Stantec Wins Highest Engineering Award for Sustainable Pedestrian Travel from Mexico SACRAMENTO, Calif. , Feb. 5, 2021 |PRNewswire| -- The American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC California) announced today that Stantec , a top tier global design and delivery firm, has been honored with their prestigious 2021 Golden State Award for its work on the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, in San Diego, California . The Golden State Award is the highest honor ACEC California bestows as part of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards program. The San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (SYLPOE) is the busiest international border crossing in the western hemisphere, connecting two communities united by a social, economic, and cultural fabric. Close to 70,000 vehicles and over 20,000 pedestrians cross north from Mexico each day, a vital and irreplaceable cornerstone of the region's economy. To accommodate growth and better meet the changing needs of the traveling public, the United States General Services Administration (GSA) undertook a multi-phase expansion of SYLPOE with a goal of building a "Port of the Future" that …