 59 in the Village of North Barrington […]
Civiltech is continuing our work with the McHenry County Division of Transportation to deliver on their commitment to improve the Randall Road corridor ─ relieving congestion, accommodating current and future traffic volumes, and supporting continued economic growth and regional mobility in the Algonquin/Crystal Lake/Lake in the Hills area. The project has now entered the second […]