Palmer Engineering has received several awards for our work over the years. We are pleased to be recognized for our innovative designs and creative solutions as we work with transportation departments and other clients throughout the eastern and southern United States.
This project won a National Recognition Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2016 Engineering Excellence Awards. Palmer Engineering and KYTC District 12 were recognized by the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) for the Pike County, US 460 project, from US 23 south of Pikeville to KY 195 in Marrowbone, which opened to traffic in December 2014. This $250 million project won in the Over $5 Million Construction Improvement Award category in 2015.
ACEC Grand Conceptor Award
Palmer Engineering designed the Raccoon Creek Bridge, which received the Grand Conceptor Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). This award is the highest honor given at a State level. The bridge design was entered in the national level competition in Washington, D.C. and was recognized as a finalist. The bridge, actually a pair of twin bridges over the Raccoon Creek Valley, is part of the new alignment of US 119. The steep terrain, curving roadway, and crowded valley made for a true test of engineering innovation and will provide the residents of Pike County a tremendously improved route to Charleston, WV.
2011 PCI Design Award Winner
The challenge for this concrete arch bridge rehabilitation was to widen the bridge while maintaining the original arch and historic character. The solution was to “hide” a new bridge inside an excavated area of the existing bridge without transferring any of the new loads onto the existing arch.
West Virginia ACEC’s Bronze Award Winner – Innovative Bridge Design
Motorists crossing the Howell’s Mill Bridge in Cabell County, West Virginia, probably do not realize that their vehicle is being supported by a fiberglass bridge deck. The Howells Mill Bridge incorporates a fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) bridge deck. This material, normally associated with the aerospace and automotive industries, has become an option for bridge design. The two-span 240 foot long steel plate girder bridge is one of the longest bridges with an FRP deck in the country and is the first application of concrete barriers on an FRP deck in West Virginia.
2013 ACEC Engineering Excellence Honor Award Winner
Palmer Engineering was selected by the Madison County Fiscal Court to provide roadway engineering services for KY-876 improvements. This project consisted of 4 sections and was approximately 4 miles in length with 3 stream crossings. The improvements corrected the narrow lanes and shoulders along with curve deficiencies, which had previously required constant maintenance by KYTC. The proposed alignment was developed so that traffic could be maintained along the existing alignment with only short closure periods.