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After more than 30 years of preparing Report Card for America’s Infrastructure to advocate for infrastructure investment, ASCE members, including Strand staff, celebrate the passing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in the Senate.

Strand’s 75th Anniversary was recognized by the Illinois State Senate. Senator John Connor submitted us for the honor.

The East Johnson Reconstruction project was selected for a State Finalist award through the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Awards Competition.

Stage 2 of the US 18/151 Verona Road project that included the $86.7 million reconstruction of Verona Road between County PD and Raymond Road, and County PD between Fitchrona Road and Commerce Park Drive, in Dane County, Wisconsin, was completed in November 2020.

The Bargersville Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements project was selected for an Honor Award through the American Council of Engineering Companies of Indiana 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards competition.

Conagra Brands recently broke ground on its new vegetable processing facility in Waseca, Minnesota. The project is being completed in a phased approach with several building packages being released as phases are completed.

The City of Joliet’s eastside sewer system is primarily a combined sewer system, spanning both sides of the Des Plaines River.

The Cincinnati Art Museum is located on a steep, densely vegetated hilltop overlooking the city.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) hired us to complete the Legacy Trail project, effectively creating lasting legacies of the 2010 International World Equestrian Games (WEG) and highlighting the rich contribution of the East End Neighborhood to the horse racing industry.

Verona Road is an important commuter corridor for Madison area businesses that links key economic centers from Iowa to Northeastern Wisconsin. After seven years, construction is finally coming to an end.

The City of Fond du Lac designed and started up a sidestream deammonification process – the first in Wisconsin, the second in the Midwest, and the first in the United States to use the Paques AnammoPAQ™ process.

The Wisconsin River bisects the City of Wisconsin Rapids, with the City’s wastewater treatment plant on the east side and a dated pumping station on the west side.

In an area that used to be two paved parking lots, we helped the City of Lawrenceburg (population 5,042) create a new Civic Park, complete with a state-of-the-art performance stage and sound system, green room, large green spaces for outdoor entertainment and relaxing, screen and rear-projection television, public family restroom, splash pad, and public Wi-Fi.

The reconstruction of East Grand Avenue transformed the project corridor into a gateway to downtown Wisconsin Rapids by enhancing mobility for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian modes of travel.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) engaged us for the Phase I Study of Illinois Route 47 (IL 47) from US Route 14 to Charles Road through the city of Woodstock in McHenry County, Illinois.

The City of Lake Forest Drinking Water Treatment Plant Improvements project was presented a Project of the Year Award through the Chicago Metro Chapter–Lake Branch of the American Public Works Association on January 28 in Libertyville, Illinois.

The Village of Cary, Illinois, Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Phase I Improvements project was selected for a Project of the Year Award through the Chicago Metro Chapter–Fox Valley Branch of the American Public Works Association; the award was presented on January 14 in Aurora, Illinois.

The Village of Orland Park desired to improve the safety, capacity, and access for all transit, while providing an alluring gateway to its Village Hall complex.

Louisville Metro Government and the Louisville Downtown Partnership collaborated to revive the historic South Fourth Street corridor. We were engaged in this multiyear, multiphase project during the implementation of Phase I to provide design services for Phase II.