NEOM selects U.S. construction leader Bechtel to accelerate primary infrastructure development for its Cognitive Cities
Global industry leader will provide design, construction and project management services NEOM Co. has awarded a contract to U.S.-based Bechtel for executive project management work on the development of the primary, base infrastructure for NEOM as the Giga-project advances work to create the world’s leading destination to attract talent and investment. NEOM, a beacon for the future of urban living, selected Bechtel to oversee and create resource-efficient utilities and a highly advanced tran...
Atkins wins innovation award for the world-first 15-cell caterpillar-shaped cofferdam design on Tuen Mun-Check Lap Kok Link in Hong Kong
Hong Kong – Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has won the 2020 HKIE (Hong Kong Institution of Engineers) Innovation Award for a world-first cofferdam design approach on the Tuen Mun-Check Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) project in Hong Kong. Due to the complex ground conditions, Atkins – who are supporting Dragages-Bouygues JV on the project – designed the world’s longest and largest caterpillar-shaped cofferdam in which TM-CLKL’s cut and cover tunnel is constructed. At 500m in length and 43m i...
AASHTO Recognizes ‘Sweet 16’ HVR Award Winners
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Special Committee on Research and Innovation recently saluted the winners of its “Sweet 16” awards, which recognizes state DOTs’ high value research or HVR projects implemented in their state within the last fiscal year. [Above photo by the Louisiana DOTD.] AASHTO’s Research Advisory Committee selected four HVR projects each from four regions across the country to comprise its “...
Report Examines Putting Power Lines in Transportation Corridors
A 41-page report issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission outlines both the barriers and opportunities for establishing high voltage transmission lines in the nation’s transportation corridors. FERC’s report – mandated by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into l...
FTA Awarding $464M in Transit Infrastructure Grants
The Federal Transit Administration plans to award $464 million worth of transit infrastructure funding to support 96 projects in 49 states and territories via its Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. FTA said that funding supports projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses plus related equipment – along with projects to purchase, rehabilitate, and construct bus-related facilities. “Millions of Americans rely on public transportation to access healthcare, jobs, and other...
Tom Harjung Joins Stantec’s Transportation Practice
ATLANTA, GA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has hired Tom Harjung as a Senior Project Manager in the Transportation practice. Joining the firm’s Atlanta office, he will be responsible for helping grow Stantec’s client base and services as well as project management leadership, technical design expertise, and exceptional project delivery. Harjung brings 30 years of professional experience, including five years at the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). With project...
Autodesk Acquires ProjectExplorer
On May 11, 2020, Autodesk announced the acquisition of ProjectExplorer for Autodesk® Civil 3D® (ProjectExplorer) from 3AM Solutions (UK) Limited, a UK-based privately-owned technology company. This product delivers easy to use, user-configurable report generator and design review tools into Civil 3D, enabling Civil 3D users to: simplify project data navigation, review, and model editing; more easily discover and evaluate design criteria warnings to help meet design standards; and, generate custo...
State Transportation Commission Adopts Updated 12-Year Transportation Program
Harrisburg, PA – The State Transportation Commission (STC) today updated the 12-Year Program. The new plan anticipates $64.8 billion being available over the next 12 years for improvements to roads, bridges, transit systems, airports and railroads. The 12-Year Program, or TYP, is a multimodal, fiscally-constrained planning tool used to identify and prioritize Pennsylvania's transportation projects and the funds needed to complete them. State law requires the STC to review and update the 12-Ye...
Skanska builds new water supply system in Oslo, Norway, for NOK 2.88 billion, about SEK 2.8 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with The Agency for Water and Wastewater Services in Oslo Municipality, Norway, for preparatory work in the project New Water Supply Oslo. The contract is worth about NOK 2.88 billion, about SEK 2.8 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings the third quarter 2020. The project consists primarily blasting of rock chambers and three large tunnels with a total length of five kilometres. A total of 1.2 million cubic meters of solid rock masses will...
The Great Reopening: Architects and Engineers Help Schools Envision Safe Designs for COVID Era
K-12 schools now have a range of immediate, short-term, and future design options they can use to create safer buildings and still serve most of their regular student enrollment. New York – The most contentious debate of the COVID-19 era is unfolding this summer as elected officials, administrators, educators, parents, and students all grapple with how to safely open schools for the coming academic year. And schools are discovering that – alongside public health directives and revised cu...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
