Imagery Illustrates Flooding, Damage Caused by Hurricane Irma
MIAMI — Woolpert, working under two separate contracts, collected and posted high-resolution, before-and-after imagery of areas in Florida affected by Hurricane Irma to assist with flooding and damage assessment. The imagery is available to the public at maps.woolpert.com/irma. Miami-Dade County contracted with Woolpert for post-storm imagery as Hurricane Irma approached, while Woolpert’s work with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is part of an existing five-year, statewide con...
ARTBA Announces 2017 Division Award Winners
(WASHINGTON) - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Sept. 21 recognized transportation design and construction industry leaders with division awards. The association announced the following honorees: Nello L. Teer, Jr.: Bob Burleson, president, Florida Transportation Builders’ Association, Tallahassee, Fla. Created in 1988 as a tribute to contractor and Past ARTBA Chairman (1959-61) Nello L. Teer, Jr., this award honors a member who has made outstanding co...
Skanska, State, and Local Officials Celebrate Official Completion of the Design-Build Phase of the Elizabeth River Tunnels P3 Project
NORFOLK, VA — Skanska, leading a joint venture of Skanska, Kiewit Construction and Weeks Marine (SKW Constructors), today celebrated the official completion, one year ahead of schedule, of the award-winning design-build phase of the Elizabeth River Tunnels (ERT) project between Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA. Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne, representatives of local municipalities, and officials from SKW Constructors participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The completed ERT...
Understand earthquake soil liquefaction damage better with free ASCE paper
Repeated liquefaction of soil during an earthquake is extremely damaging to soil-structure systems. A new paper in ASCE's Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering compares two liquefaction case histories with different pore pressure responses, yet similar silty sand layers, cone penetration and groundwater tables. The authors draw conclusions through a detailed analysis of similarities and differences. Read their complete findings free for a limited time, courtesy of ASCE Library...
VDOT Unveils Website for I-66 Express Lanes Inside the Beltway
FAIRFAX - With express lanes opening this December on I-66 Inside the Beltway, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) unveiled a new website, 66ExpressLanes.org, to educate travelers about how tolling will work, the necessity of getting an E-ZPass or E-ZPass Flex, and other changes coming to the highway. The express lanes, which will be in effect Monday through Friday, 5:30-9:30 a.m. eastbound, and 3:00-7:00 p.m. westbound, are designed to offer new travel choices that move people on I...
ARTBA Announces 2017-18 Officers During Annual Business Meeting of Members
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2017-2018 officers during an annual business meeting of members on Sept. 19. They include: Chairman: Matt Cummings, executive vice president, AECOM, Philadelphia Senior Vice Chairman: Bob Alger, president & CEO, Lane Industries, Cheshire, Conn. First Vice Chairman: Steve McGough, president and chief financial officer, HCSS, Sugarland, Texas Northeastern Region Vice Chairm...
GeoCue Group Provides Free LIDAR Data for Hurricane Impact Areas
Huntsville, AL – GeoCue Group, in partnership with the United States Geological Survey and with support from the Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS) is providing free access to pre-event LIDAR and imagery data in the areas impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The available data include: LIDAR data in both American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) LAS format as well as compressed LAZ format 50 cm orthophotography in USGS quarter quad format for th...
Michael Baker International Recognized as a 2017 Great Place to Work
Pittsburgh – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, was certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work® for the second consecutive year. The company earned this credential based on the exemplary ratings provided by its team members in an anonymous survey. Great Place to Work is a recognition program that conducts the largest workplace culture study in the world, with 6,000 companies participating....
AECOM Executive Vice President Matt Cummings Elected 2017-2018 ARTBA Chairman
(WASHINGTON)— Matthew (Matt) G. Cummings, a Philadelphia-based executive vice president with global infrastructure company AECOM, has been elected 2017-2018 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) chairman. The association made the announcement Sept. 19. Cummings’ career in the transportation construction industry spans 30 years, including 23 years at AECOM. A registered professional engineer in multiple states, he currently leads the firm’s $2 billion transportation busi...
Phase One Industrial Introduces 190MP Aerial System
COPENHAGEN ― Phase One Industrial today announced a breakthrough in aerial imaging – the 190MP Aerial System – built on the new, dual CMOS sensor, dual lens iXU-RS1900 camera, which is capable of capturing images at 190 megapixels. This system was designed with input from engineers and leading experts in the photogrammetric field to address a wide variety of challenging aerial applications, such as remote sensing, monitoring, inspection, and disaster management. This cost effective and highly ac...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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