APPLY NOW Keeping you up to date in a world that is always moving. OMEGA’s Best Kept Secret: How to Successfully Coordinate Massive Utility Relocations SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 Successful utility coordination is one of the most important aspects of a large infrastructure project and is often the key to ensuring a project is delivered on time. How OMEGA’s In-House Outreach and Communications Team Elevates Our Civil Engineering Firm JUNE 9, 2020 In the civil engineering world, firms often subcontract communications and marketing work to specialized firms and agencies for in-house work and also when managing client projects. Over the last several years, OMEGA shifted from using outside resources to bringing the experts in house where our communications and outreach team brings the quality of our project deliverables to a whole new level. World Engineering Day: OMEGA Volunteers with Chicago Public Schools MARCH 12, 2020 Last week for the inaugural World Engineering Day, OMEGA stormed Chicago Public Schools and brought engineering to 200 6th through 8th graders. Engineers Week: Bringing Every Child an Engineering Experience FEBRUARY 19, 2020 What is Engineers Week? Engineers week is an initiative spearheaded by DiscoverE, focused on engaging students in engineering. In 1990, DiscoverE issued the first nationwide call to Mile Long Bridge Behind the Scenes: Massive Beams, Oversized Loads, and Exceptional Coordination FEBRUARY 10, 2020 If you’ve tuned in to Chicago traffic reporters lately, you’ve certainly heard about the massive concrete beams being transported to the Illinois Tollway’s Mile Long Bridge project, an important component of the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project. World of Asphalt: Key Takeaways Three Months Later MAY 28, 2019 The World of Asphalt Show & Conference was held in Indianapolis, Indiana in February 2019. The conference hosted more than 450 exhibitors in the largest World of Asphalt show yet with more than 192,000 net square feet of exhibits displaying the latest technologies and innovations in materials and construction. Future City Chicago Regional Competition: Supporting Students and the Future of STEM JANUARY 21, 2020 Recently I had the pleasure of volunteering at the 28th annual Future City Regional Competition alongside one of my colleagues, Dan Lowery. I’ve been volunteering at this competition for about five years, and it never ceases to amaze me on how well-prepared and confident these middle school students are. An 80-year History: Why I-290 Can’t Expand over the CTA Tunnels JANUARY 15, 2020 Do you ever find yourself stuck in traffic thinking, “We have the space, why can’t they just widen the highway with a new lane over there? That’d make everything easier!” Aggregate Columns on the Jane Byrne Interchange Ramps: Tight Quarters, Poor Soil, and a Customized Approach DECEMBER 9, 2019 As we head into winter, we’re making progress on the Jane Byrne Interchange Ramps project, and recently, the contractor began installing aggregate columns for the new Taylor Street exit approach. 104-Year Old Bridge Reconstructed in Chicago: Irving Park Road Bridge OCTOBER 28, 2019 OMEGA is serving as Consultant Construction Engineer (CCE) on Chicago Department of Transportation’s reconstruction of Irving Park Road Bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River. Jane Byrne Circle Interchange: Critical Improvements to a Vital Junction JUNE 1, 2019 The I-90/94 at I-290 Circle Interchange, also known as the Jane Byrne Interchange, is a major freeway interchange in the heart of downtown Chicago. It’s a critical connection for the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94), the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94), the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), and Congress Parkway. OMEGA Led Construction Site Walk-Through of Jane Byrne Interchange OCTOBER 24, 2018 OMEGA led a construction site walkthrough of the Jane Byrne Interchange as part of the Transportation For Illinois Coalition (TFIC) Champions tour. The tour was hosted by American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC-Illinois) and Regional Transportation Authority (RTA – Regional Transportation Authority – Illinois) to highlight critical transportation infrastructure improvement needs throughout Illinois. OMEGA Assisted IDOT with Jane Byrne Interchange Tour OCTOBER 12, 2018 On October 11th, OMEGA assisted the Illinois Department of Transportation in leading a tour of the Jane Byrne Interchange for civil engineering students from Bradley University. Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Flyover Video MARCH 2, 2018 That’s a wrap! OMEGA recently completed the I-90 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Construction Corridor Management project. Fly over the project with an aerial view from Jane Byrne Circle Interchange Project Hits Halfway Mark JANUARY 30, 2018 Circle Interchange Update OMEGA is proud to be a part of the Jane Byrne Circle Interchange project. The project has hit its halfway mark after OMEGA Recognized for I-55 Project Completion DECEMBER 8, 2017 On December 8th the Illinois Transportation Secretary, Randall Blankenhorn and the CDOT First Deputy Commissioner, Tom Carney, spoke on behalf of the I-55 opening. OMEGA OMEGA Climbs Up the List of Top 100 CM-for-Fee Firms by ENR Magazine JULY 25, 2017 June’s 2017 Issue of ENR Magazine featured the Top 100 CM-for-Fee-Firms as selected by the ENR editorial staff. OMEGA is proud to have been ranked in 68th place OMEGA Selected by IDOT for Phase III Engineering Contract JULY 25, 2017 We are pleased to announce that OMEGA has been selected by the Illinois Department of Transportation for Phase III engineering services for the reconstruction of OMEGA Awarded IDOT Consultant Exceptional Service Award JUNE 22, 2017 OMEGA is grateful and excited to be the recipient of the Illinois Department of Transportation Consultant Exceptional Service Award for construction engineering of the Jane Byrne OMEGA Attends ICAT 2017 APRIL 5, 2017 OMEGA is a proud sponsor and exhibitor at the 2017 ICAT Conference in Peoria, Illinois. 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