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North Sheridan Interchange Project Claims WES Top Honor The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), the City of Sheridan, and Morrison-Maierle were honored with the 2020 President’s Project of the Year Award from the Wyoming Engineering Society (WES) for the North Sheridan Interchange (NSI) project. The annual WES awards competition seeks to recognize excellence in engineering and surveying projects that benefit the people and the State of Wyoming. Morrison-Maierle was the prime consultant for the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and the City of Sheridan. All three entities submitted this project to the Wyoming Engineering Society’s Presidential Project Award Program. NSI project included reconstructing and relocatingRead More →

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Doing the Right Thing? A Code of Ethics Can Help Guide Us By Craig Nowak, PE – With this being Infrastructure Week, it’s a good time to pause and think about how we practice our engineering profession and the boundaries we must keep as we work to build new infrastructure and improve upon the infrastructure we already use. Like most professional organizations, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has a code of ethics that ASCE members are expected to uphold in their professional duties. In a broader sense, these can be viewed as common sense rules by which engineers should conduct themselves whether orRead More →

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New transportation leadership at Morrison-Maierle Morrison-Maierle is pleased to announce the promotion of Charlie Brisko and the hiring of Scott Fanning as Transportation Market Group Office Leaders in its Helena location. A longtime Morrison-Maierle employee-owner, Charlie Brisko has stepped into the role as Helena Bridge Market Group Office Leader and Scott Fanning, who has joined the firm as the Helena Roadway MarketGroup Office Leader. Charlie has been with Morrison-Maierle since 2003. He received both his B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering with a structural emphasis from the University of Wyoming in 2001 and 2002. In his new role, he will be responsible for management ofRead More →

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Jim Scoles

Jim Scoles receives new promotion at Morrison-Maierle Morrison-Maierle is pleased to announce the promotion of Jim Scoles as its new Transportation Market Group Leader. In his new role, Jim will be responsible for all transportation projects that includes design of interstates, roads, bridges, and all other modes of transportation infrastructure. As Morrison-Maierle’s leader of the bridge discipline in the Transportation Market Group, Jim has been with the company since 2001. He and his team recently received the 2019 Montana American Council of Engineering Company’s Engineering Excellence Award for their Cabinet Gorge Bridge project in northwestern Montana. Some of Morrison-Maierle’s other Transportation Market Group projects includeRead More →

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Kim Williams Trail Extension Project Morrison-Maierle was hired by the City of Missoula to design the 0.22 mile-long segment of the Kim Williams Trail Extension Project connecting southwest Missoula to East Missoula. The funding source, a Community Transportation Enhancement Program grant, was contingent on fast approaching deadlines which provoked the City of Missoula to seek the completion of the project in very short order. In response to the time constraints, Morrison-Maierle proposed a plan founded on an accelerated design schedule, our technical experience with the trail system, and successful coordination with Montana Rail Link (MRL), Montana Department of Transportation, and local landowners. The Morrison-Maierle designRead More →

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Randy Bomar promoted as Morrison-Maierle’s newest Vice President Morrison-Maierle, a Sheridan, Wyoming, firm specializing in engineering, surveying, planning, and science, is pleased to announce that Randy Bomar has been named a vice president. He is currently serving as the Sheridan Operations Manager and is a Senior Engineer in the Transportation Market Group. He and his team at Vista West became part of Morrison-Maierle in 2016. “I am very honored to be named a Vice President of Morrison Maierle,” said Randy after Tuesday’s board meeting. “Working with great people across all of our offices is very rewarding and knowing everyone is working to make the companyRead More →

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Deep Creek Canyon Segments A and B Accelerated Bridge Construction Awards:  2015 America’s Transportation Award – Best Use of Innovation Regional Award; 2015 Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Montana, Structural Systems (including bridges) Category; 2014 APWA Rocky Mountain Chapter Project of the Year Award; High flows during the 2011 spring runoff resulted in significant erosion of the US Highway 12 embankment and damaged bridges crossing Deep Creek. The subsequent flooding required emergency maintenance to prevent structural loss, and triggered a project to replace three bridges in the initial phase of a three-phase construction program. After careful analysis, the Montana Department ofRead More →

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Morrison-Maierle named to “Best Firms To Work For” list for third consecutive year; also named to national ENR ranking For the third consecutive year, Morrison-Maierle has been named as one of the “Best Firms To Work For” by professional services industry leader, The Zweig Group. The Zweig Group measures business success in the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industries throughout the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, the firm was also placed on Engineering News Record’s (ENR) 2016 Top 500 list. Since ENR began this ranking in 1965, Morrison-Maierle has been ranked all but six years. Headquartered in Helena, Montana, Morrison-Maierle placed 15th in the multi-discipline categoryRead More →

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I-90 Rockfall Design-Build Awards: 2014 Montana Contractors Association Best Reconstruction of a Rural Project Award and the 2015 Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Montana, Special Projects Category In spring of 2013, unusually wet conditions caused several large rockslides along Interstate 90, which provides a vital means of transportation through the Rocky Mountains. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) was forced to close the westbound lanes and installed temporary containment rails. However, MDT knew this was a temporary fix and started a slope stabilization project. Sure enough, another slide a mile down the road followed suit a year later. DueRead More →

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Custer Avenue Interchange Award: 2013 Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Montana, Transportation Category On June 1, 2012, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, United States Senator Max Baucus, and several other local officials dedicated the new Custer Interchange in Helena, Montana.  After eight years of environmental processing, planning, design and construction, this $52 million project is now a reality.  Well-received by local businesses and the general public, the Custer Interchange improvements have solved long-standing drainage issues, redefined the area’s traffic mobility and improved one of the city of Helena’s fastest growing commercial areas. Morrison-Maierle and the Montana Department of Transportation beganRead More →

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Cedar Street Reconstruction Award Winner: Montana Contractors’ Association 2010 Excellence Award for Best Reconstruction of Urban/City Project Widening Cedar Street, a main entry into Helena, from two to four lanes was a major initial step in the Montana Department of Transportation’s Custer Interchange project. Cedar Street’s proximity to Custer Avenue and its access to Interstate 15 allow it to serve as an alternative route while the current Custer Avenue overpass is demolished and the new interchange is built. In addition to our normal design functions, Morrison-Maierle was asked to prepare a comprehensive work zone safety and mobility program for the reconstruction of Cedar Street. WorkingRead More →

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