Local firms win engineering awards

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Idaho recently announced the winners of the Idaho Engineering Excellence Awards Competition.

Among those receiving awards are a local firm, J-U-B Engineers, and their public involvement subsidiary, The Langdon Group (TLG).

"We are excited about these projects receiving recognition," said Steve James, J-U-B area manager.

J-U-B received recognition for work in transportation on the Lake City Development Corporation's education corridor project which was done in conjunction with the city of Coeur d'Alene and North Idaho College. Post Falls' Water Reclamation Facility expansion project received recognition in the Water and Stormwater category.

J-U-B received first place for Water and Stormwater Engineering for a wastewater treatment plant in Buhl and Water Resources Engineering for an arsenic compliance project in Twin Falls.

TLG earned first in the Studies, Research and Consulting category for its work on the Idaho Transportation Department's Public Outreach Planner. TLG also received an ACEC National Recognition Award for the project.