LISLE, Ill. — Designed to complement a new curriculum that offers real world experience, Universal Technical Institute’s new flagship campus in Lisle, Ill., will provide a true living laboratory for tomorrow’s automotive engineers. “They let the curriculum drive the building, not the building drive their curriculum,” said architect Erika Carey, partner, Partners by Design, Inc., Chicago. “We designed this building from the inside out. A lot of discussion early on helped shape the building while giving UTI the most efficient and flexible space to shape their facility.” Opening in November 2013, the $25-million state-of-the-art Midwest regional campus redeveloped an existing … Read more

CHICAGO, Ill. — Bridge work is completed and on time for the Norfolk Southern Railroad superstructure bridge project over the Olentangy River north of Delaware, Ohio by Illinois Constructors. The reconstruction involved a 400-foot, four-span bridge with two tracks and included a bridge raising to allow for a new closed deck timber bridge. Each track bridge required removal and was replaced during a seven-day track outage that was planned before the launch of the site work.     The detailed project plan was created and approved six weeks prior to the outage. The project involved the removal of a deteriorated … Read more