Comati, Greeniaus Enhance Gannett Fleming’s Transit and Rail Service Offerings
Public transportation is being disrupted by forces of technology, societal changes, the pandemic, and much more. These forces of change will shape the next era of transit and rail mobility. Gannett Fleming understands that mobility solutions implemented today must also deliver safe, accessible, and reliable functionality in the transportation ecosystem of the future. To serve clients now with solutions that meet the needs of the future, Gannett Fleming is pleased to announce the following new hi...
Dewberry’s Jerry Mrykalo Receives WTS-DC Chapter’s Honorable Ray Lahood Award
Mrykalo leads the firm’s mid-Atlantic traffic engineering group. Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has announced that Senior Associate and Department Manager Jerry Mrykalo, PE, PTOE, has been recognized as the recipient of the Honorable Ray LaHood award by the Women’s Transportation Seminar Washington, D.C., Chapter (WTS-DC). Mrykalo was recognized during the virtual WTS-DC holiday party on December 8. The award is presented annually to a man who is a leader in trans...
Simpson Strong-Tie Releases 2020 Year in Review List Highlighting Best New Products, Innovations, and Building Solutions
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today released its annual Year in Review List, highlighting major new product launches, structural engineering solutions, and other industry innovations introduced over the past twelve months. New building solutions introduced by Simpson Strong-Tie in 2020 included product innovations for applications in construction materials ranging from light-frame and mass timber to concrete and...
Arizona Construction Industry Recognizes Three Young Leaders at Rosendin
Electrical contracting company employees graduate from ABA Leadership programs Tempe, AZ – Arizona’s construction industry met recently to recognize emerging leaders and the companies that support and encourage professional growth. At the top of that list is Rosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contracting company. In 2020, Rosendin expanded training at its Tempe office and sponsored three emerging leaders to participate in the Arizona Builders Alliance’s (ABA) 2020...
Federal Railroad Administration Announces Landmark Achievement with Full Implementation of Positive Train Control
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today that positive train control (PTC) technology is in operation on all 57,536 required freight and passenger railroad route miles, prior to the statutory deadline of December 31, 2020, set by Congress. In addition, as required, FRA has certified that each host railroad’s PTC system complies with the technical requirements for PTC systems. Furthermore, railroads have reported that interoperab...
State DOTs Net $10B In Aid From COVID-19 Relief Legislation
State departments of transportation are getting $10 billion in long-awaited emergency aid from a $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure passed by Congress late on December 21 as part of a final year-end legislative package. The House of Representatives passed the legislative package that in...
Cintec helps repair 500 year old Shanghai Huanqing Bridge , China
This structure belongs to the District -level Cultural Relics, and is a three cross beam bridge spanning a river which suffered a partial and then total collapse in 2009. When Cintec visited the site in 2018 all that was visible of the remains of the bridge were random sections of stone beams partially or totally submerged in the river. The Heritage Research and Conservation Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University had asked Cintec to advise if the bridge could be reinstated ut...
South Carolina Department of Transportation selects Hexagon for safety management system
(Norcross, Ga.) — South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has selected Hexagon’s Geospatial division to implement a transportation safety management system that will support the state’s roadway safety programs and federal reporting requirements. The integrated system will allow SCDOT to leverage existing crash data from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety’s databases for quicker and more accurate analysis. It will provide a data-driven environment to help transportation...
RIEGL USA Has Relocated
Internationally recognized for their Ultimate High-Performance LiDAR 3D scanning equipment and data processing software, RIEGL USA is proud to announce that they have relocated to their new state-of-the-art, RIEGL group financed North American headquarters and training center in Winter Garden, Florida. This investment was made possible by the continued success and growth of RIEGL in North America, the excellent and determined teamwork of the RIEGL USA team, and by the strong confidence that the...
Woolpert Acquires Data Cloud Solutions to Expand Data Visualization and Awareness to New, Existing Markets
This merger will blend the firms’ geospatial, software development, SaaS and artificial intelligence capabilities to provide next-generation solutions for public and private clients worldwide. DAYTON, Ohio (Dec. 23, 2020) — Woolpert has acquired Data Cloud Solutions, LLC, an internationally recognized systems integrator, cloud solutions provider and consulting services firm based in Springfield, Ohio. DCS, the industry leader in integrated CAMA solutions, provides software-as-a-service produc...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
