Modest Growth for 2018 Transportation Construction Market, ARTBA Forecast Finds
(WASHINGTON) - The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is anticipated to rebound slightly next year, following a 2.8 percent drop in 2017, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s economic forecast released Nov. 30. Total domestic transportation construction and related-market activity is forecast to reach $255 billion in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 3.2 percent after adjusting for project costs and inflation. The 2017 market performance is expected...
Engineered Solutions: IKEA Project Sets New Stormwater Management Standard
Developers of a new IKEA store in Jacksonville, Fla., wanted to make this project a model of sustainable, forward-thinking design. A big part of this plan was an underground stormwater management system that would be the largest ever installed in the southeastern United States. Along with the size of the installation, developers faced the task of coordinating runoff from a variety of sources into six separate basins around the building, while also meeting state and local regulations that requir...
Fluor Announces the Arrival of Hundreds of Vehicles and Equipment in Puerto Rico to Help Support Power Restoration
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today the arrival of more than 400 pieces of essential construction and specialty equipment at a shipping terminal in Puerto Rico in support of its ongoing work restoring power there. The equipment, arriving on the USNS Brittin, augments equipment Fluor already has on the ground. It will be disbursed across the northern and eastern regions of the island to support power restoration work on substations and transmission, sub-transmiss...
70% of the World’s Population Will Live in Cities by 2030, While 60% of Urban Settlements Remain to be Built
Marseille, Brasilia, Bonn, Barcelona – Within a decade, 70% of the Earth’s population will live in cities. This reality places them at the forefront of sustainable development and facing global challenges, including climate change. In light of this, five organizations have joined forces to create greater support for these issues. Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA/UN-Habitat), the Braz...
Trump Seeks $44B in New Disaster Aid Including USDOT, With $1B Cut in Highway Funds
President Trump asked Congress Nov. 17 to appropriate another $44 billion in supplemental disaster aid that includes funds for storm-damaged transportation systems, but would help offset that new spending by stripping $1 billion from normal federal-aid highway funds. White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney submitted the lengthy budget request...
Transit Group: Tax Proposal a ‘Missed Opportunity’ to Fix Highway Trust Fund
The group representing U.S. public transit agencies said the House Ways and Means Committee's new tax reform plan is a "missed opportunity" to include measures that could put the Highway Trust Fund on a sustainable financial footing. Richard White, acting CEO of the American Public Transportation Association, said in a Nov. 3 statement that the plan offered by House majority Republicans "fails to address key priorities of the public transportation industry." The trust fund provides fundin...
Autodesk and Esri Partnering to Advance Infrastructure Planning and Design
LAS VEGAS — Autodesk, Inc. and Esri, Inc. today announced the start of a new relationship to build a bridge between BIM and GIS mapping technologies. Together Autodesk and Esri plan to enable a broad range of industries to gain better context by visualizing data of the man-made world, the environment, citizens and the networks that weave it all together. “It is important to consider the needs of future generations during the design and building of projects today,” said Jack Dangermond,...
CoP23 - Water, Agriculture and Energy Sectors Join Forces to Address Climate Change Issues
World Water Council, CoP23, Bonn – Water connects sectors, as they all need water to operate sustainably. The inextricable linkages between water, energy and food require a holistic approach if water and food security, sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy production are to be ensured. Inter-linkages are compelling governments, the private sector, communities, academia and other stakeholders to explore integrated solutions. This approach eases pressures and helps explore development ave...
Engineered Solutions: New Bridge in Hawaii Forest Replaces Roadway Prone to Flooding
Acrow Bridge designed and provided a permanent bridge to Mocon Construction for vehicle and pedestrian use in the Keahua Arboretum in the Keahua State Forest in Kauai, Hawaii. Planted with native plants and vegetation introduced by the University of Hawaii, the arboretum also is enjoyed for picnicking, swimming, hiking, biking and horseback riding. The original route, a concrete roadway, had sunk over time and flooded after heavy rains. Safe passage over the Keahua Stream wasn’t always possible...
Fluor Completes High Priority Power Line in Puerto Rico
IRVING, Texas (November 16, 2017) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) confirmed today that the company, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has completed a high priority 38kv power line near San Juan. This will allow the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to re-energize lines that serve an area in Carolina that includes residential neighborhoods, a hospital and a branch campus of the University of Puerto Rico. Work awarded to Fluor under the co...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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