Tag: Ayres

X Marks the Spot: What Is That Thing?

Ever notice those big white X’s painted on roads? If you haven’t, you’ll probably start noticing them now. (And you may also see T- or L-shaped versions). They’re known as aerial targets, and their purpose is to provide control for aerial mapping flights. But it’s not control in the conventional sense of “control freak.” In… Read More »

Keep On Truckin’!

When Marvin Finendale of Superior, Wisconsin, won an Ayres Associates “cashew truck” at the recent Wisconsin County Highway Association Conference, he knew just what to do. The truck, which usually holds Ayres’ trademark cashew snacks during conferences, soon was holding a little peanut, Finendale’s grandson Parker! The cashew truck is a regular feature in our… Read More »

Green Light, Green Light: Signal Timing Efforts Pay Big Dividends

We’ve all been there. Somehow, generally when you’re already running late, you hit every single red light on the way to your destination. Traffic engineers spend a lot of their workday trying to make sure this happens less and less. According to the Institute of Transportation Engineers, there are about 300,000 traffic signals in America, and… Read More »