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BUSINESS NEWS BIG SKY RESORT AREA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS RECOGNIZED IN NATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPETITION Sanbell of Bozeman, Montana, has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 58th annual Engineering Excellence Awards. The award comes for the State Highway 64 Improvements project in Big Sky, Montana. Encompassing a 10-mile stretch of the main access road for the unincorporated resort community of Big Sky, the project included pedestrian trail extensions, a pedestrian tunnel and bridge, left- turn lanes throughout the corridor, new and upgraded traffic signals, and safety enhancements such as wider shoulders, wildlife pull-outs, and curve-warning signage. Sanbell, formerly Sanderson Stewart, served as the project’s lead consultant, spearheading traffic analysis, survey and mapping, engineering design, landscape architecture, and public engagement. Coordination was required among multiple jurisdictions, including state, county, and federal agencies. Sanbell navigated these layers of oversight while overcoming additional challenges such as a limited construction season due to the project’s mountainous location and elevation, rising construction costs, and heavy summer tourist traffic.
Sanbell provides engineering services for infrastructure projects across the western U.S. The project is eligible for additional honors as part of 194 entries this year representing engineering excellence from throughout the nation and the world. Judging for the awards program was conducted by a national 32-member panel of built environment leaders, along with experts from government, the media, and academia. Award criteria focused on uniqueness, technical innovation, social and economic value, and generating excitement for the engineering profession. Recognition of all award winners – including 16 Honor Awards, eight Grand Awards, and the prestigious “Grand Conceptor Award” for the year’s most outstanding overall engineering achievement – took place at the EEA Gala at the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C., on May 20. The American Council of Engineering Companies is the business association of America’s engineering industry, representing more than 5,200 independent engineering firms and more than 600,000 professionals throughout the United States engaged in the development of America’s transportation, water, and energy infrastructure, along with environmental, industrial, and other public and private facilities.
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