Leica Geosystems Offers New Utility Surveyor Course
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland ) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today the launch of a new five-day Utility Surveyor Course provided at its Detection Training Campus in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK. To answer the global surge in demand for fully trained utility surveyors, the course has been developed to provide instruction on digitised utility survey workflows. The course aims to teach the most novice of students how to efficiently and accurately conduct a utility survey from i...
ITD Earns North American Excellence Nod for Taking 50,000 Citizens on Customer Journey via Historical Photos
BOISE - The Idaho Transportation Department recently earned a North American Excellence award for its Historical Photo Library archive, which has so far taken 50,000 citizens on a unique customer journey through the past. The awards are part of a global implementation of Excellence Awards, also rolled out in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe. The award will be presented Dec. 6 in Dublin, Ireland. Knowing that a people’s history is vitally important, and should be available wit...
Epiroc appoints Martin Hjerpe as Senior Vice President M&A and Strategy and member of Group Management
Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries, has appointed Martin Hjerpe as Senior Vice President M&A and Strategy, starting March 1, 2019. He is currently Partner at McKinsey & Company. Martin Hjerpe will be a member of Epiroc’s Group Management. “Martin has a broad management consultant experience from working in many industries, including construction and mining equipment, and with different key topics such as s...
Maryland State Highway Administration Releases 'STORM' Web App
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) held its annual “Snow Show” event today at the Statewide Operations Center in Anne Arundel County. MDOT SHA Administrator Greg Slater unveiled its newest tool for citizens to plan for safe winter travel – STORM (Statewide Transportation Operations Response Map), a mobile-friendly web application link! STORM enables citizens to track MDOT SHA and contractor’s pre-treating brine trucks in advance of a storm and pl...
FHWA Proposed Rulemaking Would Give States ‘Greater Flexibility’ to use Proprietary or Patented Materials
The Federal Highway Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on Nov. 14 that it said will provide “greater flexibility” to state agencies to use “proprietary or patented materials” in Federal-aid projects. [Photo by Utah DOT.] Currently, FHWA requires that states wanting to use a specific proprietary or patented material in a project using federal funds verify that the item was secured through a competitive bid; that there isn’t another product that does exactly what the propr...
GAO Issues Reports on Railroad Grade Crossing Programs, Inland Waterway Funding
The Government Accountability Office issued two transportation-related reports in early November; one that called for “greater flexibility” in federal funding provided to the states for railroad grade crossing safety measures, with the other recommending that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develop a way to measure the cost of “deferred maintenance” for inland waterways so it can more efficiently use available funding for waterway construction needs. [Above photo by the National Transportati...
Skolnick Architecture & Design Partnership Announces New Commission to Design Science Center in Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Science Center has retained Skolnick Architecture & Design Partnership to design a new Interactive Science Museum and Education Center in Differdange, Luxembourg. The new museum will be a chance to adaptively re-use the site and existing buildings that had been part of an historic steel mill and to create a bold, exciting tourist destination for the city. An undulating diagrid structure, covered in planted earth in some areas and glass in others, will connect and integrate the...
Cardno Takes Home Best of Basin Award for Support of Commercial Core Improvement Project
Stateline, NV – Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno has been recognized with a 2017 Best in Basin Award by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). The project teams received the awards at the TRPA’s Governing Board Meeting in Kings Beach, CA, USA, on October 24, 2018. The award recognizes the work Cardno performed on the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement project (CCIP) in Placer County, CA, USA. Staff assisted the county, as a sub-consultant to Dokken...
North American Pipeline Services Becomes Licensed Installer of The Quadex Lining System
HOUSTON -- The Vortex Companies recently announced the signing of North American Pipeline Services, LLC (NAP) as a new licensed installer of its Quadex Lining System (QLS) featuring GeoKrete® geopolymer. The QLS System is designed for the structural rehabilitation of large diameter pipe, culvert and other non-round infrastructure. "The increased acceptance of geopolymer lining as a preferred method of trenchless rehabilitation is driving interest from contractors across the country; we are commi...
Autodesk to Acquire PlanGrid to Accelerate Construction Productivity
SAN RAFAEL, CA — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlanGrid, a leading provider of construction productivity software, for $875 million net of cash. This acquisition will enable Autodesk to offer a more comprehensive, cloud-based construction platform. PlanGrid software lets general contractors, subcontractors and owners in commercial, heavy civil and other industries work together throughout the construction project lifecycle. PlanGrid software offers...
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