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Michael Baker International was chosen by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to lead a full-service bridge replacement project of the US 51 Bridge. The purpose of the project is to improve cross-river mobility between Wickliffe, Kentucky, and Cairo, Illinois, by addressing the safety and reliability issues caused by the narrow lane widths, lack of shoulders, and tight curve of the existing bridge and its approaches. The 86-year-old structure carries US 51, US 60, and US 62 over the Ohio River. The bridge is one of just four highway crossings of the Ohio River between Kentucky and Illinois, making it a vital crossing to the region. The project is about to begin a geotechnical investigation to determine the existing conditions and assess the potential impacts on the design of the bridge. This work includes using a lift boat to drill and test soil samples. Drilling depths will approach 400 feet below the mud line of the river. Some of the deeper borings will require four to five days to complete. The drilling work will occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the work is complete. #ProjectUpdate #BridgeSafety #Infrustructure

Michael Baker International announced today that Mark Pitchford, P.S.M., has been promoted to an expanded Office Executive role overseeing all operations in Florida. Mark will continue to lead the firm’s Orlando and Tampa offices, while also supervising the Jacksonville and Tallahassee locations. He will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s Florida client care and spearheading the growth of Michael Baker’s state-wide portfolio of business. Additionally, Mark will provide operational and staff management expertise and production and project oversight for all the firm’s Florida capabilities, spanning civil/planning/environmental engineering, construction services, drainage & resilience expertise and transportation design (aviation, bridge, highway and traffic). Learn more: https://lnkd.in/etCrfByc

At Michael Baker International, We Make a Difference for our colleagues, for our clients and for our communities, and we see every day as an opportunity to apply our expertise, creativity and diversity of thought to solve our clients’ most complex infrastructure challenges. With more than 4,500 employees across 85+ office locations, we are proud of our more than 80-year legacy and are known for our continuous drive to challenge the status quo and deliver innovations that improve quality of life. Interested in joining our Wolf Pack? Check out all of our open positions here: https://lnkd.in/gxf3HbYD #Hiring #JobAlert #EngineeringJobs #OpenJobs #HiringNow

Interstate 30 is a heavily trafficked corridor that connects Little Rock, Arkansas, to Dallas, Texas. In Southwest Arkansas near the city of Arkadelphia, two aging bridges on this thoroughfare provided passage over the De Roche Creek. In 2017, the time had come for the crossings to be replaced due to almost continual repairs being needed. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and Michael Baker International utilized an innovative Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) method known as a lateral slide to replace the existing structures. This was notably the first time that a lateral slide had been used in Arkansas. Under this method, the new bridge superstructures were constructed next to the existing bridges on temporary falsework. Once complete, the existing bridges were demolished, and the new bridges were slid into place. The new bridges now accommodate three lanes of traffic in each direction, allowing more people and goods to pass over the creek and reducing delays, which can have economic benefits while also reducing emissions and travel times. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eaZfgKkv #ProjectUpdate #LateralSlide #Innovation #Transportation

Congratulations to Landon Miller, P.E., Project Manager – Transportation, from Michael Baker International’s Bentonville, Arkansas, office, who was recently named the 2024 Young Professional of the Year by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Arkansas (ACEC/A). The Young Professional of the Year Award is presented to a young professional who has significantly contributed to the engineering profession. #ACECA #Engineering #Award

As National Safety Month concludes, we are pleased to share the winners of Michael Baker’s S.L.A.M. Safety Awards – the S.L.A.M. Construction Services Winner: Interstate 78 Reconstruction CM/CI, and the S.L.A.M. Field Services Winner: ConocoPhillips Spring Breakup Team. S.L.A.M. (Stop, Look, Assess, Manage) is a safety tool and process to promote safety awareness, recognize hazards and assess and manage risk. The S.L.A.M. Safety Award is an annual award recognizing a project team, service group or office that improved a safety process, contributed to our company’s safety culture and achieved outstanding safety performance over a significant period of time. The Interstate 78 Reconstruction project aimed to reduce the high crash and fatality rates in an 8-mile stretch of road in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, by widening the shoulders along the corridor and adding dedicated climbing lanes for trucks. Michael Baker provided construction inspection and management services from preconstruction through project completion and forensic analysis of the long-life concrete pavement. Michael Baker has conducted hydrologic studies at the Colville River Delta since 1998 for ConocoPhillips Alaska’s North Slope Alpine Development. The project sites are not easily accessible and program set-up is conducted in sub-zero conditions. Michael Baker executes an extensive field program that supports ConocoPhillips’ permit stipulations, permitting and NEPA documentation, early detection of potential flooding and ice movement, and informs infrastructure design of roads, culverts, bridges, gravel pads and pipelines. Learn more about each of these projects in the latest post on Making a Difference, the Michael Baker Blog: https://lnkd.in/eR8yW3ij

Congratulations to Reneé Tison, P.E., Office Executive, from Michael Baker International’s Columbia, South Carolina, office, who was recently named as a Columbia Regional Business Report 2024 Women of Influence honoree. The Women of Influence Awards recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women from various industries and sectors, including business, entrepreneurship, public service, education and community engagement. #CBRHonoree #WomanofInfluence2024

Nine members of our Wolf Pack traveled to Rwanda, East Africa, in March to construct a bridge in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) and provide local community members with safe, year-round access to essential health care, education and other basic services. Today, we hear from Hassan Hashmi, P.E., PTOE, Construction Lead at Michael Baker International, who shares some of the most rewarding moments from his trip and how the experience impacted him both personally and professionally. #BridgestoProsperity #WolfPackPride #CommunityService

Michael Baker International’s Wolf Pack Spotlight series highlights colleagues from across our company’s Regions, practices and offices. Today, we spotlight Austin Barilar, E.I.T., Civil Associate - Highway. He shares more about his career at Michael Baker. #WolfPackSpotlight #EmployeeSpotlight