The Busse Woods South Dam modification project in Elk Grove Village, Illinois features two adjustable steel gates.
This video shows the first test operation on the west gate:
Wills Burke Kelsey Associates, Ltd. is pleased to announce that we have been awarded an Individual Task Order IDIQ contract to provide civil engineering professional services to support Fermi Research Alliance LLC (FRA), the sole contractor to The United States Department of Energy for all operation and development of facilities at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois. FRA is planning some exciting site renovations over the next few years as they work to stay competitive in the major physics research world and WBK looks forward to supporting their efforts to maintain and grow the Fermilab Campus as a groundbreaking research facility.
The Village of Carol Stream celebrated the successful completion of its project to replace the Illini Street Bridge over Klein Creek with a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 27th. WBK performed Phase I, II and III services for the project. The existing Illini Drive Bridge was a two span 20.8 foot long pre-stressed concrete slab bridge over Klein Creek constructed in 1974. In 1993, the Village built a reinforced concrete slab over the old deck beams to help distribute the load on the existing structure. During a routine bridge inspection conducted in 2011 it was observed that some of the deck beams were cracked and deteriorated with exposed reinforcement.
The Village’s objective was to correct deficiencies and replace the entire bridge with a structurally and hydraulically adequate bridge or culvert. The new structure was designed to accommodate the existing roadway cross section which includes a 25 foot wide road (28’ – 2” back of curb to back of curb), sidewalk and handrail with an overall deck width of 66 feet.
In 2011 and 2012 Wills Burke Kelsey Associates provided professional engineering services to the Illinois Department of Transportation District 2 for the feasibility study and contract documents for the partial insertion lining of twin 14-foot CMP culverts carrying Mud Creek under I74/I280. The insertion lining system determined to be the best solution was a 144-inch diameter Smooth Cor pipe supplied by Contech Engineered Solutions. To date, this is the largest culvert reline project that IDOT has undertaken. Details of this project are discussed in Contech’s September 2014 newsletter.
In the aftermath of the April 2013 floods, the Village of Downers Grove undertook a number of data gathering and analysis initiatives which culminated in the identification of a total of 21 locations distributed throughout the Village which would be the subjects of the 2014 Stormwater Project Analysis, performed by WBK. The purpose of this study was to develop at least one feasible project for each study area, then recommend a prioritization framework which the Village could use to determine how to focus their expenditures on Stormwater Infrastructure.
The result is a suggested project for each area, in a prioritized listing in accordance with the underlying recommended policies used by the Village to set a standard for Stormwater Infrastructure. John Wills comments, “The Village has always been progressive and proactive in serving their residents and business. A systematic approach will serve all equitably.” The project is discussed in a Chicago Tribune article dated July 8, 2014.
WBK Planning staff have worked with the City of Sycamore to facilitate an update to its Comprehensive Plan document and exhibits, originally dated in 2008. As part of this project, we updated the previous CAD base mapping to GIS maps and created all new exhibits based on the GIS mapping. WBK facilitated the public input process which included workshop meetings with the public and collaborated with Sycamore staff and the Plan Commission to complete the 2014 Comprehensive Plan Update, approved in June, 2014. Click here to view the approved plan.
Greg Chismark presented a unique solution to municipal pavement management at the 2014 APWA Chicago Metro Conference. WBK’s solution was developed though a project with the Village of South Elgin in 2012/13. This approach leverages the Village’s GIS system to develop a Five Year Pavement Management Program. A comprehensive database of Village streets was created with a condition rating for each segment based on the PASER rating system. System metrics were also developed to determine appropriate funding levels to keep pace with system deterioration.
The approach includes consideration of various pavement preservation techniques in a “treatment matrix” to allow comparison of various maintenance strategies. The number crunching is performed in Excel, eliminating the need for special software purchase or licensing, and linked to GIS for data storage. The geo-database is maintained by the Village and updated annually. Click here to see this presentation.
RiverEdge Park Blues Island and Music Garden has been selected as the APWA Chicago Metro Chapter 2014 Public Works Excellence Award winner. The APWA explains that this award acknowledges the project that defines excellence and the advancement of the profession of public works.
The Chicago Metro Chapter of the American Public Works Association recently announced its 2014 award winners.
Winners included:
RiverEdge Park Blues Island and Music Garden and Blues Island Restoration
Project of the Year, Structures $5M, but less than $25M City of Aurora
South Street Trail Underpass
Project of the Year, Transportation less than $5M Kane County Division of Transportation
On Friday, September 6th WBK joined the Kane County Division of Transportation at its ribbon cutting ceremony for the South Street Pedestrian Underpass. WBK was recognized for its contributions on this project, including project planning and design. Learn more about the South Street Pedestrian Underpass Project.
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