Beehive Bridge Receives National Honor
February 11th, 2020
Svigals + Partners, along with engineering firm Fuss & O'Neill, are proud to announce the New Britain Bridge, aka the Beehive Bridge, has been selected as an American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) National Engineering Excellence Award winner.
The Beehive Bridge was selected from among hundreds of applicants for its impressive, unique nature. Projects from throughout the world are rated on the basis of: uniqueness and/or innovative applications of new or existing techniques; future value to the engineering profession and enhanced public awareness/enthusiasm of the role of engineering; social, economic and sustainable development considerations; complexity; and fulfillment of client/owner needs.
Winners will be celebrated at the 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on 4/28/20 at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. The evening will be emceed once again by Ross Shafer, a six-time Emmy Award-winning TV broadcaster and comedian. Shafer was former host of CBS’s The Late Show, ABC’s Match Game, and for years a headliner for the nation’s top comedy clubs.