June 2020 Trends
In this section, Informed Infrastructure compiles infographics from trusted sources that reveal insight on infrastructure spending. We also compile some of the top infrastructure stories that shouldn’t be missed. For ongoing news coverage, turn to Informed Infrastructure online (www.informedinfrastructure.com), our Twitter feed (@IInfrastructure) and our weekly e-newsletter. Survey Suggests Civil Engineers Take Moderate Hit from COVID-19 Compared with employees in other profess...
Bechtel Sets Top of Unit 3 at U.S. Nuclear Plant Construction Site
On May 21, a Bechtel-led construction team set a massive cooling water tank on Plant Vogtle Unit 3, the first of only two new nuclear units under construction in the Unites States. This is the final major lift for the Unit 3 team at the construction site in Waynesboro, Ga. The Passive Containment Cooling Water Tank module measures 35 feet tall with an outer diameter of 85 feet. The tank module, including the outfitting and rigging, weighs more than 720,000 pounds and took a year for crews to...
Jacobs/Russell Team Joint Venture Selected for MARTA's $3B Transit Expansion Program
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J), the managing partner for Jacobs/Russell Team – a joint venture between Jacobs and H. J. Russell & Company – was selected to support the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) as they embark on a $3 billion expansion program, the largest expansion in MARTA's history. The Jacobs-led team will serve as MARTA's CPMO Supplemental Services Consultant and manage approximately $700 million in construction spending in the first five years of the Authority's "Mor...
Outback energy company’s low-cost hydrogen bid
South Australian company Leigh Creek Energy says it can produce 200-million kilograms of hydrogen a year at less than A$1 per kg to fuel growing global demand. Leigh Creek Energy said in a release to the Australian Securities Exchange this week it had conducted a pre-commercial demonstration at its Leigh Creek Energy Project site 550km north of Adelaide, where it successfully produced significant quantities of ultra-low cost hydrogen. The Australian government last month released its “tech...
WSP USA’S Hammond Elected WTS International Board Chair; Arens Named Foundation Board Member
Former Washington Secretary of Transportation prepares to lead organization through challenging times. NEW YORK — WTS International, a leading global transportation organization, is focusing on emerging stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic under leadership of its newly elected board of directors led by Paula Hammond, multimodal market leader for WSP USA, as its chair. WTS membership voted in March for its board candidates, including Hammond. The new board began serving its two-year ter...
Infographic: Wind and Solar Shares 5 Year Outlook, Study Forecasts 169% Price Gains
Wind and solar stocks expected to grow 169% by 2025 Fastest growing sector 80% of Germans expect growing importance of wind and solar energy By 2025, publicly traded companies from the solar and wind energy sectors could boast share price gains of up to 169%. This emerges from the findings of a new infographic from Kryptoszene.de. According to the results of the study, this could even be the biggest growth industry. In contrast to the renewable energy sector, the value of the internati...
Mantle Law launches in Abu Dhabi
Ex-Clyde and Co Partner launches new law platform for construction disputes for the Middle East. ABU DHABI – New legal services firm MANTLE LAW launches in Abu Dhabi this week, founded by one of the leading figures in construction and infrastructure disputes. Mat Heywood, formerly a partner within Clyde and Co’s Band 1 disputes practice, has created a brand new enterprise that seeks to deliver a top-quality, conflict-free service with the ability to offer innovative delivery and pricing...
Innovative Pavement Striping Retroreflectometer, RetroTek-D to transform retro-reflectivity pavement striping surveys
Reflective Measurement Systems Ltd has launched the new RetroTek-D: the first full lane width vehicle mounted retroreflectometer that can operate day or night that is certified to EN1436, ASTM E 1710 standards. Conforming to 30-meter geometry, as a front-mounted mobile pavement striping retroreflectometer the RetroTek-D uses the latest machine vision and LED projector technology combined with powerful GPS tracking reporting software offering the potential to radically transform retroreflectivity...
Multi-Year Highway & Transit Bill an Elixir for Ailing U.S. Economy, ARTBA Chairman Tells Senate Committee
(WASHINGTON)— A long-term federal transportation infrastructure investment bill will help drive the nation’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chairman Steve McGough said in June 4 testimony before the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee. McGough, the president and chief financial officer of HCSS, a Houston-based national construction software company, said a recent forecast from the Congressional Budget Of...
Truax Elected 2021 ASCE President-Elect
Dennis D. Truax has been elected ASCE’s 2021 president-elect by a majority of Society members. Truax, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, D.WRE, F.NSPE, F.ASCE, has spent four decades on the civil engineering faculty at Mississippi State University. Since 2006, he’s served as the James T. White Endowed Chair and Department Head. He has also worked as a consulting engineer or managing principal of several firms. In addition, he has served as adviser and regulatory consultant with various governmental agencie...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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