U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $5 Million to 4 New University Transportation Centers
Centers will focus on 4 key research priorities with a total of nearly $5 million in grants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced $4.925 million in grants to fund four new Tier 1 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing our nation. “These investments in four new transportation research centers will help advance innovation and create new solutions to increase access...
FHWA Issues DBE Grants for Highway Contract Help
The Federal Highway Administration issued $11.2 million in grants from the Fiscal Year 2019 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise/Supportive Services (DBE/SS) program to help eligible operations compete for federal highway contracts in 47 states, as well as the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. [Above photo by the Ohio DOT.] The agency noted that DBEs are defined as for-profit, small businesses owned by minorities, women, or other “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” or,...
COVID-19 Relief Stalls, House Passes THUD Appropriations
Legislation introduced in the Senate on July 27 to provide $1 trillion worth of further COVID-19 relief funding is getting little traction ahead of the chamber’s August recess. Meanwhile, the House of Representations passed a package of six appropriations bill or “minibus” on July 31 by a vote of 217 to 197 that would provide a total of $107.2 billion in budgetary resources for the U.S. Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2021. While the Senate’s latest COVID-19 relief bill – called...
Pritzker administration announces $250 Million in infrastructure grants to Illinois counties, municipalities and townships
Grants funded by Gov.Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan SPRINGFIELD– Gov.JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation today announced the second of six $250 million grantstocounties, municipalities and townships to address local transportation needs. Made possible thanks to the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan,the first infrastructure program in Illinois in nearly a decade and the largest in state history,the funding ensures continued investment in Illino...
Steelike, Inc. Successfully Achieves a $2 Million Dollar Funding Round as it Works to Meet Rapid Demand
Investment comes as the company's Ultra-High Performance Concrete (Steelike® UHPC) is successfully used to connect precast deck panels for an accelerated bridge deck replacement project. Springfield, VA, July 31, 2020 - - Steelike, Inc., creator, producer and supplier of Steelike® UHPC, announced today that it raised $2,000,000 in a seed investment. As part of the transaction, its predecessor Kulish Design Co., LLC changed its name to Steelike, Inc. The round was led by an investor...
Esri and United Nations Create COVID-19 Population Vulnerability Dashboard
New Tool Will Help Public Health Organizations Use Census Data to Fight Pandemic REDLANDS, Calif. —Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced it has collaborated with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to create the UNFPA COVID-19 Population Vulnerability Dashboard. This new interactive tool will provide public health workers, policy makers, and the general public with access to useful information on populations vulnerable to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
AEC Next and SPAR 3D announce Call for Speakers for co-located 2021 event in Denver, CO
Denver, CO (USA) - The AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference and the SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, taking place in Denver, CO, March 30 – April 1, 2021, have announced a Call for Speakers and invite interested parties to submit their presentation abstracts by Friday, September 4, 2020. As professionals across all industries adapt to the new challenges presented by the consequences of the pandemic, the push towards digitization, improved collaboration, and streamlining workflows has never been mo...
DFI-PFSF to Host Piling & Ground Improvement Conference in Australia, March 2021 Registration Open
Hawthorne, N.J.: Registration is open for the 2nd DFI-PFSF Piling & Ground Improvement Conference taking place March 10-12, 2021, at International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney in Australia. This conference — being hosted by Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and Piling & Foundation Specialists Federation (PFSF) — intends to promote all aspects of the deep foundations, earth retention and ground improvement works. The technical program focuses on the following topics: Design and construct...
Aron Kirsch Joins WSP USA to Integrate Transportation with Urban Development
Newly appointed vice president brings expertise in major multi-disciplinary projects to new U.S. leadership role at WSP USA. NEW YORK — Aron Kirsch has joined WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as vice president and national program manager for urban development. Kirsch will lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for delivering development projects integrated with major transportation facilities. As an executive project manager for urban developm...
Miyamoto Announces 2020 Promotion
Mark Broughton, P.E. - Associate Principal Mark Broughton, P.E. Mark joined Miyamoto in 2010 and provide an essential role in the recovery of Haiti after the 7.0 M earthquake. He commuted to Haiti for the next 8 years and became an honorary Haitian. After the Palu earthquake in Indonesia in 2018, he designed and implemented an earthquake-damaged retrofit design program for 3,000 schools with the help of local engineers he recruited and trained in an incredibly challenging environment. Foll...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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