Civil/Municipal Planning & Engineering

As cities begin to recover from the pandemic, increased funding for infrastructure falls into place, and our world becomes more digitally focused, there becomes a unique opportunity to integrate technology [...]

Summer is quickly approaching, and lots of people are spending time at the ball field – to watch or to play. Our team of landscape architects, planners, and designers are [...]

The City of Windsor Heights’ University Avenue Improvements project received an American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa Engineering Achievement Award at their Engineering Excellence Banquet on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. This award recognizes engineering firms for projects that [...]

The College of Saint Benedict Softball Complex was named the 2021 Netting Professionals/NFCA Division III Field of the Year. The award recognizes top fields and stadiums in the nation for [...]

With the rise of portable technology over the last decade, we have completely shifted how we stay connected with the people and places that matter to us most. However, with [...]

Equity is a word that is increasingly coming to the forefront in many organizations – in mission statements, websites, presentations, or trainings. But what does it really mean, and how [...]

When you ask a child, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” the answer is usually a firefighter, a doctor, or an astronaut. These careers are exposed [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC-MN) recognized the City of Richfield at their Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet on February 25, 2022. The Lyndale Avenue Reconstruction project received an [...]

The Iowa Concrete Paving Association and the Iowa DOT have selected Windsor Heights’ 2020 Street Improvement project as the Concrete Paving Awards recipient in the Municipal Streets/Intersections category. This award [...]

The City of Windsor Heights University Avenue Improvements project was awarded 1000 Friends of Iowa’s 2021 Best Development Award for the Transportation/Complete Streets category at their awards ceremony Thursday, January [...]

Bolton & Menk has partnered with RoadBotics™, a global leader in providing data-driven roadway assessments. By using artificial intelligence and machine learning, RoadBotics™ provides an objective evaluation to identify pavement distress areas. Learn how [...]

Reducing Inflow and Infiltration can be an endless and expensive battle. Bolton & Menk can help determine sources of I&I and identify which remedies will provide the greatest relief for [...]

Bolton & Menk’s in-house professional surveyors and FAA Certified Remote Pilots are working side-by-side to collect accurate data using state-of-the-art integrated technologies — UAVs and LiDAR Sensors. By themselves, UAVs and LiDAR sensors are incredible technologies, but combined, they are even more effective and can collect [...]

Complete streets provide safer streets for all users to access their destinations more easily. A corridor that accommodates transit, vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians can have risks including crashes, congested flow [...]

Minnesota’s North Shore is home to 150 miles of coast along Lake Superior, with beautiful landscapes offering a multitude of outdoor activities like hiking or camping. Silver Bay, near Tettegouche [...]

We use the internet every day, so it’s critical to keep communities connected with broadband technology. Our team has the ability to incorporate broadband into street and highway projects, ensuring quick and efficient installation to keep everything running [...]

The Gustavus Adolphus College Nobel Hall Expansion project was named a 2020 Top Project by Finance & Commerce. This award recognizes projects from all over Minnesota built in 2020 that showcase a degree of difficulty, [...]

Reduce, reuse, recycle – the age-old phrase we live by to keep Earth as fruitful as possible for as long as possible. The City of Woodbury partnered with Bolton & [...]

Access to quality internet service is essential for communities to thrive in a world that is increasingly dependent upon technology. Achieving state and national goals for universal broadband access became [...]

Transportation is changing. More than ever before, technology is being added to roads and vehicles for connectivity and automation that will make transportation safer, more efficient, and more accessible. Learn about the [...]

Flooding season is quickly approaching, and with it comes unsafe environments that are potentially dangerous for humans to enter. That’s where drones come in. With the ability to be quickly [...]

Small towns are often known for their hospitality and extra room to breathe fresh air—Wyndmere, North Dakota is no different. Home to 429 residents and surrounded by a variety of [...]

By Jane Kansier, Senior Urban Planner Planners and engineers often see the world through different lenses. While planners typically look for the “when” and “who,” engineers seek the “how” and [...]

The City of Bloomington has struggled with flooding at the Knox Avenue and American Boulevard intersection for many years. Prior to any development of Bloomington, the intersection was home to [...]

The City of Muscatine’s efforts in Reconnecting Muscatine received the Planning Award for Urban Design by the American Planning Association -Iowa Chapter at the Upper Midwest Conference. This award honors [...]

“Will the Civil Engineer”, “Sam the Landscape Architect”, and “Parker the Planner” are the next three books available to order through our partnership with Esri! Follow along with Will, Sam, and [...]

