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Stantec Wins Highest Engineering Award for Sustainable Pedestrian Travel from Mexico
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC California) announced today that Stantec, a top tier global design and delivery firm, has been honored with their prestigious 2021 Golden State Award for its work on the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, in San Diego, California.
The Golden State Award is the highest honor ACEC California bestows as part of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards program.
San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, San Diego, California
The San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (SYLPOE) is the busiest international border crossing in the western hemisphere, connecting two communities united by a social, economic, and cultural fabric. Close to 70,000 vehicles and over 20,000 pedestrians cross north from Mexico each day, a vital and irreplaceable cornerstone of the regio
ACEC California Announces 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today the American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC California) announced the 2021 recipients of its annual
Engineering Excellence Awards. Projects were recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value. Fourteen projects earned the prestigious Honor Award distinction, twenty-five were recognized with Merit Awards, and twelve Commendation Awards were granted. In a year that has brought so much uncertainty to California s residents and economy, it is refreshing to step back and take a moment to honor the unwavering expertise and innovation in the Golden State, said Brad Diede, Executive Director of the American Council of Engineering Companies, California. The engineering and land surveying firms and infrastructure projects showcased in this
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Modeled after Time Magazine’s annual honor, the Town Crier’s Los Altans of the Year, now in its 26th year, recognizes local residents who have spread goodwill through their good deeds, enhancing Los Altos’ reputation as a community.
Typically, the honors have gone to older recipients with a long, demonstrated record of volunteerism and impact. But 2020 was no typical year. It has forced us to see and do things differently.
We were struck by how many of our “heroes” were young people who really stepped up and made a difference. They did so despite dealing with their own challenges with remote education, cancellation of school sports and a host of other unprecedented obstacles.