Meridian Interchange Wins ASCE Project of the Year Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) selected GeoEngineers’ Meridian Interchange Project as their 2015 Region 8 Project of the Year. The award recognizes project excellence, and is only given to one project (with a budget greater than $10 million) in each ASCE region. Region 8 covers most of the western United States, including Hawaii, […]
Earthquake Protection for Historic Seattle Pier and Restaurant Wins Recognition
A GeoEngineers project, Ivar’s Pier 54 Seismic Upgrades and Renovation in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized with two additional awards. The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the project an Honor Award in the structural category as a Local Outstanding Civil Engineering Project, and project construction lead W.G. Clark Construction […]
GeoEngineers Assists with Deepest Excavation in New Orleans History
GeoEngineers harnessed cutting-edge modeling to assist with the deepest excavation in New Orleans history, and protect the city from future disasters. Constructors for the Permanent Canal Closure and Pumps project recently completed excavation for the 17th Street, London Avenue, and Orleans Avenue Canal Pump Stations, the heart of New Orleans’ ambitious storm-resiliency program. GeoEngineers provided […]
GeoEngineers Hosts ADA Innovation Hack-a-Thon
More than 40 university students came together at a “hack-a-thon” event last week to brainstorm technical solutions to some of the challenges disabled users face riding public transit in Pierce County, Washington. The technical proposals emerging from the collaborative development event, or hack-a-thon, will serve as a starting point for Pierce Transit as they seek […]
New SR 520 Floating Bridge Complete
The long-awaited replacement SR 520 Bridge over Lake Washington is now open to traffic. The new bridge provides a major six-lane artery connecting Seattle, Washington to Bellevue and suburbs to the east. GeoEngineers played a pivotal role on the Kiewit-General-Manson Joint Venture design-build team, providing geotechnical consulting, design and construction support for the eastern bridge […]
Senior Principal J. Gordon Elected to GeoEngineers’ Board of Directors
GeoEngineers shareholders elected Senior Principal J. Gordon to the GeoEngineers Board of Directors during their annual meeting on March 5. J. brings more than 35 years of engineering experience and institutional knowledge to this new governance and leadership role. “It is an exciting time because we are going through the fourth CEO change in our […]
Mike Hutchinson Named GeoEngineers CEO
GeoEngineers is pleased to announce this week that Principal Geologist Michael Hutchinson has been named the firm’s fourth CEO in its 36 years of operations. Hutchinson joined the firm in 2002 and previously led operations in the company’s Puget Sound region. He is a native of Tacoma, Washington and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees […]
Principal Elected Chair of Missouri Air Conservation Commission
The Missouri Air Conservation Commission elected Principal Geological Engineer Gary Pendergrass as chair at its meeting earlier this month. This is Gary’s third term as chair during the nine years he’s served on the seven-member commission. Gary leads GeoEngineers’ environmental work in the Springfield, Missouri office, and brings years of air quality experience to the […]
Sustainable Bridge Project Receives Greenroads Silver Certification
A recently completed GeoEngineers bridge and roadway improvements project earned a Greenroads Silver Certification for its environmentally sustainable design and construction. GeoEngineers provided geotechnical design services for the James Street Bridge and Roadway Improvements project in Bellingham, Washington. In addition to vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the corridor, the project focused on habitat integration, […]
Marquee Trenchless Project Wins ACEC Missouri Grand Award
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Missouri chapter honored GeoEngineers’ Direct Pipe® crossing of the Sabine Neches Waterway with a Grand Award at their annual Engineering Excellence Award Banquet on Friday night. This is the latest recognition for the award-winning Sabine Neches project, which demonstrated a new standard of excellence for trenchless design. GeoEngineers […]