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The demand to actively engage communities is increasingly essential to the success of a project. In response to this demand, having someone dedicated to managing your public engagement and communication will benefit both staff and community members affected by the work. Project communication services identifies and executes effective communication tools and strategies throughout the life of a project, be it the preliminary design phase or final construction. 

What started as an idea for a book about the water cycle, in coordination with the Smithsonian Water/Ways traveling exhibit, turned into a series of books to teach children about the work we do. Bolton & Menk is not only passionate about our clients, we also thrive to make the communities where we live, work and play a better place. These books have given us an opportunity to give back through classroom visits and book readings. 
 

By Justin Ernst, P.E., Project Engineer

Whether a project is small or large, simple or complex, embraced or confrontational, challenges and complications can arise at any point during a public improvement project. Projects sometimes don’t go as planned and curveballs are thrown your way. These curveballs can pop up anytime, from project initiation to project closeout.

The annual ranking of the Top 500 Engineering Design Firms was released by Engineering News-Record, and this year Bolton & Menk, Inc. moves to #160. Since 1996, Bolton & Menk has consistently increased in ranking each year.