The East WWTP Phosphorus Removal Upgrades in Crest Hill, Illinois, received a 2026 American Public Works Association (APWA) Chicago Metro Chapter Southwest Branch Project of the Year Award in the Environmental - Less than $5M category. The City and Strand collaborated to identify a cost-effective and sustainable solution to meet the City’s new total phosphorus limit and be in a ...

The CTH M project in Middleton, Wisconsin, received a 2025 Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Excellence in Construction Award in the Grading category. The CTH M corridor is a vital commuter artery linking Madison and Middleton through the scenic Town of Westport. This transformative project reimagined the existing two-lane highway into a modern four-lane divided facility, complemented by a multi-use ...

The 22nd Avenue Uptown Reconstruction project in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been awarded an American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Wisconsin Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award. The 22nd Avenue Uptown Reconstruction project stands as a prime example of how innovative approaches, community-driven planning, and sustainable design principles can breathe life into underutilized urban spaces. The greatest challenges throughout the several ...

The West Main Street Corridor Improvements project in Troy, Ohio, has been awarded an American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Ohio Engineering Excellence Honor Award. This project shows how creative engineering and community collaboration can completely transform a city corridor by improving safety, increasing accessibility, and provide attractive space for everyone. The project team implemented several innovative applications of ...

The Sequoit Creek Park in Antioch, Illinois, has been awarded the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence National Recognition Award. Sequoit Creek Park occupies a once blighted, dilapidated property in the downtown area. The 4.5-acre site, formerly home to several businesses, had over time become vacant with failing conveyance infrastructure and was “blighted and an eyesore,” according to Village ...

Strand’s Ames, Iowa, office has officially moved to a new space in the Iowa State University Research Park, marking an exciting milestone in the firm’s continued growth in the region! This new office space reflects our long-term commitment to Iowa and the clients and communities we serve. Establishing our Ames office in the Iowa State University Research Park allows us ...

Keith L. Hobson, P.E., BCEE, from our Ames, Iowa, office, was recently named national president of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of more than 30,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. Keith has more than 40 years of experience in environmental engineering as a consultant for ...

The West and Southwest Stormwater Management Program in Winnetka, Illinois, has been awarded an APWA National Small Cities/Rural Communities Public Works Project of the Year Award in the Environment category. The Village of Winnetka has a long, documented history of flooding, dating back to the early 1900s. With more than 85 percent of the community built without stormwater management, the ...

The Southeast Area Combined Sewer Improvements (SEACSI) project in Shorewood, Wisconsin, has been awarded an APWA National Project of the Year Award for the Cities/Rural Communities – Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair.  The Village of Shorewood is currently served by both combined and separated sewer collection systems and is one of only three remaining communities in Wisconsin with combined sewers. Much ...

In April 2024, the Village of Plainfield discovered a hole in the 127th Street Bridge over the DuPage River, prompting an urgent closure and a rapid response to minimize community disruption and costs. Our team assisted in developing a Bridge Condition Report, estimating repairs at $1.59 million. The project was ultimately awarded $1.35 million, allowing the Village to incorporate additional ...

The Downtown Plaza “The Naberhood” Project in Shawano, Wisconsin, has been awarded an ACEC WI State Finalist Award. Faced with a declining historic downtown marked by vacant lots and struggling businesses, the City of Shawano launched a Downtown Master Plan to restore vibrancy and community engagement. A cornerstone of the plan was the creation of a downtown plaza, realized through ...

The West and Southwest Stormwater Management Program in Winnetka, Illinois, has been awarded the ACEC IL Special Achievement Award. The Village of Winnetka has a long, documented history of flooding, dating back to the early 1900s. With more than 85 percent of the community built without stormwater management, when the village was hit with historic rainfall events in 2008, 2011, ...

Innovation Parkway in the City of Georgetown, Indiana, is a recipient of an American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2025 Engineering Excellence Merit Award! This project provides smooth access to the NovaParke Technology Center, a boom for the County’s development. The team created innovative solutions to address connectivity and provide utilities for future park expansion while working within exceedingly limited ...

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve officially broken ground on new office space in Ames, Iowa, in the Iowa State University Research Park. This exciting expansion is a significant milestone following our 2022 acquisition of FOX Engineering and reflects our continued commitment to providing excellence in engineering to clients in the region. The two-story facility will initially house 70 employees ...

This award recognizes the exemplary achievements of the City of Frankfort, Kentucky, and its partners. The City of Frankfort and its partners fully redesigned and reconstructed Second Street to improve its accessibility and usability for vulnerable road users. The design included enhanced accessible pedestrian areas, sidewalks and plazas, traffic signalization, and other key landscaped areas and streetscape elements, such as ...

The $103 million Lick Run Valley Conveyance System and Greenway project is one of the largest green infrastructure projects in the country for reducing combined sewer overflows (CSO). This 1.5-mile corridor provides watershed management, flood control, stormwater conveyances, storage and reuse, and water quality treatment, all integrated into an open channel and civic park complementing the South Fairmont neighbor's historical ...

The Downtown Plaza “The Naberhood” Project in Shawano, Wisconsin, has been awarded an APWA National Public Works Project of the Year Award for Small Cities/Rural Communities. In 2017, the City of Shawano began discussing the creation of a plaza-type space in the downtown area. At the time, the City was redeveloping Franklin Park, one block west of Main Street, into ...

The Bee Branch Creek Railroad Culvert and Pedestrian Tunnel Project in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, has been awarded an American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2024 National Engineering Excellence Recognition Award. The City of Dubuque has a history of localized storms that send stormwater rushing off steep bluffs to lowland areas where it then slows, eventually making its way ...

Strand’s Columbus, Ohio, office has moved locations! Still in the heart of downtown, our new office is at the corner of Neil Avenue and Vine Street, where we have doubled our office space to accommodate our growing staff. As we have expanded our engineering services to Ohio communities since 2002, we have likewise expanded our office space multiple times. Our ...

The $73 million Madison Beltline Flex Lane project was recently recognized by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) with a regional America’s Transportation Award for operations excellence. In its 16th year, the America’s Transportation Awards competition, which is sponsored by AASHTO, AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, honors projects and programs that make our communities ...