Ohio Governor Advocates for 18-Cent Fuel Tax Hike
Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is calling for an 18-cent-per-gallon increase in Ohio’s fuel tax as part of his first transportation budget; an increase expected to raise an estimated $1.2 billion a year for state transportation needs, including $480 million for local government projects, according to news reports. [Above photo via the Ohio Governor’s Office.] The Governor’s office added that the fuel tax hike would take effect July 1 and will be tied to the consumer price index each year starting in...
Connecticut Governor Looks to Tolls, Transportation ‘Debt Diet’ to Balance Budget
Gov. Ned Lamont (D) (seen above) is seeking to reduce transportation spending in the near-term in order to help balance Connecticut’s budget via a “debt diet,” while implementing new tolls on both cars and commercial trucks to rebuild funding levels to support future infrastructure investments. According to fiscal year 2020-2021 budget details issued by the governor’s office on Feb. 20, that “debt diet” would scale back annual bond authorizations from the $1.59 billion averaged between 2012 a...
Аutomatic Vertical Scanning for Drones Now Available
SPH Engineering has introduced the Facade scan tool for UgCS, the world’s premier provider of mission planning software for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The tool allows the drone operator to draw a vertical plane, and to specify the distance to the wall, as well as side and forward overlap. The optimal flying path is then calculated automatically. UgCS supports the import of 3D objects and custom DEM data using the terrain-following function. The tool is also extremely useful in minin...
Oxford Direct Services Completes Sensitive Car Parking Projects at Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve
A car park has been refurbished and another small parking area created at the popular Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve thanks to the Highways team at Oxford Direct Services (ODS). The work underlines the expertise of ODS in carrying out road and construction projects in sensitive areas such as the Natural England managed nature reserve. Aston Rowant resides in the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its nationally impor...
Bentley Systems Introduces Mixed Reality App for Infrastructure Construction Projects Using Microsoft HoloLens 2 at Mobile World Congress Event
EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, presented SYNCHRO XR, its app for immersively visualizing 4D construction digital twins with the new Microsoft HoloLens 2, which Microsoft announced during a press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Selected as a Microsoft mixed reality partner representing the architecture, engineering, and constru...
Hyphen Solutions to Acquire Zybertech Construction Software and HomeFront Software
DALLAS - Hyphen Solutions, the leading cloud-based construction management software, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HomeFront Software, a leading ERP platform focused on residential builders, along with Zybertech Construction Software Services, Canada's largest distributor of Sage 100 and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate Software. The parties expect the transaction to close this month. Zybertech works directly with Sage 100/300 CRE, Sage Construction Project Center, S...
Gannett Fleming Names 13 Senior Associates
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming, a global infrastructure and engineering firm, recently appointed 13 new senior associates. These thought leaders will continue to drive strategic growth in their respective business lines with a focus on employee and client relations, innovation, and upholding the firm’s corporate values. Martin Benzaquen, PE, ENV SP, is a vice president and Florida construction services director based out of Miami. Benzaquen’s 20-year career spans many successful design-bui...
GATE First Recipient of ISO 45001 Certification from DNV-GL in the United States
HOUSTON - GATE, LLC is proud to announce that in addition to the renewal of their ISO 9001 quality management program certification for 2019, they are also the first company in North America to be certified by DNV-GL to the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard. ISO 45001 was published in March 2018 to reflect the latest global best practices for health and safety program delivery and replaces the older OHSAS 18001 standard. Lee Jordan, GATE's COO, said, "The tra...
43 New Transportation Project Professionals Earn ANSI-Accredited Safety Credential
(WASHINGTON) - Forty three professionals from 13 companies or agencies representing nine states and the District of Columbia have earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential over the past two months, helping push the number of safety certificants over the 300 mark, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation said today. Since its launch in late 2016, 301 individuals from 79 companies representing 36 states an...
Woolpert Senior Strategic Consultant Selected to Serve on Board of NIBS Facilities Committee
DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert Senior Consultant Emily Herndon, LEED AP, has been selected to serve on the board for the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Facility Maintenance and Operations Committee (FMOC). NIBS is a group of industry, government and agency experts who identify and solve issues that would otherwise hamper the construction of safe, affordable structures throughout the U.S. The FMOC works to improve the performance and longevity of buildings through effective maintenance...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
