ASCE Statement on Senate Passage of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The following is a statement by Jean-Louis Briaud, President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): WASHINGTON, DC. – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) applauds the U.S. Senate for passing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), proving once again that the strength and reliability of our nation’s infrastructure systems is an issue that unites us all. With this legislation, the federal government will restore their critical partnership with citi...
ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer Issues Statement on Senate Passage of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
WASHINGTON — Please attribute the following statement to American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Dave Bauer: “The strong bipartisan spirit demonstrated in the Senate approval of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act sets the bar high. “The U.S. economy and transportation system users stand to benefit most from enactment of an infrastructure bill that combines historic investment levels with pragmatic policy reforms. “The Senate vote is a m...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $38 Million Funding Opportunity for Passenger Ferries & Facilities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of up to $38 million in competitive grant funds through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FTA's Passenger Ferry Grant Program. The Passenger Ferry Grant Program funds capital projects that help eligible project sponsors support existing passenger ferry service, establish new ferry service, and repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities and e...
Support Builds For Senate’s $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Following the release of the full legislative text of the $1.2 trillion “Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act” or IIJA in the Senate on August 1 – a bill clocking in at 2,702 pages – a large number of transportation industry organizations sent a letter to Congress calling for its passage. [Above photo by the Architect of the Capitol] That August 3 letter...
AISC, ASCE Team Up for Student Steel Bridge Competition, Starting in 2021-2022
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today announced a renewed partnership for the Student Steel Bridge Competition, starting with the 2021-2022 school year. The annual Student Steel Bridge Competition, which began in 1987, challenges student teams to develop a scale-model steel bridge to fit a given hypothetical environment. Each team must determine how to design and fabricate a bridge and then plan for an efficient...
Skanska invests EUR 69M, about SEK 700M, in a new office project in Warsaw, Poland
Skanska invests EUR 69M, about SEK 700M, in the first phase of Studio, an office complex in Warsaw, Poland. The first building will offer a total leasable area of 17,600 square meters and will be 14 stories high. The office complex Studio consists of two buildings and will be delivered in two phases. The total project will offer a total leasable area of approximately 43,000 square meters as well as 286 underground parking places for cars and 285 for bicycles. It will be located between Prosta...
Simpson Strong-Tie Announces 2021–2022 Scholarship Winners
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced the recipients of its Student Scholarship for the 2021–2022 academic year. Recipients are undergraduates in their junior and senior years, majoring in architecture, civil/structural engineering or construction management from over 100 eligible schools. One hundred scholarships of $2,000 each were awarded to students across the country. The Simpson Strong-Tie® Student Sch...
Gov. Pritzker Signs Illinois High-Speed Railway Commission Bill as Congress Debates Infrastructure Deal
Commission’s Creation Comes as Congress Debates Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB399 on Friday, a bill authorizing the formation of the Illinois High-Speed Railway Commission. The commission will be responsible for creating a statewide plan for a high-speed line and feeder network connecting Chicago to St. Louis. It will be integrated with existing Amtrak and Metra services, intercity bus service and connect the Illinois cities of Rockford, Moline, Pe...
HNTB names Emmanuella Myrthil as Diversity Program Director in the Southeast
Myrthil to help clients with business diversity programs as well as small, minority and woman-owned business enterprise programs. ATLANTA, Georgia – HNTB has promoted Emmanuella Myrthil to the new Diversity Program Director role in the firm’s Southeast Division. She is located in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of HNTB where she will collaborate on client outreach and business diversity programs. Myrthil will also oversee program operations, ensuring project teams meet compliance rules a...
Tensar Releases Next Generation InterAx Geogrid Product
The new stabilizing geosynthetic grid reduces project costs, improves resiliency and prolongs infrastructure life through optimized geometry and ground-breaking material science. (ATLANTA, GA) August 9, 2021 – Tensar International, a global leader in soil stabilization and reinforcement for construction, announces the release of the next generation in its portfolio of geosynthetic solutions: InterAxTM geogrids. Since Tensar invented geogrids in the 1970s, the products have earned a repu...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
