For the third consecutive year, CBBEL has been named one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters for our award-winning Bike-to-Work program, which is now in its 14th year! We began our Bike-to-Work program in 2006 and pay employees $0.75/mile, while providing access to showers and assistance with routes, equipment and gear. In the program’s 14 years,… Read more »
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL) is announcing the promotion of Executive Vice President Michael E. Kerr, PE to President of the Rosemont-based firm. Christopher B. Burke, PhD, PE, D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE will transition from President to Chief Executive Officer of the firm he founded in 1986. “I love being a Civil Engineer, addressing the infrastructure… Read more »
We’re thrilled to be named the Kane County DOT Consultant of the Year! Saying the Stearns & Randall intersection project “is sleek, modern, safe and operates efficiently”, KDOT honored the CBBEL team at their December Transportation Committee meeting. Jason Souden, PE and Martin Worman, PE accepted the award on behalf of CBBEL.
In September CBBEL helped pack more than 500 bikes to be shipped to the African country of Lesotho. We’re proud supporters of Bikes for Lesotho, an organization that ships donated bikes to the country’s children, many of whom have been orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Bikes for Lesotho was recently featured on ABC7Chicago’s Chicago Proud… Read more »
We’re proud to announce that John Heinz received the Presidential Leadership Award from the American Public Works Association (APWA) at this year’s Public Works Expo. APWA’s Presidential Leadership Award is presented by the APWA President to one member who has distinguished themself and the public works profession with their leadership.
Christopher B. Burke, PhD, PE, D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAC received the prestigious 2019 Ray K. Linsley Award from the American Institute of Hydrology. The award, given to at most one person per year, recognizes Burke’s many contributions to the science and practice of surface water hydrology and the impact he has had on numerous communities by… Read more »
AFTER – February 2018 David L. Talbott Retention Pond and Lift Station Northwest Corner of Addison Avenue and Wolf Road Village of Franklin Park Historically, the I-294 Industrial Park in the Village of Franklin experienced significant flooding for even minor rainfall events. So on February 20, 2018, the property owners in the I-294 Industrial Park… Read more »
February 20, 2018 Rain began falling on Monday, February 19, 2018 and intensified during the overnight hours dropping four to five inches on Northwest Indiana. The rain fell on frozen ground that caused nearly all the rainfall to become runoff. Worse still, temperatures had warmed to the 60’s, adding nine days of melting snow to… Read more »
City of Park Ridge CBBEL has worked with the City of Park Ridge on stormwater planning and construction efforts since 2008, including assisting the City with various flooding assessments, completing a citywide model of the combined sewer network, helping the City to establish the infrastructure for a Stormwater Utility Fee, developing engineering plans and overseeing… Read more »
Village of Wilmette At the completion of a comprehensive stormwater study, CBBEL provided the Village of Wilmette with several alternatives to address widespread flooding in the separate storm sewer system on the west side of the Village. The current storm sewer system is over 50 years old and provides only a 2-year level of service…. Read more »
