Making a Difference, One Day at a Time.

Engineers from Maurer-Stutz and Construction Crews from Stark Excavating, Inc. have been working hard to reconstruct the deteriorated MacArthur Highway Bridge in Peoria, IL.andnbsp; The project consists of the removal of the existing structure and roadway and replacing it with an updated design, green infrastructure,andnbsp; and an optimized geometry.andnbsp; While the team is working hard to stay on schedule during the Spring and Summer weather, they began to notice an unexpected audience.andnbsp; Children from the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center in Peoria, IL started to take daily “Field Trips” to check up on the construction progress.andnbsp; This presented Maurer-Stutz and Stark Excavating with an opportunity to interact and share their knowledge of bridge construction with young members of the community.andnbsp; The students were able to learn how Engineers, Laborers, Equipment Operators, Ironworkers, and Carpenters all come together to get big tasks, like building a bridge, done!