Terra Drone Europe Conducts Oil Rig Platform Survey and 3D Modeling for Shell
Using modern GNSS techniques, the location of each and every asset on the rig platform was determined to facilitate accurate drill rig positioning Terra Drone Europe, a group company of Terra Drone Corporation, has successfully completed the aerial 3D survey of an offshore platform in the North Sea on behalf of one of the most diversified international oil companies, Shell. The platform complex that was surveyed was positioned several years ago when GNSS survey techniques were neither very...
FRP Takes On Major Role In Nevada DOT State Route 28 Shared-Use Path Project
DAYTON, Ohio - Every year more than 1 million visitors travel Nevada State Route 28—a two-lane, mountainside road that borders 11 miles of Lake Tahoe’s undeveloped shoreline. With usage expected to double in the next 20 years, limited parking and lack of safe access spurred the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to initiate a design/build project that would support growing traffic yet protect the area’s fragile ecosystem. The agency chose Composite Advantage’s fiber reinforced polymer...
AISI Names Recipient of 2019 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Steel Bridge Task Force Oversight Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have named Matthew H. Hebdon, Ph.D., P.E., assistant professor in the Charles Edward Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virgin...
MoDOT Now Offering Apprenticeship Program
JEFFERSON CITY - Individuals looking for a career in maintenance with the Missouri Department of Transportation can now take advantage of an apprenticeship program that provides maintenance employees with on-the-job training combined with related classroom instruction, all while earning a paycheck. The program is also available to current MoDOT employees. The U.S. Department of Labor-Missouri Office of Apprenticeship recently recognized MoDOT’s existing employee training programs as meeting t...
Georgia Department of Transportation Awards $173 Million in Construction Contracts
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded 54 construction contracts for statewide transportation projects totaling $173,927,084, the agency announced in a news release. Officials with GDOT said the projects included in the award were advertised on May 24, bids were received on June 21 and contracts were awarded to the lowest qualified bidders on July 8. Several projects will have an impact on southwest Georgia roadways. The largest single-investment contract, w...
Annual Request for Research Proposals Now Open
Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures. The annual request for proposals is open now through December 2, 2019. Proposal and funding parameters include: Topics are encouraged from all areas of concrete research; Up to $50,000 may be approved per project for dire...
Profile Products Awarded Two Global Sustainability Leadership Awards
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile® Products is proud to announce it is one of a very select group of global companies to be named a winner in the Business Intelligence Group’s 2019 Sustainability Awards program. The Sustainability Awards honor the people, teams and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission. Profile is one of four companies to earn recognition in two categories: Sustainability Initiative of the Year This award...
Michael Baker International Affirms Strength of Transportation Practice and Prepares for Growth with Key Executive Promotions
Pittsburgh – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced a pair of promotions in the firm’s growing Transportation Practice. H. Daniel Cessna, P.E. has been promoted to Senior Vice President and National Practice Leader for Transportation and will continue to be based in the Moon Twp., Pa. office. Mr. Cessna will report to Malcolm Dougherty, P.E., who has been elevated to the role of National Practice Executive for Transportation...
Lazard Tops GlobalData’s Top 10 Global M&A Financial Adviser League Table in Power Sector for H1 2019
Lazard has topped the latest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) league table of the top 10 financial advisers for the power sector based on deal value in the first half (H1) of 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The financial advisory and asset management firm advised on five deals worth US$7.1bn, including the big ticket deal of Infrastructure Investments Fund’s acquisition of El Paso Electric for US$4.3bn. According to GlobalData, which tracks all M&A, priva...
HNTB Appoints Murali Hariharan Senior Tunnel Engineer
LOS ANGELES – Murali Hariharan, PE, GE, has been appointed senior tunnel engineer for the national tunnel practice of HNTB Corporation. He continues working on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project in Los Angeles as lead engineer for construction support services and has undertaken geotechnical tasks on XpressWest High Speed Rail project from Victorville, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, being provided at an accelerated schedule. He is based in HNTB’s downtown Los Angeles office. “Murali...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
