Utah's Biggest Pedestrian Bridge to be Unveiled Thursday
The UVU pedestrian bridge spans more than three football fields and will provide students a safer and faster way to campus WHAT: Local officials will unveil a new pedestrian bridge that will connect Utah Valley University (UVU) with the UTA FrontRunner Orem Central Station at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The $30.7 million bridge was built through a partnership with UVU, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Orem City and the Utah State Legislature. Spa...
Jobs Report: Pandemic Wipes out 429k Clean Energy Jobs in 2020
For first time, clean energy sector ends year with fewer workers than when it began At current recovery rate, sector would not reach pre-COVID employment level until 2023 Women and Hispanic workers lost jobs in December despite overall uptick in employment WASHINGTON (January 13, 2021) – Due to the hard-hitting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the clean energy industry finished 2020 with its fewest number of workers since 2015. It also marked the first year clean energy saw a de...
Honolulu selects Stantec to lead transit operations analysis
The City and County of Honolulu has selected global design firm Stantec to lead a comprehensive operations analysis for Oahu Transit Services in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 7-year, US$10 million project will study passenger movement to design a bus service that encourages ridership growth and better meets the needs of the growing region. The analysis will help implement a new vision for the city’s multimodal transportation system including the integration of the phased opening of Honolulu’s Rail Trans...
Autodesk Construction Cloud Increasingly Adopted by Leading Infrastructure Construction Teams to Boost Collaboration and Safeguard Public Budgets
Owners, specialty trades and the majority of ENR-ranked top contractors managing infrastructure projects such as roads, marine facilities and airports are choosing Autodesk's construction solutions SAN RAFAEL, Calif.- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) today announced the majority of ENR-ranked top contractors building critical infrastructure such as highways, piers, airports, railways and tunnels are now using Autodesk Construction Cloud to seamlessly connect teams and data across design, pl...
Deery Joins Gannett Fleming as Senior Vice President, Expands Infrastructure Growth in Western U.S.
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming recognizes that solutions implemented today must also deliver safe, efficient, and reliable functionality in the infrastructure ecosystem of the future. To expand the firm’s multi-market services and help clients navigate the next era of infrastructure delivery, Gannett Fleming is pleased to welcome Joseph Deery, PE, as a senior vice president and market executive. As market executive, Deery will lead client and project development strategies with an emp...
National Coalition Pushes for Investment in Aging Water Infrastructure
IRVINE, Calif. – A national coalition of over 200 agricultural organizations and urban and rural water districts urged President-elect Joe Biden and congressional leadership today to address aging Western water infrastructure in any potential infrastructure or economic recovery package. The coalition includes organizations from 15 states that collectively represent $120 billion in agricultural production, nearly one-third of all agricultural production in the country, and tens of millions of...
Steel Industry Celebrates the Accomplishments and Legacy of the CCFSS While Transitioning to the Future
CCFSS Programs Will Continue as Responsibilities are Transferred to Sponsoring Organizations WASHINGTON, D.C. - The founding, association and corporate sponsors of the Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures (CCFSS) announced today that the CCFSS is closing its doors after 30 years. The CCFSS programs will continue under the management of various sponsoring organizations. A new report titled “Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1990-2020)” outlines the scope an...
Telecommunications Industry Association CEO David Stehlin Joins ANSI Board of Directors
Arlington, VA – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) elected TIA CEO David Stehlin to join its 2021 Board of Directors as a director-at-large. As coordinator of the U.S. voluntary consensus standardization system, ANSI is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance both the global competitive...
Simpson Strong-Tie Scholarship Applications Now Open
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced the opening of the application window for its Student Scholarship Program. The online scholarship application for the 2021–2022 academic year is now available to students in participating universities at strongtie.com/scholarships. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2021. Awards are for undergraduate study only (junior and senior years) in civil/structural engineering, archit...
Steve G. Bradbury Becomes Acting Secretary of Transportation
Steven G. Bradbury became the Acting Secretary of Transportation on January 12, 2021. As Acting Secretary, he oversees the Department’s operating administrations and coordinates policies to provide a safe, efficient, and modern transportation system that boosts our economic productivity and global competitiveness. He leads the Department's activities and its more than 55,000 employees and $87 billion budget. Since September 10, 2019, as authorized by President Trump, Mr. Bradbury has been per...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
