AASHTO Appoints Two New R&I Committee Members
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently appointed David Jung-Hwi Lee and Cynthia Smith to serve four-year terms as Regional 2 members of its Special Committee on Research and Innovation. David Jung-Hwi Lee Lee is assistant director for the long range planning division at the Tennessee Department of Transportation. A college of engineering graduate from South Korea’s Hanyang University, he holds a masters of urban planning from the State University of New...
AECOM completes two temporary hospitals in partnership with the New York City Department of Design and Construction in response to COVID-19 crisis
LOS ANGELES - AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, announced today it has completed the New York City Department of Design and Construction’s (DDC) project to construct two temporary hospitals in response to the COVID-19 emergency. AECOM provided construction management, emergency engineering and grant management services for the facilities, located in Brooklyn and Queens, NY, which increased the city’s hospital capacity by more than 1,000 beds. AECOM was awarded the con...
Jacobs Selected to Lead the Planning and Design of a Waste Recycling and Transfer Station in King County, Washington
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Solid Waste Division (SWD), through a competitive procurement process, to provide siting, architectural and engineering services for a new Recycling and Transfer Station in the northeast part of King County, Washington, including but not limited to the areas in or around the cities of Sammamish, Kirkland, Redmond, and Woodinville. In accordance with the King County Strategic Climate Action Plan...
Fluor Joint Venture Selected for Oak Hill Parkway Infrastructure Project in Austin, Texas
IRVING, Texas -Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture with Balfour Beatty was conditionally selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to reconstruct and widen U.S. 290 from approximately the east end of Circle Drive to Loop 1 and State Highway 71 from U.S. 290 to Silvermine Drive in Travis County, west of downtown Austin, Texas. Fluor anticipates it will book its share of the undisclosed contract value in the third quarter of 2020. “This project...
McGinnis Named 2020 Woman of Excellence
(Harrisburg, Pa.) - Esther McGinnis is the epitome of excellence – she is a successful market executive and member of the Gannett Fleming board of directors, and an inspiring leader and role model. For these reasons, the YWCA Greater Harrisburg selected McGinnis to join this year’s class of Women of Excellence. Women who receive this honor are pillars of their communities, working to improve the lives of others.McGinnis’ leadership is currently on display as the chair of the Gannett Fleming COVI...
Michael Baker International Appoints Caroline Brabrook, P.E., as Seattle Office Manager
Industry veteran brings transportation engineering and operations management experience to leadership role Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services celebrating 80 Years of Making a Difference, announced today that Caroline Brabrook, P.E., has joined the firm as the Office Manager for the growing Seattle Office. In her new role, Ms. Brabrook will lead the office by managing and overseeing all office personnel and business activit...
USDOT Announces Over $1 Billion in Grants to 439 Airports in 50 States
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $1.187 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants. The total includes $731 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants...
Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium Publishes Best Practice for Defining Operational Design Domains
Latest best practice provides recommendations for a common framework and vocabulary to help guide the on-road testing of SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles WARRENDALE, Pa.- The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium™ (AVSC) today announced the availability of its second published best practice titled, Describing an Operational Design Domain (ODD): Conceptual Framework and Lexicon. The best practice provides a much-needed conceptual framework and common language that all manufacturers and developers c...
States Projecting Big Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19
State governments continue to ratchet back current spending and projected budget outlays due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; reductions that are starting to include planned transportation infrastructure investments. [Above photo by the New York State DOT.] “The coronavirus outbreak has quickly upended state budgets with states now facing significant revenue declines and increased spending demands as they contend with both a public health emergency and a severely deteriorat...
Enhanced Exprodat Software for ArcGIS Pro Provides Increased Exploration Insight
Exprodat, the Esri software oil and gas specialist, has released an enhanced version of its Exploration Analyst software for ArcGIS Pro. This updated version of the popular software that allows oil and gas geologists and geophysicists to make better exploration decisions provides a range of new tools and features which further enhance these critical workflows. Key to play based exploration (PBE) workflows is understanding how results of previously drilled wells inform the future prosp...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
