Hanson receives IDOT Exceptional Service Award

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Hanson Professional Services Inc. will receive an Exceptional Consulting and Engineering Service Award for Highway Structure Projects, Phase II, from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). Hanson is receiving the award for its design of the removal and replacement of the Interstate 55 Lake Springfield bridges in Springfield, Ill. The award will be presented during the Consulting Engineers Council of Illinois’ (CECI) Government Affairs Workshop Luncheon at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Ill., on June 13, 2003.

During the I-55 project, Hanson provided structural, transportation and geotechnical design and engineering services. The project involved replacing two existing bridges carrying I-55 over Lake Springfield with a new 720-foot-long bridge. The new bridge accommodates six lanes of traffic. Hanson received good and excellent ratings from IDOT’s District 6—the district in which the project was completed.

The I-55 bridge project was also recognized in 2002 by the Associated General Contractors of Illinois. An award of excellence went to contractors Keely & Sons Inc. and Keller Construction Inc. The project also received an additional award of excellence in recognition of traffic control provided during bridge construction.

Hanson is a national employee-owned consulting firm providing a full range of architectural, engineering, scientific and program management services. Clients are served from the corporate headquarters in Springfield, Ill., and regional offices in Rockford, Chicago, Matteson and Peoria, Ill.; Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Sacramento, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Atlanta, Ga.; Orlando and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; Wayne, N.J. (New York metropolitan area); and North Andover, Mass. (Boston area).

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