City of Rochester
News Release
(Thursday, March 31, 2011) — The City recently received accolades and highest honors for its Historic Erie Canal Aqueduct and Broad Street Corridor Master Plan from The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York). The award was announced during the 44th annual ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards gala in New York City on March 26.
On behalf of the City, T.Y. Lin International Engineering, Architecture & Land Surveying, P.C., accepted ACEC New York’s highest recognition— the “Diamond Award” — along with nineteen additional New York State consulting engineering firms. The firms were recognized for 27 outstanding projects throughout the world. The judging was based on complexity, future value to the engineering profession, original or innovative application of new or existing technologies and meeting or exceeding client needs.
“This award is the equivalent of the ‘Academy Awards’ to the engineering profession, and we are overjoyed that our engineering staff has been honored by such a prestigious organization,” said Acting Mayor R. Carlos Carballada.
At the ACEC conference, more than 500 engineers and clients celebrated achievements in public infrastructure projects and private-sector works in the areas of buildings, energy, environmental, structural systems, transportation, as well as water and wastewater engineering.
The Master Plan involves the re-watering of the historic Erie Canal Aqeduct and calls for a phased, 10-year public infrastructure and streetscape program. The Master Plan can be viewed at www.broadstreetcorridor.com.
Neil Lucey, ACEC New York chairman, said: “The honorees are not the only winners – society is as well. The award-winning works connect communities, ensure safe and reliable energy and water, and make our buildings safe, efficient and comfortable. Our quality of life and economic future depend on the quality of our infrastructure.”
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