Spotlight On Southwestern Illinois Engineering

   For the past six years, through low water and high, Geotechnology Inc. has been providing engineering support for the South Harbor project at America’s Central Port in Granite City.   With the help of two TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants, the port has been working to bolster the levee and bring in rail…

   Dirt should start flying any day on widening Ill. Rte. 3 from South Market St. to North Market St. in Waterloo, Ill. The engineering firm of Horner & Shifrin Inc. provided the planning and design to expand this three-mile stretch from two lanes to five.   The first task, according to company associate vice president…

   In a project that highlights an outstanding level of cooperation and coordination between different government agencies, a joint-use building is under construction on the grounds of the Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill. The 55,000-square-foot building will be shared by the Illinois Army National Guard and the college.   Burns & McDonnell, a full-service engineering,…

   With the help of a $1.2 billion federal grant, Illinois began construction on a High-Speed Rail line from St. Louis to Chicago in September 2010. Since then, significant upgrades have been made to the stretch of track from Alton to Joliet. Now the sights are being turned on the leg between Alton and the…