SSSBA Redesigns and Expands Website to Enhance User-Friendly Experience
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has redesigned its website, https://www.shortspansteelbridges.org, to include enhanced features, easy-to-use navigation and improved accessibility on mobile devices. The site implements a “card-style” interface to improve mobile responsiveness, organization and the ability to scan content. There are several new features that have been added to the website: The Project Assistance section provides expert guidance to questions o...
Cities Investing the Most in Solar Energy
The U.S. solar industry has grown significantly in the last decade as solar power has become more affordable, efficient, and accessible. Since 2014, the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has dropped by almost 50 percent. The U.S. now has over 2 million solar PV installations, which produce enough electricity each year to power more than 12 million homes. According to data from Google’s Project Sunroof, the share of solar-viable buildings that have a solar installation in the U.S. is a mere...
E-470 Public Highway Authority Selected for 2020 Toll Excellence Award from the International Bridge,Tunnel and Turnpike Association
E-470 is Recipient of Toll Operations, Engineering & Maintenance Award for Proactive Traffic Management Program WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) today announced the E-470 Public Highway Authority has been awarded a 2020 Toll Excellence Award for Toll Operations, Engineering & Maintenance for its proactive traffic management program during extreme weather situations. This year, IBTTA has awarded seven prestigious awards acknowledging industry...
Azelio signs MoU with Atria Power for 65 MW in India
Swedish energy storage company Azelio and India’s Atria Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on installing over 65 MW capacity of Azelio’s energy storage until 2025 in India. The agreement is Azelio’s first in the country, a market with significant potential for renewable energy solutions in off-grid areas. Atria Power intends to use Azelio’s technology for storing energy to deliver both electricity and heat. By combining Azelio’s energy storage units with cool...
Exide Launches New Marathon FTX Battery for Telecom and Electric Utility Applications
GENNEVILLIERS, France - Exide Technologies (www.exide.com), a leading provider of stored electrical energy solutions, is expanding its product offer with the new GNB Marathon FTX range. The advanced AGM batteries are ideal for telecom and electric utility applications in good-grid environments, and offer exceptional reliability and performance at high temperatures. With its unique features, Marathon FTX is ideally suited to support 5G and progressive network densification. Performs at high temp...
AquaBlok Releases Guidance Specification for Composite Bentonite Aggregate in Below Ground Pipe and Infrastructure Construction or Repair Applications
AquaBlok, Ltd. has recently released a guidance specification for the use of Composite Bentonite Aggregate (CBA) in the construction of trench dams (anti-seep collars) to prevent seepage and erosion that can cause damage to critical infrastructure. Trench dams or anti-seep collars are an important measure in the construction of underground utility piping, storm drainage, water control structures and dams and levees to block underground flow of water through voids and poorly compacted soil. Witho...
Stantec Assists City of Benicia with Completion of 2020 Condition Assessments
Benicia, CA - Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—recently completed a 20-year major facilities condition assessment and technical update to the Wastewater and Water Master Plans for the City of Benicia Public Works Department. The Master Plans provide the foundation for City-based decisions regarding construction, operation, and maintenance of the water conveyance, treatment, storage, and distribution system, along with wastewater collection and treatment consistent...
Detroit, Zion and Saint-Anicet join the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino named to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Board of Directors CHICAGO – The cities of Detroit (MI), Zion (IL) and Saint-Anicet (QC), have joined the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino were named to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Board of Directors. “We look forward to working with these cities to ensur...
USDOT Announces More Than $1.2 Billion in Infrastructure Grants to America’s Airports
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 405 airports in 50 states and the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “This $1.2 billion federal investment will improve our nation’s airport infrastructure, enha...
DuPont Adds Degasification to Water Treatment Solutions Through Exclusive Partnership with Sun Chemical and DIC Corporation
Ligasep™ Modules Remove Dissolved Gases to Support the Purification and Reuse of Water Wilmington, Del. – To better serve its diverse global customers, DuPont Water Solutions has entered into an exclusive global partnership with Sun Chemical and its parent company, the DIC Corporation, to bring membrane degasification modules to market. The degasification of liquids is becoming increasingly critical to several water treatment processes, including industrial demineralization, oil and ga...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
