Winston Park Drainage Improvements
for the Village of Palatine

2003 Merit Award
from the Consulting Engineers
Council of Illinois

This project requred extensive public involvement along with complicated drainage design to alleviate flooding in the Village of Palatine. BLA performed preliminary studies, final contract plans and construction inspection for an area of approximately 1,000 home that had flooding problems. Our team provided coordination for all phases between the Village, staff, and residents.

US Route 20
through Bloomingdale, Illinois

2000 Award for Exceptional
Consulting Engineering Services - Urban Highway Project Phase II from the Illinois Department of Transportation
and
2 000 Merit Award from the Consulting Engineers Council of Illinois

This award is granted to one consulting engineering firm within the State of Illinois that is able to demonstrate services beyond what is considered as normal practice. The design consisted of roadway reconstruction, intersection improvements, signals, lighting, drainage, grading, streetscape design, traffic control plans and utility relocation. The plan required detailed and complex staging plans because of the extensive centerling realignment and consideration for maintaining all existing traffic lanes and accessibility to all adjacent businesses. The project went through Old Town Bloomingdale and was coordinated with the Village staff.

IL 31 and US 14 in Crystal Lake, Illinois

2000 Nominated for Rural Highway Projects, Phase II Engineering from the Illinois Department of Transportation

For this nominated project BLA provided design engineering services for the widening and reconstruction of 2.0 miles of IL 31 and the diamond interchange with US 14 (Northwest Highway) in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Work included design of roadway, topographic survey, grading, drainage, maintenance of traffic, traffic signals, utilities, watermain and sanitary sewers and extensive landscaping.

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