Vessel Structure Tops Out
Vessel is an interactive structure constructed at the center of the Public Square and Gardens at Related Co.’s Hudson Yards Development on Manhattan’s West Side. Photo by Bess Adler. Since starting construction in April 2017, the Vessel interactive structure at New York’s Hudson Yards Development has grown from its 50-foot diameter base to a final height, and width, of 150 feet. With the placement of the final steel segment atop of the 16-level structure on Dec. 6, a mile of con...
Glen Ellyn Police Department Recognized with Two Architecture Awards
The Glen Ellyn Police Department in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, has been recognized with an Excellence in Architecture award from the American Institute of Architects NE-IL Chapter and a Silver Medal Award from the Association of Licensed Architects (ALA). Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, designed the 29,000-square-foot facility as part of a design-build team with Leopardo Construction. More than double the size of the previous facility, the new building was carefully designed...
Dewberry to Prepare Final Designs for New Chassis Depot and Empty Container Storage Yard at Port Elizabeth
Dewberry has been selected by the Columbia Group to prepare final designs for a new chassis depot and empty container storage yard at Port Elizabeth in New Jersey. Work will include terminal layout, new modular offices, and gate systems. The 60-acre empty container storage yard will be modified to provide new circulation patterns, a damage area, privately owned vehicle (POV) parking, new trailer inspection report (TIR) booths, and new crew buildings. The 34-acre chassis depot will be a ste...
Video: Reimagine the Canals Engineering Competition
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a global competition that will award $2.5 million for the best ideas to reimagine New York’s canal system, which will soon begin its third century of operation. Civil engineers are among those who are being solicited for entries.
CH2M, Canaveral Port Authority Designing New Terminal for World's Second-Busiest Cruise Port
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla.- Advancing the Tomorrow's Port Canaveral vision to accommodate future growth for the world's second-busiest cruise port, Canaveral Port Authority engaged long-time partner CH2M to design a new terminal to support its cruise business, which currently accounts for 80 percent of the Port's revenue. The new terminal will join the Port's Cruise Terminal One, also designed by CH2M, in its ability to serve ships like Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class, with capacities of more than 5,...
Video: Water Street Tampa Illustration
Water Street Tampa Illustration from Water Street Tampa on Vimeo.A newly released animatic video shows how Water Street Tampa will come to life over the next decade - from the new infrastructure, to 13 acres of newly imagined public green spaces, and the creation of multiple new city blocks. Downtown Tampa's revitalization with Water Street Tampa will include of over 9 million square feet and total over $3 billion of private investment. Currently an area largely consisting of high-speed roadway...
Navy Awards CH2M-Led Joint Venture Worldwide Energy Services Contract
DENVER - The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center in Port Hueneme, California awarded a CH2M-led joint venture a contract for engineering and design services for energy, water and utility projects and services at Navy and Marine Corp installations worldwide. The joint venture between CH2M and Clark Nexsen Energy Partners will be required to provide 20 or more simultaneous worldwide task orders for complex energy projects and technologies by the expected completion dat...
UAS Improves Project Efficiency in Complex Runway Redesign
With the recent addition of new pilots across multiple disciplines at Woolpert, we are constantly leveraging unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology for new applications. In particular, we are focusing on how we can integrate the imagery and data produced from UAS into our design work. Recently, our teams used the technology for the construction monitoring of a complex runway extension, where two different UAS were used to monitor the progress and status of the current development. A...
Stantec Wins Three Engineering Excellence Awards in Ohio
Engineering teams from Stantec Ohio offices were honored with three engineering excellence awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies, Ohio. The Scioto Greenways project in Columbus, Ohio earned the organization’s top honor for the year. The awards were announced on March 9 during the organization’s awards banquet in Columbus. Scioto Greenways, Columbus, OH Grand Award In Columbus, Ohio, the Main Street Dam had—over the course of time—altered the natural channel and over-wi...
Dewberry Wins Engineering Award for Central Florida Transportation Project
Dewberry was recently recognized with a Grand Award for Engineering Excellence by the Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (FICE) for its work on the State Road (SR) 417/Boggy Creek Road interchange in Orange County, Florida, for the Central Florida Expressway Authority. The project provided modifications to the existing Boggy Creek Road Interchange with SR 417, including third- and fourth-level ramps to provide direct connections between SR 417 and Orlando International Airport’s south...