To celebrate Earth Science Week, hear from Tony as he talks about how hydraulics play a role in almost every project and the importance of planning ahead to manage flooding. [...]

On this FYI Friday, it’s important to remember concrete pavement roadways deteriorate over time due to seasonal temperature changes and increases in traffic. Concrete pavement rehabilitation is an option many [...]

The concept of the "Artery," in Hopkins, Minnesota, as a potential gateway connection between Excelsior Boulevard and the Historic Downtown Mainstreet began with the Hopkins Planning and Economic Development Department [...]

Up until 2019 the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) of the Dakota people gathered in multiple locations with a growing need for a single facility to teach their youth, attend [...]

Bolton & Menk’s UAV Services makes high accuracy, high resolution aerial data more attainable to benefit our clients. Up-to-date aerial data helps us better understand how a project’s visions and [...]

Every community has a unique history and story to tell. At Bolton & Menk, we believe that identifying and protecting cultural resources is key in being able to tell that [...]

We did it, Southern Minnesota. We endured another winter. Temperatures are getting warmer, birds are starting to sing again, and the sun stays out long enough for us to actually [...]

We did it, Southern Minnesota. We endured another winter. Temperatures are getting warmer, birds are starting to sing again, and the sun stays out long enough for us to actually [...]

Social distancing Coffee Break is back! To celebrate National Public Works Week, we sat down with an engineer and a planner to learn how they work together to create great [...]

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Cultural Center was named a 2019 Top Project by Finance & Commerce. This award recognizes projects from all over Minnesota built in 2019 that showcasea degree [...]

The Northern Cass Pass Trails Project is being recognized as the North Dakota Parks & Recreation's Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Project of the Month. The RTP is an 80/20 grant [...]

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so we sat down with APWA rockstar Jacque Thompson to chat about her experiences as a female engineer and how [...]

The City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM) recognized the City of Bloomington at their awards luncheon on January 29. The Penn American Stormwater Storage project received a Project of the [...]

The City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM) recognized the City of St. Louis Park at their awards luncheon on January 29. The Cedar Lake Road Improvements project received a Project [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC-MN) recognized the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community at their Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet on January 24. The Cultural Center project received an [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC-MN) recognized the City of Bloomington at their Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet on January 24. The Penn American Stormwater Storage project received [...]

Since 1949, Bolton & Menk has been providing public infrastructure solutions for surrounding communities with bright futures, the desire to grow, and a common challenge of aging infrastructure. We are [...]

Living in the Upper Midwest isn’t without its challenges – large amounts of snowfall, frigid temperatures, and icy surfaces are just a few of the reasons many people head south during [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) – Minnesota Chapter recognized the City of Bloomington at the annual conference on November 22. The Penn American Stormwater Storage project received the Project [...]

So often we find ourselves in one echo chamber or another, whether professionally or socially. In the context of the civil engineering field, the echo chamber can be a shared [...]

Our latest and greatest in the Blink! Simplified Solutions series presents: The Life Cycle of Pavement. Learn how communities repair, replace, and maintain roads throughout their life span. Don't blink, [...]

On Monday, September 9, Bolton & Menk’s Children’s Book series was awarded the 2019 American Public Works Association’s Exceptional Performance in Non-Chapter Journalism award. The award recognizes exceptional performance in [...]

Our latest and greatest in the Blink! Simplified Solutions series presents: Trenchless Technologies. Learn how the emerging, innovative technology saves time and resources. Don't blink, you might miss it!

Project Overview Muscatine, Iowa, historically known as the “Pearl City” or “The Button Factory of the World”, is rich in cultural and ethnic diversity, rooted in industrial beginnings that shaped [...]

Project Overview Muscatine, Iowa, historically known as the “Pearl City” or “The Button Factory of the World”, is rich in cultural and ethnic diversity, rooted in industrial beginnings that shaped [...]

Everyone has a daily routine, but do we know how what’s under our street keeps our routine running smoothly? Our newest interactive application “What’s Under My Street” shows what goes [...]

Everyone has a daily routine, but do we know how what’s under our street keeps our routine running smoothly? Our newest interactive application “What’s Under My Street” shows what goes [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa recognized a few of our clients with Engineering Achievement Awards in Transportation, Water/Wastewater, and Special Projects. Congratulations to Spencer, Ames, and Cedar Rapids! [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of North Dakota recognized the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) with the 2018 Engineering Excellence Award in Special Projects for their Infrastructure improvements. This [...]

