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More than 40 university students came together at a “hack-a-thon” event last week to brainstorm technical solutions to some of the challenges disabled users face riding public transit in Pierce County, Washington. The technical proposals emerging from the collaborative development event, or hack-a-thon, will serve as a starting point for Pierce Transit as they seek […]

The long-awaited replacement SR 520 Bridge over Lake Washington is now open to traffic. The new bridge provides a major six-lane artery connecting Seattle, Washington to Bellevue and suburbs to the east. GeoEngineers played a pivotal role on the Kiewit-General-Manson Joint Venture design-build team, providing geotechnical consulting, design and construction support for the eastern bridge […]

Between March 8 and March 10, 2016 a large storm slowly made its way across North Louisiana. As this massive storm inched eastward, it dropped between 17 and 26 inches of rain on northern Louisiana. Such a large volume of rain caused significant and rapid swelling of the existing bayous, streams and rivers, which backed […]

Soil and groundwater contaminated with volatile chemicals, such as fuels and cleaning solvents, can threaten the health of people in homes or other buildings above or near the contamination. Typical sources of volatile chemicals include gas stations, dry cleaners, underground storage tanks and other industrial sources. These forms of contamination bring many problems, but when […]

GeoEngineers shareholders elected Senior Principal J. Gordon to the GeoEngineers Board of Directors during their annual meeting on March 5. J. brings more than 35 years of engineering experience and institutional knowledge to this new governance and leadership role. “It is an exciting time because we are going through the fourth CEO change in our […]

GeoEngineers is pleased to announce this week that Principal Geologist Michael Hutchinson has been named the firm’s fourth CEO in its 36 years of operations. Hutchinson joined the firm in 2002 and previously led operations in the company’s Puget Sound region. He is a native of Tacoma, Washington and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees […]

The Missouri Air Conservation Commission elected Principal Geological Engineer Gary Pendergrass as chair at its meeting earlier this month. This is Gary’s third term as chair during the nine years he’s served on the seven-member commission. Gary leads GeoEngineers’ environmental work in the Springfield, Missouri office, and brings years of air quality experience to the […]

A recently completed GeoEngineers bridge and roadway improvements project earned a Greenroads Silver Certification for its environmentally sustainable design and construction. GeoEngineers provided geotechnical design services for the James Street Bridge and Roadway Improvements project in Bellingham, Washington. In addition to vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the corridor, the project focused on habitat integration, […]

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Missouri chapter honored GeoEngineers’ Direct Pipe® crossing of the Sabine Neches Waterway with a Grand Award at their annual Engineering Excellence Award Banquet on Friday night. This is the latest recognition for the award-winning Sabine Neches project, which demonstrated a new standard of excellence for trenchless design. GeoEngineers […]

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Spokane Chapter recognized recently retired Senior Principal Jim Harakas’ career by presenting him with the chapter’s Distinguished Career Award. The award is a unique honor — Jim is only the third recipient of this career recognition from the ASCE Spokane Chapter. Jim humbly accepted the award and took the opportunity to […]