Tag: Ayres

What’s It Really Like Inside a Sewer?

Would you believe some engineers not only tolerate crawling inside sanitary sewer manholes – but actually enjoy it? Several members of our municipal engineering group in Ayres’ Fort Collins, Colorado, office climb into manholes to help their clients learn whether their sewer pipes are sized right, if they are leaking, and if they need to… Read More »

Safer Intersections Turning Up in Wisconsin

J-turn intersections are starting to work their way into Wisconsin, usually where a fairly busy state or county road meets a 65 mph four-lane highway. You can find them near Superior (US 53 and County Highway B) and Green Bay (State Highway 29 and County Highway VV, which was designed by Ayres). Several more are… Read More »

Solving Problems, One Village at a Time

Earlier this year, Ayres Associates’ Ryan Pichler took a two-week hiatus from the harsh Wisconsin winter. His destination? The Central American country of Guatemala. But Ryan, a water resources engineering staff member from Eau Claire, wasn’t there just to enjoy warmth and sunshine. He was part of a nine-member delegation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison… Read More »