Civiltech’s Tom Liliensiek, P.E., CFM, participated on a panel of experts presenting the IDOT requirements for Preparation of Location Drainage Studies and Location Drainage Technical Memorandums at the ACEC Illinois District 1 Drainage Seminar on April 16 and 17. Tom was joined in the presentation by Agar Shirani, IDOT Hydraulics; Jeremy Streator, IDOT Hydraulics; Krashan […]
The North DuSable Lake Shore Drive Phase I Study seeks to redefine one of the most iconic roadways in America with the reconstruction of the drive between Grand and Hollywood Avenues within Lincoln Park in Chicago. Civiltech’s Jen Hyman, P.E., and Phil Hutchinson, PLA, were asked to give a presentation on this significant project at […]
Every February, we celebrate National Engineers Week (E-Week). This year’s theme was Welcome to the Future. E-Week is a large, national, STEM event intended to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Engineers throughout the United States and within the many varied engineering disciplines. The week is also dedicated to introducing students to engineering career opportunities. […]
An award winner and a first for Illinois, the Houbolt Road at I-80 Diverging Diamond Interchange was completed in December 2023. With Brent Giesen, P.E., as Resident Engineer, Civitech provided Phase III Construction Engineering services on this large and complex project. The Houbolt Road Interchange with I-80 is a major connection between the interstate and […]
Civiltech’s Director of Landscape Architecture, Phil Hutchinson, PLA, LEED AP, traveled to Denver in January to volunteer with the Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Board (CLARB). Phil and 15 other Landscape Architects from across the US and Canada convened to assist CLARB in the roll out of an updated Landscape Architecture Review Examination (LARE). The […]
Civiltech’s Transportation Planning team closed out 2023 with the completion of the Des Plaines River Trail Central Feasibility Study. Civiltech provided bicycle and planning services to Active Transportation Alliance and Cook County as part of a study that explored closing a 2.5-mile gap in the trail connecting the Forest Park Blue Line Station, Illinois Prairie […]