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Rain gardens in NY City to eliminate the overflows during intense precipitation events
New York City, like other older urban communities, is largely serviced by a combined sewer system where storm water and wastewater are carried through a single sewer line to the city’s 14 treatment pl...
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A drone flight inside Seattle’s SR99 tunnel
It was April 4, 2017, when the work of tunneling machine Bertha was complete, breaking through into her disassembly pit and marking the end of the 1.75-mile long State Route 99 (SR 99) tunne...
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DFI Names George K. Burke Recipient of the 2017 DFI Distinguished Service Award
Hayward Baker, Inc. is pleased to announce George K. Burke, P.E., D.GE, has been named the 2017 recipient of DFI’s Distinguished Service Award. DFI is an international association of cont...
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40 years after Kelly Barnes dam failure
On this day in 1977, a small embankment dam located above Toccoa Falls Bible College in Georgia failed, releasing a wall of water that killed 39 people. This dam failure along with several others in t...
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Hayward Baker Ranks #1 on ENR List
Engineering News-Record (ENR) has recently ranked Hayward Baker as #1 on their Top 20 Firms in Excavation and Foundation list. This marks the 16th straight year that Hayward Baker has earned...
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Hamburg’s unique Concert Hall was designed by an algorithm
Its construction took 7 more years than originally planned and cost 10 times the initial budget, but it was worth it. Elbphilharmonie – Hamburg’s new concert hall that opened last January, is an archi...
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World’s first 3D-printed concrete cycle bridge opens in the Netherlands
Last Tuesday, October 17th, the Netherlands inaugurated the world’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge, which is primarily meant to be used by cyclists. The bridge, which crosses a canalized river in th...
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Hayward Baker micropiles in South California
Hayward Baker is helping to preserve and restore a historic US Government facility in Southern California. Company's crews are installing micropiles to underpin the foundations & prevent furthe...
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An epic observation route 45 metres above the ground
The Treetop Experience, an elevated walk through Glisselfeld Kloster in Haslev, one of Denmark's preserved forests, is scheduled to open next year. The 600-metre-long treetop walkway, together with a...
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Storm Ophelia’s winds rip school roof off in Dublin (video)
On the afternoon of October 16th, the roof of Douglas Community School’s PE hall in Cork, Dublin City in Ireland was ripped off by the extreme winds of storm Ophelia. Being a hurricane as it crossed t...
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