Projects

As published by APWA Chicago Metro Chapter | The Metro Newsletter, December 2019 | By Heidi Voirol, P.E., LEED AP BD+C,  Senior Project Manager with V3 Companies Ltd. Designing and managing large infrastructure projects can be challenging. Make it a roughly $5 Million infrastructure project in the heart of your downtown and the challenges increase. That …

Navy Pier’s just-opened Ferris Wheel on Chicago’s lakefront was dismantled in 2015 and had to be fully operational in May 2016 for the Pier’s grand re-opening commemorating its 100th anniversary. The new 196-foot-tall Centennial Wheel is nearly 50 feet taller than the previous wheel and features 42 gondolas that each hold eight passengers. The privately …