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Eau Claire, WI 54701-7698
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A LOOK BACK: WISCONSIN AND COLORADO FLOODS
A
yres staff have been busy the last few years working
on flood recovery efforts in Wisconsin and Colorado.
A historic flood hit Colorado in September 2013, and
a flood devastated parts of northern Wisconsin in July of this
year. In Wisconsin, roadway washouts occurred on a segment
of STH 13 where Ayres was 50% done with structural design
on a new bridge. Plans changed the moment the flooding
occurred. Ayres sent a survey crew to the area to get updated
surveys of the washout areas, and soon the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation asked
Ayres to expedite its structure plans as
the road was closed to traffic. Now,
nearly four months later, the road is
fully functional, and Ayres’ projects
in the washout area are 100%
constructed.
It’s been a little over three years
since employees in Ayres’ Colorado
offices were experiencing a
catastrophic flood worthy of
national headlines, and staff still
is busy on flood recovery work.
Engineers are working with the
City of Loveland, the Town of
Jamestown, Larimer County,
and the Colorado Department of
Transportation on post-flood work. Communities
are reaching the tail end of grant money for master planning
and feasibility studies, but design of permanent repairs is still
in progress, including the final design of U.S. 34, stretching
from Loveland to Estes Park, a major tourist destination at the
foot of Rocky Mountain National Park. Final design for this
major roadway is still about six months from completion.