With the rapid growth of e-commerce, logistical centers are being constructed across the region. Often, they are located in rural or newly developing suburban areas that may not have the infrastructure for freight, which creates negative impacts to livability. Civiltech’s Transportation Planning team is working to help communities accommodate the economic benefits of these businesses […]
“Indiana, we are simply passing through history. This is history.” ~ spoken by Belloq in the Raiders of the Lost Ark.¹ As part of the Naperville Streetscape Improvements Project, Civiltech Resident Engineer, Art Politowicz, P.G., was working with the contractor to excavate at a location needed to replace storm sewer. The existing clay pipe, estimated […]
At Civiltech, our engineers take design and connectivity of bike trails seriously. When not designing, improving, or working to connect our region’s bike trail networks, we are using them! In June, Civiltech’s Steve Pautsch, P.E., PTOE, together with his dad Bob Pautsch, headed out for a family vacation in South Haven, Michigan . . . […]
Civiltech’s Jennifer Hyman, P.E. recently completed the Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA) Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). In August 2021, Jen was selected to the program which recognizes emerging leaders from member firms and is designed to provide these exceptional individuals with additional growth and educational opportunities within the industry. The program offers the […]
Civiltech’s Transportation Planning team works on both planning-level and engineering studies, examining how our projects fit within the overall fabric of the community. Looking at an engineering project through a planning lens brings expanded considerations that ensure our projects are tied to the overall community such as land use, economics, demographics, and connections to other […]
As the Jackson Park Transportation Improvements project transitions from design into construction, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) was interested in creating an informational video to illustrate the project in a presentation that would be easily understood by the general public. CDOT reached out to Civiltech and the C*NECT team for assistance. The goal was […]