Downtown street scape improvements in Loves Park
LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESSeptember 2018 to Present CONTRACT VALUE$11,600 The City of Loves Park, Illinois, wants to create a more appealing corridor on North Second Street, a major state highway. The City hired Fehr Graham to create concept designs to unify the streetscape, increase pedestrian access and set it up for redevelopment.Th...
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Connecting multiuse paths in South Beloit and Beloit
SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESNovember 2019 to February 2021 CONTRACT VALUE$75,000 Fehr Graham has been part of the South Beloit, Illinois, expansive bicycle path project for years in a long-range effort to develop a functional and safe place for cyclists.Our team completed Phase I and Phase II engineering services to advance the project...
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Improvements to Harrison Avenue accommodate urban growth
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESSeptember 2013 to April 2014 CONTRACT VALUE$1,113,246 The City of Rockford hired Fehr Graham to help reconstruct 1.5 miles of Harrison Avenue, from Ninth Street to 20th Street. Harrison Avenue was converted from a four-lane to a five-lane road with a raised median and upgrading all intersections to address proje...
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West Union downtown streetscape becomes model for permeable paver use
WEST UNION, IOWA PERIOD OF SERVICEJanuary 2000 to January 2016 CONTRACT VALUE$750,000 CONSTRUCTION COST$10,000,000 With funding from 15 grants, the City of West Union, Iowa, used a sustainable approach to reconstruct six blocks of the downtown business district that is a model for communities across the nation. The City hired Fehr Graham to provide...
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Traffic signal improvements make two Monroe intersections safer
MONROE, WISCONSIN PERIOD OF SERVICEFebruary 2018 to May 2018 CONTRACT VALUE$29,900 CONSTRUCTION COST$149,000 The traffic signals in Monroe, Wisconsin, were outdated. The detection equipment was sending incorrect signals, and the steel poles were rusted along State Highway 69 at the intersections of 21st Street and Sixth Street. The City of Monroe h...
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Highway 13 Improvements in Manchester offer smooth ride to downtown
MANCHESTER, IOWA PERIOD OF SERVICESApril 2019 to Present CONTRACT VALUE$385,000 CONSTRUCTION COST$3.8 million The highly anticipated Highway 13 road resurfacing project in Manchester, Iowa, went smoothly and swiftly thanks to a strong working relationship between the City, Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), general contractor Pirc Tobin Const...
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Jane Addams Memorial Tollway widening, reconstruction reduces congestion
NORTHERN ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESMarch 2012 to November 2014 CONTRACT VALUE$1,400,000 CONSTRUCTION COST$14,000,000 AT A GLANCE» Prepared plans and specifications.» Obtained permitting.» Completed topographic surveys.» Prepared signal designs. The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority completed the reconstruction of I-90 from Rockford to Chicago ...
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Mercy Way and Lyford Road corridor paves way for new Rockford hospital
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESAugust 2016 to January 2019 CONTRACT VALUE$852,500 CONSTRUCTION COST$505 million AT A GLANCE» Prepared roundabout and right-of-way plats.» Prepared construction layout and as-built survey.» Observed construction for road, water mains, storm and sanitary sewers, irrigation, lighting, multiuse paths and landscapin...
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Rochelle Main Street widened to improve truck route safety
ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESFebruary 2016 to November 2020 CONTRACT VALUE$218,750 The City of Rochelle hired Fehr Graham to help secure Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Economic Development Program (EDP) funds to repave South Main Street. The street has become a major industrial route for Rochelle's growing economy. The increas...
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