TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
Ackerman-Estvold's Traffic and Transportation Engineers aim to design and construct facilities that ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods.
TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Transportation Engineering includes the design and construction of all transportation corridors, including roads and rail lines. Services in this discipline include traffic studies, project concept reporting, corridor sizing and configuration, recommend materials and thickness of paving, and environmental assessments and evaluations.
The Traffic Engineering aspect refers to all the amenities that drivers see and use to guide them through the corridors. Services include traffic operations study, parking needs analysis, parking design, geometrics of roadway which includes determining lane widths, assignments, and specific lane needs, signals, signage, pavement markings, and lighting.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
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CORRIDOR MASTER PLANNING
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NOISE ABATEMENT STRATEGIES
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PUBLIC TRANSIT STUDIES
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MASTER PLANNING
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SITE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT STUDIES
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MULTI-USE PATHS
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UTILITY COORDINATION
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RAILROAD DESIGN
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INTERMODAL FACILITIES
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SPUR TRACKS
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LOADING FACILITIES
STREET/ROADWAY DESIGN
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PAVEMENT
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SIGNING
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MARKING
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TRAFFIC SIGNAL DESIGN
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LIGHTING
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DRAINAGE
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UTILITY RELOCATION
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WORK ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL
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FIELD SURVEY
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RIGHT-OF-WAY MAPPING
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TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
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TRAFFIC FORECASTING
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TRAFFIC COUNTS
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TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSES
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SIMULATION & MODELING
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SAFETY STUDIES
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TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING
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TRAFFIC DATA & TRAVEL BEHAVIOR STUDIES
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LAND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Careful land planning and development is key to creating thriving communities ensuring the best use of available resources.
LAND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Our engineers can help make your vision a reality through expert land planning and development design on any type of project, whether it’s a residential subdivision, a mixed-use enterprise, an industrial park, an agricultural plant or a center of commerce. Our team of professionals will work with you every step of the way, from initial conception to completion.
Our extensive experience and expertise helping clients find exceptional solutions during times of excessive growth and downturns has provided our clients with a level of service that no other organization in the area provides. Our knowledge and understanding of the region, the state of North Dakota and the upper Midwest, is invaluable to the clients and organizations we serve.
LAND PLANNING
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DUE DILIGENCE / FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS
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CONCEPTUAL LAND PLAN DEVELOPMENT
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COMPREHENSIVE FUTURE LAND USE / GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
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ZONING ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT
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MASTER PLANNING
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLANNING
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SITE PLANNING
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SUBDIVISION (RES./COMM./IND.) MASTER PLANNING
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UTILITIES MASTER PLANNING
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MARKETING / SALES EXHIBITS & RENDERINGS
SITE CIVIL ENGINEERING
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NEW CONSTRUCTION RE-DEVELOPMENT/IN-FILL
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ON-SITE INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN
EARTHWORK ANALYSIS
GRADING DRAINAGE
PAVEMENT HARDSCAPE
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
POTABLE WATER
SANITARY SEWER
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
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MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, STATE, FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITTING
SURVEYING
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DESIGN PHASE, CONSTRUCTION PHASE, PLATTING, AS-BUILT, ALTA
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ACKERMAN SURVEYING & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, MIXED-USE
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MAXIMIZE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
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FULLY-INTEGRATED DESIGN
LANDSCAPE
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GREEN-SCAPE DESIGN
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IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN
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MARKETING / SALES EXHIBITS & RENDERINGS
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ENTRY FEATURE / DEVELOPMENT THEMING
MUNICIPAL
Ackerman-Estvold has a solid history of serving as Engineer of Record for numerous municipalities throughout our region.
MUNICIPAL
Many small communities and political subdivisions cannot justify the services of a full-time engineer as a part of their personnel. These communities have turned to Ackerman-Estvold to serve as their trusted consultant and advisor. Assisting in a wide range of projects from land planning to stormwater management, and from ordinance writing to creating construction documents for public improvements, Ackerman-Estvold provides communities with the backing of the entire organization, not just that of a single engineer. With aging infrastructure and expanding development, communities need services like ours now more than ever to ensure sustainable and responsible improvements are made and that they are in the best interest of the community and their residents. Our priority is to serve as an advocate for our cities helping foster growth and viable improvements in a manner that serves the greater good.
In addition to our primary role as Civil Engineers and Architects, we can also assist communities and political subdivisions in a variety of other areas including communications, graphic design, and financial planning.
