National Building Museum Announces Mabel O. Wilson As 2021 Vincent Scully Prize Recipient
Architect, Scholar, and Author -- whose work focuses on the intersection of Design and Black History and Culture -- is Annual Prize’s 23rd Awardee WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the National Building Museum announced that Mabel O. Wilson, the Nancy and George E. Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, is the 23rd recipient of the Museum’s annual Vincent Scully Prize. Established in 1999, the Scully Prize recognizes excellence in practice, scholarship, or...
Public Works Leaders Meet in St. Louis, August 29-September 1, 2021
Kansas City, Mo. – The most comprehensive gathering of public works officials, educational workshops and exhibits in all of North America will take place at the American Public Works Association’s upcoming PWX (Public Works Expo) at the America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo., August 29 through September 1. More than 2,500 public works professionals are expected to attend PWX 2021. More than 340 companies involved in building America’s infrastructure are set to participate and will occupy nearly 75,0...
Angela Schwarz Joins WSP USA as National Rail Systems Vice President
Brings quarter century of experience to new leadership role, most recently managing system delivery for Maryland Transit Administration’s Purple Line project. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Angela Schwarz has been named vice president for national rail systems at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In her new leadership role, Schwarz will collaborate with WSP Transit and Rail systems engineering practice leads across the U.S., work with the systems leadership t...
Skanska builds new road grade separation in City of Industry, California, USA, for USD 96M, about SEK 845M
Skanska has signed a contract with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to serve as the contractor for the Fullerton Road Grade Separation Project in City of Industry, Southern California, USA. The contract is worth USD 96M, about SEK 845M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2021. The project will lower Fullerton Road under the existing Union Pacific railroad tracks in City of Industry, between Rowland Street and State Route 60. Additionally, a s...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $605.33 million to the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation for the Grand Parkway Segments H & I Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced its Build America Bureau (the “Bureau”) has provided a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) direct loan in the amount of up to $605.33 million to the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation (GPTC or Borrower) for the Grand Parkway Segments H & I (the Project). The Department provides TIFIA and other surface transportation infrastructure financing through the Bureau to help reduce the cost of infrastru...
WYDOT Release: Transportation Commission awards over $27 million in contracts in August
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $27 million in bids for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its last regular meeting on August 19. Six of the eight jobs awarded at the meeting were awarded to bids from a Wyoming contractor. A $12.5 million bid was awarded to Cheyenne contractor Reiman Corp. for pavement work and bridge replacement on U.S. Highway 14 in Sheridan County, with a contract completion date of October 2022. The commission awarded Cro...
U.S. Student From California Wins International Water Research Competition
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Eshani Jha of San Jose, Calif. was selected as the winner of the 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize, a prestigious international competition for students to present solutions for water challenges. Jha conducted research on how to remove contaminants from freshwater by replacing active carbon with biochar for use in efficient and less costly water filters. Watch a video of Jha presenting her research. Jha’s research, titled "Thiol Functionalized and Manganese Dioxide Dop...
Stantec and The de Moya Group selected for FDOT project to improve River Road capacity for one of the fastest growing communities in Florida
The design-build team will widen five-mile stretch of road and add new amenities SARASOTA, FL - TSX, NYSE:STN The Florida Department of Transportation District 1 (FDOT D1) has selected the design-build team of Stantec and The de Moya Group to widen River Road from north of US 41 to south of I-75 in the West Villages district of Sarasota County, Florida. With a construction cost of $47.5 million, the project will transform a five-mile stretch of road to improve traffic flow and safety...
Geospatial Industry Veteran Matt Sheehan Joins Critigen as Geospatial Innovation Director
CRITIGEN CONTINUES TO EXPAND GIS 2.0 VISION, DEPTH, AND EXPERIENCE WITH HIRING OF GEOSPATIAL INDUSTRY VETERAN MATT SHEEHAN DENVER (August 24, 2021) — Critigen has added Matt Sheehan to the company’s team, in the role of Geospatial Innovation Director. Sheehan will play a vital role in the company’s continued expansion into the geospatial 2.0 market, particularly for electric, gas, water/wastewater utilities, transportation and local government. Sheehan brings nearly three decades expe...
Woolpert Surveyor Cody Schneider Promoted to Geospatial Project Manager for Roads and Bridges Market
The former team leader will work with survey and transportation clients across the Midwest. DAYTON, Ohio (Aug. 24, 2021) — Woolpert’s Cody Schneider has been promoted from survey team lead to geospatial project manager in the firm’s roads and bridges market. The licensed professional surveyor and engineer in training is a senior associate at Woolpert who has been with the firm for 11 years. Schneider started as an intern at Woolpert before he graduated from The Ohio State University with a...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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