FHWA Taking Applications for $225M Competitive Bridge Funding Opportunity
The Federal Highway Administration said in a notice of funding opportunity issued Sept. 5 that it will be accepting grant applications for $225 million worth of funding via its Competitive Highway Bridge program through Dec. 4. FHWA added in its NOFO that “eligible applicants” for competitive bridge grants are state departments of transportation representing states with a population density of less than 100 individuals per square mile. Per that requirement, the agency said eligible state D...
Michigan DOT’s Steudle to Retire
Kirk Steudle, Michigan’s transportation director for 12 years and a 31-year veteran of the Michigan Department of Transportation, announced he will be retiring effective Oct. 31, though he will continue as interim CEO and president for the American Center for Mobility – a position he took on in mid-August – until that group’s board of directors selects a permanent replacement. “Needless to say, this is bittersweet,” said Steudle in a statement to MDOT employees. “My entire professional career...
Environmental Assessment & Remediation Expert Jim Twiford Joins Cardno's Petaluma Office
PETALUMA, CA - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jim Twiford, PE, has joined the firm as a Senior Technical Consultant in the company’s Petaluma, CA, USA office. Jim has more than 30 years of experience performing assessment and remediation of contaminated sites and providing environmental compliance for the National Environmental Protection Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. His specific project management expertise includes remediation, construction, risk asses...
Environmental Compliance & Coastal Infrastructure Specialist Brenton Jenkins, PE, Joins Cardno's Baton Rouge Office
BATON ROUGE, LA - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Brenton Jenkins has joined the firm as a Project Engineer in the company’s Baton Rouge, LA, USA office. Brenton has more than five years of experience performing environmental project management, engineering and construction services, primarily for the oil and gas sector. His specific project management expertise includes due diligence, environmental compliance, and wetland support for a number of coastal infrastructure projec...
Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Announces 2018-19 Scholarship and Fellowship Winners
From left, Bowen Plogmann, Sophie Sisson, Joanna Zou, Fei Ding, Longxi Luo and Catherine Wolfe (New York, N.Y. ) – The Thornton Tomasetti Foundation has awarded six college students—Bowen Plogmann, Sophie Sisson, Joanna Zou, Fei Ding, Longxi Luo and Catherine Wolfe —with scholarships and research fellowships for use during the 2018-19 academic year. This year marks the introduction of the Technical Literacy Fellowship, an award given to students graduating from a U.S. university or...
Trimble Continues Evolution of Video Intelligence with Introduction of Intelliview and High-Definition Video Capture
HOUSTON - Trimble (NASDAQ : TRMB ) debuted today two enhancements to its Video Intelligence platform. These enhancements include the introduction of the Intelliview™ feature and the availability of a new camera and digital video recorder (DVR) that capture high-definition (HD) video. The announcement was made at Trimble's third annual in.sight user conference + expo. Intelliview helps filter different Onboard Event Recordings (OER)-triggered events by categorizing videos as primary or second...
Trimble Enhances its TruETA Solution with New Add-On Modules for Improved Route Planning
HOUSTON - Trimble (NASDAQ : TRMB ) announced the introduction of enhancements to its TruETA solution for improved route planning. While estimated time of arrivals (ETAs) are not new to the trucking industry, the application adds a new dynamic to the solution—driver intent. The announcement was made at Trimble's third annual in.sight user conference + expo. Most TMS systems allow for visibility of a route's speed limits, traffic delays and weather factors, among other things. But, along with...
Stantec Supports Local Community of Taylor, Arizona
Taylor, AZ, NYSE, TSX:STN: Stantec, a global design, engineering, consulting, and construction firm, is assisting the community of Taylor, Arizona, with a comprehensive drainage project for the town’s economically critical Taylor Rodeo Grounds in partnership with Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA). While Engineers Without Borders operates globally, this project is part of EWB-USA’s domestic Community Engineering Corps (CECorps) program. Stantec is helping to pilot the integration of corpora...
Game of Drones: ODS Launches Commercial Drone Services in Oxford
September 10, 2018 - Oxford Direct Services (ODS), the service delivery and commercial arm of Oxford City Council, today announced that it is to start providing drone-based services to include roof and building surveying, land mapping, aerial photography and filming. As far as is known, this is the first time a council owned organisation has brought drone services in-house and shows the innovative approach ODS is adopting to generate revenue since Oxford City Council created the wholly owned...
U.S. Department of Transportation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts and state officials joined the Federal Highway Administration’s Deputy Administrator Brandye Hendrickson and other FHWA officials to sign a “Memorandum of Understanding,” giving the Nebraska Department of Transportation greater control over certain federal environmental compliance reviews. “This is part of our ongoing effort to reduce the federal burden on states,” said Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson. “Giving states a...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