Congratulations to all our clients on their MnDOT Environmental Stewardship awards! We believe all people should live in a safe, sustainable, and beautiful community. Our clients have been able to achieve [...]

Engineers have the opportunity to do ground breaking projects that are sustainable and innovative and improve communities every day. Because February is American Heart Month and host of Engineering Week, [...]

Engineers have the opportunity to do ground breaking projects that are sustainable and innovative and improve communities every day. Because February is American Heart Month and host of Engineering Week, [...]

Bolton & Menk, Inc. ranks third on Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Largest Metro Engineering Firms top 25 list. With 109 metro registered engineers and a total of 368 Bolton & Menk employees [...]

Having a good mentorship program is like having a good sandwich. It can seem kind of cheesy, and at first might have too many layers, but once you really get [...]

Having a good mentorship program is like having a good sandwich. It can seem kind of cheesy, and at first might have too many layers, but once you really get [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) - Minnesota Chapter recognized the City of Hopkins at the annual banquet on Friday, January 25, 2019. The Artery project received the Engineering Excellence [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) - Minnesota Chapter recognized the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community at the annual banquet on Friday, January 25, 2019. The CSAH 83 Improvements project received [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) - Minnesota Chapter recognized the City of Hopkins at the annual conference on November 16. The Artery project received the Project of the Year [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) - Minnesota Chapter recognized the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community at the annual conference on November 16. The CSAH 83 Improvements Project received a Project [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) – North Dakota Chapter recognized North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) at the North Dakota Water and Pollution Control Conference with the 2018 [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) – Iowa Chapter recognized the Cities of Ames and Cedar Rapids with 2018 Project of the Year awards. Both projects were nominated by project [...]

By Nicole Schmidt, Project Communications Specialist, Bolton & Menk, Inc.  The demand to actively engage communities is increasingly essential to the success of a project. In response to this demand, [...]

By Nicole Schmidt, Project Communications Specialist, Bolton & Menk, Inc.  The demand to actively engage communities is increasingly essential to the success of a project. In response to this demand, [...]

Whether a project is small or large, simple or complex, embraced or confrontational, challenges and complications can arise at any point during a public improvement project. Projects sometimes don’t go [...]

By Justin Ernst, P.E., Project Engineer Whether a project is small or large, simple or complex, embraced or confrontational, challenges and complications can arise at any point during a public [...]

The annual ranking of the Top 500 Engineering Design Firms was released by Engineering News-Record, and this year Bolton & Menk, Inc. moves to #160. Since 1996, Bolton & Menk [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) - Minnesota Chapter recognized the City of Hastings at the annual conference on November 17. The City of Hastings Riverfront Renaissance Improvements project received [...]

There are many benefits to using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. Aerial footage can enhance municipal project planning and design. And when we combine UAV footage with [...]

A Quality Asphalt Award was given to the City of Perry and Bolton & Menk, Inc. from the Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa. The Pavement Maintenance Program in Perry, Iowa was honored [...]

The Cities of Hunter and Arthur Park Districts formed the Hunter/Arthur JPA Park Board in 2013 upon the decision of BNSF Railway to abandon their railway corridor between Hunter and [...]

An Award of Excellence was given to the City of Iowa Falls and Bolton & Menk, Inc. from the Iowa Concrete Paving Association and Iowa DOT. The Washington Avenue Streetscape [...]

Bolton & Menk – Des Moines, celebrated their new office location with a ribbon cutting and open house. Thanks to the confidence and trust of our valued clients, Bolton & [...]

Thanks to the confidence and trust of our valued clients, Bolton & Menk, Inc. continues to grow and expand. This growth, combined with on-going expansion of services to better meet [...]

Thanks to the confidence and trust of our valued clients, Bolton & Menk, Inc. continues to grow and expand. This growth, combined with on-going expansion of services to better meet [...]

Thanks to the confidence and trust of our valued clients, Bolton & Menk continues to grow and expand our staff. This growth in personnel, combined with on-going expansion of services, [...]

The City of Forest Lake’s Clear Lake Water Quality Project was selected by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota for an Honor Award at the 2016 Engineering Excellence [...]

The Carver County CSAH 10 River Crossing in Watertown, MN project was selected by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota for an Honor Award at the 2016 Engineering Excellence [...]

The City of Jordan’s Downtown Improvements Project was selected by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota for an Honor Award at the 2016 Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet on [...]