FAA Awards $518 Million to Improve Critical Airport Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $518 million to build safer, more accessible airports across the country. “In communities of all sizes, airports are vital to local economies, sustaining jobs and getting people and goods where they need to go,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “We’re pleased to announce this important funding to help improve airports around the country and better serve all Americans.” ...
Stantec to develop citywide comprehensive plan for Farmers Branch, Texas
The plan will work to carry the city into an era of sustainable growth while preserving its history FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (June 8, 2022) TSX, NYSE:STN - The City of Farmers Branch, Texas has selected leading global design firm Stantec to develop a comprehensive plan for the redevelopment and revitalization of the city. The plan will support the city’s efforts to advance its environmental, economic, and social progress. This will include emphasizing the reuse or redevelopment of existing struc...
FMCSA Awards Over $463 Million in MCSAP Grants for Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Improvements
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided more than 50 percent Increase in Safety Grants WASHINGTON, D.C. — With fatalities for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes increasing sharply, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it would award over $463 million in grants to States to reduce CMV-involved crashes, fatalities, and injuries through uniform, equitable, and effective CMV safety programs. ...
CRTKL Announces Two New Strategic Retail Hires
Left: Robin Osler, Right: John Naranjo The global architecture firm is expanding its design influence and moving toward its future as a cultural agency with two new senior appointments. New York, June 2022: Global architecture, planning and design firm, CRTKL, has announced the appointment of Robin Osler and John Naranjo as Principal and Associate Principal respectively. The pair are part of the firm's wider strategy to expand its design influence beyond architecture as we know i...
WSP USA Earns 3 Honors from the Society of American Military Engineers
Firm wins J.W. Morris Sustaining Member Award, Elaina Edwards earns President’s Award for diversity & inclusion, Margaret Burcham receives Industry-Government Engagement honor. NEW YORK — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, was recently recognized with three awards from the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), including the J.W. Morris Sustaining Member Award for large companies. The J.W. Morris Sustaining Member Award is presented annually...
FHWA Awards Nearly $9 Million for Tribal Transportation Safety Improvements and Announces Additional $120 Million Available Thanks to President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that 51 Tribes will receive $8.9 million for 58 projects from FHWA for Fiscal Year 2021 to improve transportation safety. This new grant announcement comes in addition to $120 million to assist tribes in the coming years through the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund, made possible by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and now available for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026. This...
COWI celebrates completion of multi-million design-build upgrade for Hugh L. Carey and Queens Midtown Tunnels in New York City
New York City, US: COWI in joint venture with CHA Consulting, Inc. (CHA) as the owner's engineer, provided quality oversight to support the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) in the completion of five design-build contracts worth US$123 million to rehabilitate the Hugh L. Carey and Queens Midtown Tunnels. The upgrade project has advanced current systems, enhancing public safety and reliability of the city’s transport network. Together the Hugh L. Carey (HLC) and Queens Midtown tunn...
Watson-Marlow to Showcase Qdos Chemical Metering Solutions and Bredel Heavy Duty Sludge Pumps at ACE22
Visit Booth 6083 to view reliable and cost-effective pump technology Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is showcasing its Qdos range of peristaltic chemical metering pumps with many new Qdos mounting solutions, and Bredel line of heavy-duty sludge pumps in booth 6083 at ACE22, the world’s premier water conference. ACE22 will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas from June 12-15, 2022. On display will be the Qdos range of chemical metering pump...
New Research Report Compares Sustainability of Rural Steel and Concrete Bridges
Results Show Steel Outperforms Concrete in Four Major Categories WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new research report issued by the University of Wyoming evaluates the life cycle sustainability (cradle to grave) of two functionally equivalent steel and concrete rural bridges. The study was conducted by Michael Barker, Ph.D., P.E., professor of civil and architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming, and research students Sarah Bridges, Ione Chandler and Peyton Smith. The two functionally equi...
Students Showcase Ideas for Wildlife Crossing at SSBC National Finals
CHICAGO - The University of Florida took home the overall first place prize at the 2022 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals at Virginia Tech. This year’s competition challenged students to design, fabricate, and construct a conceptual scaled steel bridge to serve as a hypothetical wildlife crossing over I-90 in Washington state. The bridges must have a deck truss design (so as not to deter wildlife with design elements above the surface) and they must have skewed piers and includ...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
