AASHTO Names Swallow as Planning Committee Chair
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials named Kristina Swallow (seen above), director of the Nevada Department of Transportation, to serve as the chair of its Committee on Planning for a two-year term. A 25-year veteran of the civil engineering industry, Swallow served as the president of the American Society of Civil Engineers before being tapped to be Nevada DOT’s director in January 2019. Swallow’s engineering career includes a five-year stint owning her o...
State DOTs Would Get $15B in Phase 4 COVID-19 Bill
A $3 trillion, 1,815-page COVID-19 relief measure proposed by the House of Representatives on May 12 contains $15 billion in stopgap funds for state departments of transportation – well below the nearly $50 billion the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials projects state DOTs will need to continue operations in the face of drastic falloffs in motor fuel tax revenues, toll road receipts, and other funding sources. Specifically, the House’s proposed “Phase 4” COVID-...
Wilo Announces Plans for New Headquarters and Production Site
Cedarburg, WI — WILO USA LLC, a subsidiary of WILO SE, is pleased to announce the investment of a new 250,000 square foot headquarters and production facility in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. A developer's agreement with the City of Cedarburg was approved on Monday, May 11th, with construction scheduled to begin in fall 2020. The new headquarters will bring the combined operations of Wilo USA, Weil Pump, Scot Pump, and Wilo Machine Co. to a single production site. “Following several years of consiste...
Ideal Blasting Supply Blasts Off with Microdrones to Become a Distributor
Rome, NY –Ideal Blasting Supply, a prime source and market leader in the blasting supply industry for over 40 years, recently joined the network of distributors for Microdrones surveying equipment. Ideal Blasting Supply Inc is now offering Microdrones Integrated Systems – complete mapping solutions composed of Survey Equipment and Data Processing modules fully adapted to that Survey Equipment. It includes the drone, the payload and Microdrones proprietary mdCockpit mission planning and contro...
COVID-19 Erases Five Years of Solar Job Growth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New analysis shows that the U.S. solar industry will employ 114,000 fewer workers by June 2020, compared with previous forecasts that projected the industry would employ 302,000 Americans over the same time period. With an expected workforce of 188,000 people, this job loss will take the industry back to 2014 levels as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Last week the U.S. government reported another 3 million unemployment claims. The solar industry is now losing jobs at a fas...
Woolpert Employing UAS to Conduct TMOSS Design Surveys to CDOT Standards
The firm was contracted by Felsburg Holt & Ullevig to collect imagery for a new frontage road adjacent to I-25 in Castle Rock. CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (May 18, 2020) — Woolpert was hired to complete right-of-way (ROW) and TMOSS design surveys utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Castle Rock, Colo. The design and ROW plan surveys are being conducted per Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) standards. TMOSS stands for InRoads Terrain Modeling Survey System and represents the best pra...
Krishnan to Lead National Maritime Business for WSP USA
New senior vice president brings a quarter century of engineering expertise to new role collaborating with marine terminal operators, port authorities, the U.S. Navy and construction contractors. NEW YORK CITY (May 18, 2020) — As the U.S. maritime industry looks to advance infrastructure to remain economically competitive on domestic and international levels, address resiliency, improve the “first-and-last mile” connections and develop cutting-edge landside facilities, WSP USA, a leadin...
Railway Association of Canada Appoints CN’s Fiona Murray as Board Chair
Historical nomination of the first female chair of 103-year old organization MONTREAL - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) is pleased to announce that that the Board of Directors of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) elected CN’s Fiona Murray, vice-president of Public and Government Affairs at CN, as Chairperson. She is the first female Board Chair in the RAC’s 103-year history. “Fiona is a very effective and strong leader as well as an extremely capable railroader” said JJ Ruest, president an...
Reinhardt to Lead San Antonio Transportation Office at WSP USA
Previously served as San Antonio deputy director of transportation. SAN ANTONIO — Art Reinhardt, former interim deputy director of the Transportation & Capital Improvements department for the City of San Antonio, has been named the San Antonio office lead for transportation at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In his new role, Reinhardt will work collaboratively to expand all markets in transportation and infrastructure, support diversification and...
New Hours of Service Rule Will Speed Project Delivery While Maintaining Road Safety
WASHINGTON — New updates to the federal “hours of service” rule will speed up construction of transportation improvement projects while maintaining road safety, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). “The revisions will help transportation construction contractors deploy project personnel more efficiently, saving on time and costs while maintaining high standards for safety,” said ARTBA President and CEO Dave Bauer. “These updates are especially needed...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
