Ciorba has been selected by the Illinois Department of Transportation District Two for the preparation of final plans for the reconstruction and widening of IL 5.
Ciorba Group has completed final design plans for the rehabilitation of the I-94 Edens Spur for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. The scope of work for this face-paced project includes resurfacing and pavement patching, embankment stabilization and ITS. The project cost is estimated at $20 million.
Ciorba Group has been selected by the Illinois Department of Transportation, Bureau of Bridges and Structures for the inspection of four major bridges: one truss bridge and one steel plate girder bridge over the Mississippi River, and two truss bridges over the Illinois River.
Ciorba Group is currently completing Phase I engineering services on the Project Development Report for the improvements to IL Route 171 from 47th Street to 55th Street for the Illinois Department of Transportation District One/Region One. The majority of the roadway is located on 20 bridges including crossings of the Des Plaines River and the Ship and Sanitary Canal. Ciorba’s main services consisted of bridge inspections and preparation and Bridge Condition reports for each structure, evaluation of the roadway geometry, crash analysis, drainage studies and hydraulic reports.
Ciorba Group has welcomed Tony Wolff, PE, CFM to our team as the firm’s new Water Resources Manager. Tony comes to Ciorba Group after serving the last three years as Chief Engineer for the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission. He will be overseeing our Water Resources Group, and help expand Ciorba’s water resource capabilities into a primary function of the company. He has over 18 years of experience in water resource engineering and is a licensed Engineer in both Illinois and Wisconsin as well as a Certified Floodplain Manager in Illinois. Along with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Tony has a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University.
Ciorba Group employees donated $1,785.00 to the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund, which Ciorba matched, bringing the total donation to $3,570.
Brett Sauter, a member of our structural staff, received his Illinois Structural Engineer license. Brett has been with Ciorba Group since 2004. He is a graduate of Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, and also received his Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois – Chicago in 2005.
Jeff Garth, a member of our construction staff, has earned his Illinois Professional Engineer license. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Southern Illinois University and has been with Ciorba group in March 2009.
Ciorba Group was selected by the Illinois Department of Transportation for the final design for the reconstruction and widening of I-80 from US 30 to US 45. The scope of work includes the I-80/US 30 interchange reconstruction and reconfiguration, reconstruction and widening of two mainline bridges, a new pedestrian bridge and repairs to crossover bridges.