Building Resilience Beneath the Surface: K+W’s Infrastructure Week 2025

Driving Progress and Strengthen Communities

CA, UNITED STATES, May 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Look closer. Beneath every thriving city is a network of systems, hidden, powerful, and essential. This is infrastructure. It is the silent force beneath busy streets, the veins that deliver water, energy, and connectivity. It is the pathways that bring nature to neighborhoods and the barriers that protect communities from storms. Infrastructure is everywhere, but it works best when you hardly notice it.

At K+W, we do more than design roads, pipelines, or power systems. We engineer connections. Our teams design solutions that drive growth, ensure resilience, and adapt to tomorrow’s challenges.

For Infrastructure Week 2025, we pulled back the curtain on the systems that keep cities moving and spotlighting the engineers who solve complex problems, design for resilience, and build for the future. Follow along below for expert insights, real projects, and stories behind the systems that shape our world.

Scalable Systems: Building the Backbone of Regional Growth
"Infrastructure isn’t just about code compliance. It’s about designing systems that work long term. Engaging early and educating stakeholders is where it all starts." – Adam Mahoney, PE, PLS

Growth doesn’t happen without a plan, and in Stockton, it doesn’t happen without the right infrastructure.

Before a 200-acre fulfillment center could rise, there was a challenge beneath the surface. Water, sewer, and storm systems had to support Walmart’s 120-acre expansion while laying the foundation for 300 acres of future development. But outdated standards, complex regulations, and multi-agency coordination threatened to slow progress.

That’s where the K+W team came in. With technical oversight by Adam Mahoney, PE, PLS, and stakeholder engagement and overall design team led by Associate, Michael Ebenal, PE, QSD/QSP they transformed complexity into clarity. The team designed and coordinated over 26,000 feet of pipeline, a storm lift station, detention basins, and seamless utility integration.

But this was more than a pipeline project, it was a catalyst. By planning beyond the site, K+W accelerated the City of Stockton’s capital improvement planning and unlocked new potential for regional growth.

Infrastructure in Elevation: Grading, Flow, and Function
"Simplicity is the mark of great design. Achieving it takes experience, skill, and a deep understanding of the challenge." – Michael Bassilios, PE

At a large food distribution center in Northern California, a 100-acre site with a 40-foot elevation change presents both an opportunity and an obstacle. Efficient traffic flow, precise grading, and reliable utility access are all at stake. Without the right approach, the project could become a logistical nightmare.

But the K+W team is turning complexity into clarity. Guided by Michael Bassilios, PE, they are transforming this site with a precise grading plan that balances slopes, controls runoff, and ensures smooth truck access without backups. Every curve, every slope, and every connection is calculated for efficiency.

The team’s work doesn’t stop at the surface, coordinating closely with the local water provider, resolving zone conflicts, and maintaining consistent service. What could be a costly, congested site is becoming a showcase of strategic design.

This is grading at its best, transforming land into possibilities.

Nature-Inspired Infrastructure: Bridging Access and Conservation
"Trail infrastructure is about creating access, connecting people to nature and each other while preserving the landscapes that make those spaces meaningful." – Sam Bellomio, PE

Picture a trail that weaves through nature, offering a path to peace, a journey to discovery, and a promise to protect what matters.

In San Diego’s Chollas Creek region, the K+W team faces a challenge — transforming an informal 2.1-mile trail into a permanent, ADA-accessible route without compromising the environment.