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ACEC Colorado Engineering Excellence Awards - Results

Voting closes on Sunday, October 4th. Return to the results page after the Engineering Excellence Award Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 6 to see which project won the People’s Choice Award and celebrate the impact of engineering on our communities.

People's Choice Winner

Reclaiming Uvalda Tributary

Submitting Firm: Muller Engineering Company

Client Firm: City and County of Denver; Mile High Flood District

For decades, the Uvalda Tributary in northeast Denver was little more than aging infrastructure: a deteriorating concrete drainage channel with recurring maintenance problems, limited ecological value, and few benefits for the surrounding Montbello neighborhood beyond conveying stormwater. A significant 2018 storm brought the corridor’s drainage deficiencies into sharper focus, reinforcing years of neighborhood planning that […]

38 votes
36.2%

Top 3 Projects

Reclaiming Uvalda Tributary (Muller Engineering Company) 38 votes – 36.2%
Old Harbor Bridge Removal (Foothills Bridge Co) 30 votes – 28.6%
Historic Community, Modern Drainage, Lasting Flood Protection (Muller Engineering Company) 21 votes – 20%