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PLANNING
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COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
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ORDINANCE WRITING
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LAND PLANNING
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ZONING
FUNDING
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GRANT WRITING
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FUNDING AGENCY COORDINATION
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FINANCIAL PLANNING
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UTILITY RATE STUDIES
SURVEY/MAPPING
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BOUNDARY SURVEYING
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CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING
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GIS MAPPING/DATA COLLECTION
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PLATTING
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
PUBLIC WORKS
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FACILITY PLANNING
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CONTINGENCY PLANNING
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LANDFILL
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SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
ENGINEERING
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WATER DISTRIBUTION DESIGN
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WATER TREATMENT
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WATER STORAGE & PUMPING FACILITIES
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WASTEWATER TREATMENT
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SANITARY SEWER DESIGN
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
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STORM SEWER DESIGN
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TRANSPORTATION STUDIES
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ROADWAY DESIGN
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CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING & ADMINISTRATION
water resource engineering
Ackerman-Estvold's highly qualified Water Resources Engineers realize the importance of protecting the earth's water supply and work relentlessly to ensure the successful implementation of water facilities.
WATER RESOURCES
Our professional water resource engineers have stayed on the forefront of advances in technology and utilize the most current and powerful software to analyze and design water management systems that can provide realistic, cost-conscious alternatives for your project. We offer engineering services in water treatment, hydrology, and hydraulics.
We provide assistance in dealing with regulatory compliance issues, water source development, water and wastewater treatment, water storage and distribution systems, and wastewater collection and pumping systems. In addition, our hydrologists can assist you with all of your stormwater management needs, from existing system optimization to new system design to floodplain mapping and management. Our staff is dedicated to finding a solution that is tailored to meet your specific needs.
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Properly functioning water and sewer utilities are critical to our lives. By default, many utility owners have limited experience and knowledge in the operating and maintaining of these facilities. Our utility operations and maintenance group will help you through technical concerns in these ever-changing regulatory times. Dealing with issues as they arise is only one element of a successful operations and maintenance plan.
JOSH DUCHSHERER
O&M TECHNICIAN
WATER DISTRIBUTION LICENSE CLASS 3
WASTEWATER COLLECTION CLASS 1
OSHA CONSTRUCTION CERTIFIED
EXCAVATION AND TRENCH SAFETY CERTIFICATION
WATER SUPPLY, TREATMENT & DISTRIBUTION
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SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
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PROTECTION OF SOURCE
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WATER STORAGE / FORCE PUMPING / DISTRIBUTION
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TREATMENT
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RATE STUDIES
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WATER REUSE
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AQUIFER DEVELOPMENT, RECHARGE & RECOVERY
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SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION
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AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS
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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STUDIES
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OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PLANS
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FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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INSTREAM FLOW REQUIREMENTS
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
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FLOOD CONTROL
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FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
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FLOODPLAIN MAPPING
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WATERSHED HYDROLOGY
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FLOODPLAIN HYDRAULICS
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SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
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MASTER PLANS
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DAMS
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LEVEES/RING DIKES
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DIVERSIONS
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FLOOD INSURANCE STUDIES (FIS)
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FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)
WASTEWATER COLLECTION, TREATMENT & DISPOSAL
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INFILTRATION/INFLOW ANALYSIS
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WATERWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
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COLLECTION SYSTEMS
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LIFT STATION DESIGN
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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STUDIES
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OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PLANS
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
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HYDROLOGIC & HYDRAULIC MODELING
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PUMP STATION DESIGN
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANS
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STORMWATER DETENTION SYSTEMS
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STORMWATER IMPACT ANALYSIS
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STORMWATER QUALITY ANALYSIS
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DRAINAGE DESIGN
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BRIDGE SCOUR ANALYSIS
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TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW ANALYSIS
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SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
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WATER RESOURCES PERMITTING
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BRIDGES & CULVERTS
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ORDINANCE & POLICY DEVELOPMENT
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LOMR, CLOMR, LOMA, LOMR-F
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DITCHES
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LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID)
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BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP)
construction engineering
Equally as important as the design of a project is the correct implementation of that design.
CONSTRUCTION
Regardless of whether your project was designed by Ackerman-Estvold engineers or not, duties are only partially complete when the plans and specifications are done.
We have a highly trained team of construction engineers and engineering technicians available to perform any task associated with your construction project. Depending on your project needs, we can provide regular site visits by an engineer or station personnel on-site to observe and document the services provided by the construction contractor. Ackerman-Estvold's construction engineers are experienced, knowledgeable, and well-educated on regulations and will ensure that the needs of your construction project are exceeded. Through our comprehensive construction management procedures, we can assure you that your project is constructed on time, within budget, and to the specifications that were created through the quality design process.
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
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CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION
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FIELD ENGINEERING
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CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
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AS-BUILT DRAWINGS
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BUDGET TRACKING
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CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING
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TESTING COORDINATION
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SURVEY COORDINATION
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COMPLIANCE INSPECTION
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STATE & FEDERAL CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
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BIDDING SERVICES
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DESIGN BUILD
