Westbrook Associated Engineers, Inc.

Earth Day 2025 marks the 55th celebration of this day, and we did our part for the planet by doing roadside cleanup! We had 20 people participate that were in the office today and collectively gathered 16 bags of trash! Protect. Preserve. Save. Keep it beautiful!

Delivering Results When It Matters Most. When time is critical, Westbrook Associated Engineers Inc. (WAE) delivers fast, effective engineering solutions. In close partnership with J.F. Brennan and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, WAE helped complete vital repairs to the Demopolis Lock and Dam — a key structure along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, which sees over $1.5 billion in cargo annually. WAE designed the underwater formwork and anchorage systems used by J.F. Brennan to reconstruct a damaged miter gate sill — a complex task completed under challenging submerged conditions. Thanks to this strong collaboration, the project was completed in just four months, minimizing downtime and restoring a critical piece of infrastructure. WAE is proud of our long-standing partnership with J.F. Brennan, and proud to contribute to another successful project built on trust, innovation, and teamwork.

Global Surveyors’ Day serves as a worldwide tribute to the ground-breakers, pioneers, individuals, and the industry that have shaped our history and remain the foundation of our communities. Thank you to our surveyor employees for all their hard work out in the field!

In celebration of Employee Appreciation Day, our office will be closing early today, March 7, at 1:30 PM. We appreciate all the hard work and dedication of our team and look forward to an afternoon of fun. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, March 10. Thank you for your understanding!

Look for our booth this afternoon at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Career and Internship/Co-op Fair. We'd love to meet with you!

Westbrook was selected by the Waushara County Highway Department to design a replacement structure for a 13-foot steel pipe culvert over the Mecan River on CTH JJ near Dakota, WI. Westbrook designed a 40-ft single-span reinforced concrete flat slab bridge to restore the Mecan River to it's natural bankfull width per the Wisconsin DNR. The bridge wingwalls were designed parallel to the road and the southwest wingwall was extended an additional 26-feet to act as a retaining wall for the roadway against the riverbed. Construction was completed in 2024.

Westbrook was selected by the Vernon County Highway Department to design a replacement structure for an existing structurally deficient single-span steel girder, concrete deck bridge over the South Fork Bad Axe River on Ellefson Road in the Town of Franklin. Westbrook designed a 33-ft single-span reinforced concrete flat slab bridge. The bridge was designed on a horizontal curve to match the roadway geometry and to avoid any real estate impacts. Construction was completed in 2024.

The UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin is expanding with a new D2 Module Addition that will add over 100,000 square feet of space. This expansion includes the Emergency Department, Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, and an additional 48 Inpatient Beds. Construction started in April of 2024, and excavation for the deepest foundations was completed by mid-December.   Westbrook designed the temporary and permanent earth retention system, which was installed by MIDWEST DRILLED FOUNDATIONS & ENGINEERING INC. The earth retention system includes excavations up to 47-feet deep with multiple levels of tie-backs. Two walls of the earth retention system will remain part of the permanent structure, which required additional coordination. This system supports adjacent structure footings, a skywalk, numerous pieces of excavation and construction equipment, and a tower crane. Westbrook also designed micropile underpinning and soil nail wall system to support excavation under the existing E1 Module.    The project site is highly constrained with numerous utilities and adjacent foundations, which needed to remain intact and supported throughout the excavation and construction. Westbrook used 3-D Modeling to plan all of the earth retention components to avoid conflicts and coordinate the construction with the projects structural design team.

Westbrook was selected by the Sauk County Highway Department to design a replacement structure for an existing structurally deficient single-span steel girder, concrete deck bridge over Sugar Grove Creek on CTH N. Westbrook designed a 40-ft single-span reinforced concrete flat slab bridge. The bridge was designed on a 30º skew to accommodate the orientation of the stream as it crossed under the road. Additionally, approach guardrail was necessary to protect errant vehicles from the creek which paralleled the roadway along the northwest shoulder. Construction was completed in 2024.

Westbrook was selected by the Town of Longwood and the Clark County Highway Department to design a replacement structure for an existing structurally deficient single-span timber bridge over a branch of the Black River on Cloverdale Road. The project had an aggressive six-month design schedule and included a temporary bypass and bypass structure to maintain access for local properties beyond the closed bridge during construction. Westbrook designed a 45-ft single-span reinforced concrete flat slab bridge and included plans for the temporary bypass and bypass structure. Construction was completed in October 2024.