Woolpert Puts the ‘G’ in AEC
Woolpert mobilized five hydrographic survey vessels (nearly a quarter of its fleet) equipped with multibeam and side-scan sonar systems for the Chesapeake Bay project that focused on 615 square nautical miles, some of which had not been surveyed for more than 50 years. (Image credit: Woolpert) The full video interview of Woolpert Chief Operating Officer Kirk McClurkin can be viewed at bit.ly/41lmajS. The way we define our firm is AEG: architecture, engineering and geospati...
How to Navigate Federal Policy and Expedite Action Plans and Proposals to Meet Requirements
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides more than $42 billion to states to support broadband deployment to those without access to fast, reliable internet. The recent pandemic confirmed a digital divide separates those who can effectively participate in our increasingly online world and those who can’t. The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program in the IIJA provides funds to states to help bridge that divide, and, in 2023, all U.S. states and territories will co...
Sustainability and the Steel City: Modernization at Pittsburgh International Airport
A rendering of the view future travelers will see when they approach the new terminal. (Gensler + HDR in association with luis vidal + architects) Flying is essential for work, vacation or visiting loved ones. The industry also is necessary to ship goods overseas quickly. However, it’s not known for being environmentally friendly. One airport is seeking to change that. Aviation contributes 3.5 percent of effective radiative forcing (which measures energy imbalance), 2.5 percent of...
Executive Interview Series: Keith Bentley CTO, Bentley Systems
In November 2022, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson went to Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards event in London where he interviewed Keith Bentley, a company founder and chief technology officer (CTO). Since this interview, it was announced that Keith Bentley has stepped down as CTO to assume the role of technology advisor through his anticipated retirement later in 2023. The full interview can be viewed above and at bit.ly/3kj9dGQ. D...
More Than a Political Metaphor: Megaproject on Virginia’s I-66 Reduces D.C. Gridlock
At any time during the construction seasons of 2021 and 2022, commuters might be traveling through 22.5 miles of continuous construction In the Washington, D.C., metro area, “gridlock” is more than a political metaphor, it’s a daily fact of life for hundreds of thousands of commuters. The area has some of the worst (and most publicized) traffic congestion in the United States, with up to 200,000 vehicles on the roadway each day experiencing eight to 10 hours of daily congestion … just on...
The Dirt on ESCS Lightweight Aggregate for Stormwater Management
A photo illustrates stormwater-management construction in progress, including the lightweight aggregate subbase, perforated pipe (bedded in lightweight aggregate), and placement of the geogrid capped with the vegetative filter media. (Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute) Stormwater management is a large and ever-increasing priority in environmental and civil engineering, particularly as the United States continues to experience record-breaking precipitation events across the countr...
Dueling Dinosaurs: Floor Reinforcement Needed for Monumental Exhibit
Buried side by side during the Late Cretaceous period on a subtropical coastal plain in what’s now Montana, the Dueling Dinosaurs are among the most complete skeletons ever discovered of two iconic dinosaurs. Montana’s Hell Creek Formation, a barren, rocky landscape of sandstone, shale and clay, is an unforgiving land, but the area has produced some of the most important dinosaur specimens ever discovered. One of its most famous discoveries is the “Dueling Dinosaurs,” a spectacularly pres...
New Water Resource Recovery Facility for ‘Beer City USA‘
A Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) conditioning system recovers and conditions methane to pipeline-quality natural gas used by the city of Grand Rapids’ public transportation system and the city’s natural-gas-powered vehicles. With more than 40 breweries, the city of Grand Rapids, Mich., often has been called “Beer City USA.” While that distinction put Grand Rapids on the map for locals and tourists alike, it also created a unique wastewater stream that drove the city to open a state-...
Panel Highlights: Infrastructure in the Spotlight
On Nov. 7, 2022, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson moderated a panel, “Spotlight Live: Delivering on America’s Infrastructure Promise,” featured at the annual Trimble Dimensions conference in Las Vegas. The session explored methods and technologies that are transforming transportation infrastructure projects—from digital as-builts for maintaining up-to-date records of assets to collaboration methods that connect stakeholders to a single source of truth. The panelists wer...
On the Front Lines of Standardizing Digital Delivery for Bridge Design
An illustration shows how a specific bridge entity (in this case a steel girder) is categorized and which properties are identified by following the information delivery manual. In June 2022, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) took a significant step toward a future in which infrastructure is designed and constructed entirely from digital models. AASHTO’s Committee on Bridges and Structures unanimously adopted the “Information Delivery Manual:...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
