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With equipment dating back to as far as 1936, the Kankakee Regional Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) WWTP underwent a major, four-phased, $58 million renovation over the span of 6 years.  New regulation requirements prompted the upgrades, but, ironically, a digester explosion during the design phase sped up the process to receive state funding so the project could continue moving forward.

The first city in Kentucky to complete a mandated program to drastically reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs), Henderson is proud of the significant forward progress made to protect its citizens and the environment.   A 10-year effort, the $41 million sewer project was completed ahead of schedule. Click here for the full article published in The Gleaner.

The Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) upgrades project (Good KRMA: Upgrading a Valuable Regional Asset) received a 2018 APWA Southwest Branch Award for Project of the Year and was recognized at the branch banquet last January.

The Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) upgrades project (Good KRMA: Upgrading a Valuable Regional Asset) won a 2018 ACEC Illinois Excellence Special Achievement Award.

Haw Creek Trail Connection in Columbus, IN, has been selected as the 2017 award recipient in the category of Outstanding Transportation Project from the Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which oversees federal transportation funds in large metropolitan areas.  It provides a safe connection along the People Trail System in a scenic area away from traffic by relocating the trail under the 25th Street Bridge over Haw Creek, following the creek bank, and then making a crossing further downstream in the Lincoln Park area tying into the existing trail.

Wisconsin AWWA selected Madison Water Utility Well 7 Reconstruction for the 2017 Project of the Year Award.

The recent Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) water treatment plant improvement project economically increased the capacity, reliability, and most importantly, water quality for MUB’s customers.

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Dane County hosted the Dream BIG Gala, their biggest fundraiser of the year, to celebrate the positive impact the organization and volunteers have on the hundreds of kids participating in the mentorship program.  As a strong supporter of our communities we live, work, and play in, Strand volunteers were selected to share their experience in this short video.

Verona Road (USH 18/151) Stage 1 Reconstruction in Madison, WI, won the 2017 Project of the Year through AWPA Wisconsin in the Transportation category for Projects of More than $75 million.  The reconstruction of the Verona Road and Beltline interchange provides economic benefits to the State of Wisconsin by significantly reducing traffic congestion in the corridor, increasing accessibility, and decreasing travel time for businesses, pedestrians, and motor vehicles.

The Verona Road (USH 18/151) corridor is an essential backbone route in the Madison, WI, metropolitan area that carries more than $13 billion of freight annually.  Stage 1 of the reconstruction project was recently chosen for the 2017 Best Urban Design by a Consultant through the Excellence in Highway Design Awards.  This award submittal specifically focused on the unique Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) design portion of the project.

Waukesha’s recently completed Clean Water Plant Improvements Project received a State Finalist Award through the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin.

Morgantown Utility Board (MUB), Morgantown, West Virginia, broke ground on February 2, 2017 for their wastewater treatment plant project that expands facility capacity from 12 to 20.8 million gallons per day.  The expansion, designed by Strand Associates, Inc.®, includes significant improvements to the headworks and sludge processing, and the addition of membrane bioreactors and ancillary unit processes.  The plant will serve the needs of the growing population well beyond 2040.

With the goal to provide a safe bicycle and pedestrian system, the Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Nicholasville, and Jessamine County partnered with Strand to complete a multi-modal study of Wilmore Road/KY 39.

John Lyons, of Strand Associates, Inc., was awarded the Water Management Association of Ohio’s (WMAO’s) R.

After a 2014 study confirmed Hope, IN was losing 45 percent of the water it purchased, the town elected to replace approximately 14,000 feet of aging 80-year-old water main.