Georgia-based, full-service consulting firm Croy was recognized with two Engineering Excellence Honor Awards at the 2026 Georgia Engineering Awards. The Windy Hill Boulevard project in the City of Smyrna, Ga., earned an award in the “Transportation (Large Projects)” category, and the Town Center CID Asset Management Plan received an award in the “Studies, Research, and Consulting Engineering Services” category.
The Engineering Excellence Awards, held annually by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC Georgia) and the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers (GSPE), honor projects that are completed by engineering firms that demonstrate exceptional quality, innovation, and impact.
“We are proud to deliver projects that are helping transform the communities that we work in by raising the standard for infrastructure across the region,” said Croy’s CEO Gregory D. Teague, PE. “For more than two decades, we have remained committed to providing high-quality engineering and forward-thinking solutions that make a lasting impact.”
Windy Hill Boulevard is an innovative urban highway project designed to separate local traffic from commuter traffic, enhancing mobility and safety. This “complete street” approach transformed a five-lane section of Windy Hill Road into a boulevard with parallel, grade-separated roads which provide four express lanes that handle commuter traffic and one-lane frontage roads that accommodate local traffic. Two bridges with park areas allow vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists to safely cross the boulevard. Croy led the extensive public involvement efforts for this project which included 3D renderings and numerous stakeholder collaboration meetings to ensure the integration of context-sensitive solutions like landscaping, street furnishings, roadway and pedestrian lighting, and multi-modal accommodations. Now complete, Windy Hill Boulevard not only addresses current infrastructure needs, but also sets a precedent for future urban design initiatives in the region.
Croy partnered with the Town Center CID to create its first-ever comprehensive Asset Management Plan, providing a living GIS-based system to track and prioritize infrastructure and placemaking investments. The plan inventoried more than 1,000 assets—including traffic signals, lighting, wayfinding signs, trails, streetscapes, parks, bikeshare stations, and transit stops across 50 miles of roadway and 45 miles of sidewalks and paths. By connecting the asset’s condition data to each location, the plan empowers the CID to extend asset life, manage budgets, and plan proactively. The result is a scalable model for the community that provides smarter, data-driven infrastructure management.
