Engineered Solutions: The Benefits of Using Geosynthetics for Subgrade Stabilization in Renewable-Energy Site Development
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Engineered Solutions: Evaluating the Efficacy and Sustainability of Xypex Crystalline Waterproofing in Concrete
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Thoughts From Engineers: Climate Adaptation Planning through Stress Testing
In this age of climate uncertainty, water systems of different scale and scope—from large dams to riverine ecosystems to reservoirs and other water-supply systems—are increasingly vulnerable to shifting hydroclimatic conditions. The question of how to mitigate risk and build resilience into these systems gains relevance daily. Global Climate Models (GCMs) have been in development for decades. They continue to evolve with new data and are viewed by many entities as primary sources of insight for...
Engineering the Future: Engineers Must Share Their Infrastructure Stories
We’re all busy delivering on the infrastructure we need to sustain a healthy economy. But have we done our job in letting the world know? The core tenant of engineers’ code of ethics is “to protect public health, safety and welfare.” So, we need to tell the story. No one under 40 watches the 6 o’clock news or reads the newspaper in the morning. Social media is full of polarizing headlines, articles and manufactured information—yet that’s where many get their “news.” Now, more than ever, we must...
Design-Build Delivery Model Takes Prince George’s County to School
A rendering shows the entrance to the Colin L. Powell K-8 Academy in Fort Washington. Like most school districts across the country, Prince George’s County in Maryland has seen a demand in recent years for new school buildings. Growing student enrollment, a middle school seat deficit and rapidly aging school buildings contributed to this problem. The second-largest school system in the state, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) has the second-oldest buildings in Maryland...
Staying A Step Ahead: Water Security Is Vital to City Building and Population Growth
Denver Water Construction Manager Doug Raitt has spent a lifetime around heavy civil infrastructure. Standing over the jobsite, he’s only one of many who are investing significantly to ensure vital water security to metro Denver for the long-term good of all. As the main constituent of the Earth’s hydrosphere and the fundamental fluid of life, water is everything. Since the dawn of civilization, humans have worked hard to leverage the power of water; learning to channel it, protec...
Driving Innovation: The Modernization of Illinois’ Central Tri-State Tollway
The Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project by the numbers. In a thriving suburban landscape, delivering smart infrastructure projects requires innovative approaches to navigate a maze of challenges while ensuring minimal disruption to daily life. Rounding out the 16-year, $15 billion capital program, “Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future,” the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project stands as a testament to the complexities involved in delivering modern i...
From the Editor: Yes, I’ll Be On the Roundabout
I recently read about a study the North Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) completed on 12 of the 14 roundabouts on its state highway system. It showed a reduction of crashes by 33 percent and fatal crashes by 59 percent. While this is great news, it’s not surprising. Similar results have been achieved across the country. The Federal Highway Administration reports roundabout installations lead to a 44-percent reduction in crashes and a 72-percent reduction in serious injury or death crash...
Transportation Troubleshooting: How Drone Technology Is Adding New Perspectives to Transportation
The impact unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are having on society extends far beyond stunning images and cinematography. In transportation, “drones” are saving lives, preventing injuries, reducing costs and accomplishing in hours or days what once took weeks or months. UAS deployment in transportation has expanded dramatically. In 2018, less than half of state departments of transportation (DOTs) utilized UAS, but by 2023, every state DOT had deployed drones, according to WSP’s Aerial Innovatio...
Thoughts From Engineers: Unraveling the History of U.S. Flooding
In an era in which flooding routinely tops the list as one of the costliest disasters in the United States, a book that distills the most-significant aspects of this issue in a probing retrospective spanning nearly two centuries couldn’t be timelier. Tim Palmer’s book, Seek Higher Ground—The Natural Solution to our Nation’s Flood Crisis, examines in equal measure federal and local policies, forthright—but often ignored—leadership, regional case studies, and historic as well as recent flood recor...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
