NSBA Recognizes 19 Outstanding Bridges
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance are proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Prize Bridge Awards. All of the 2020 Prize Bridge Award winners have made an enormous impact on the lives of the people they serve--some in particularly dramatic ways. The Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge reconnected a California community after a landslide damaged a concrete bridge beyond repair (so much so that groceries and fuel had to be brought in by helicopte...
Tudor Named New Director of Arkansas Department of Transportation
Following the announcement of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) director’s retirement, the Arkansas Highway Commission quickly convened to name his replacement. In a letter dated February 19, current ArDOT director Scott Bennett announced his intention to retire in March 2020. His final day is set to be March 20. The Arkansas Highway Commission held a special meeting on Feb. 20 to determine Bennett’s successor. The commission announced that Lorie Harris Tudor will serve as...
Enscape Introduces Version 2.7 of its Real-Time Rendering Software
New BIM-driven Workflows and Enhanced Performance Make Enscape the Perfect Complement to the Building Design Process Karlsruhe, Germany — Enscape, the leading provider of real-time rendering and visualization technology to the global Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) market, announces the version of Enscape 2.7. This newest version brings improved performance, quality enhancements, and new BIM-driven workflows. “Enhancing BIM workflows and improving usability are the majo...
World's Largest Cricket Stadium Opens in Ahmedabad
Walter P Moore serves as the structural engineer for Motera Stadium’s fabric roof system AHMEDABAD, INDIA, Feb. 24, 2020 - Motera Stadium is poised to become the world’s largest cricket stadium following its inauguration in February 2020. The stadium will accommodate over 110,000 (1.1 Lakh) cricket fans, surpassing its preceding record holder, Melbourne Cricket Ground. After two years of demolition, the new facility is completing construction on the same 63-acre site as its predecessor, Sa...
Michael Flatt Joins WSP USA as Tennessee Transportation Manager
Veteran regional transportation leader brings 37 years of highway design experience to new role with the firm. NASHVILLE — Michael Flatt has been named Tennessee transportation client services manager at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In his new role, Flatt will provide leadership for transportation business operations in the Nashville office and collaborate with the transportation community on multiple projects in the region, including the Tenne...
Bureau of Reclamation Selects Water-Efficiency Improvement Projects
Local grants are part of a total $40.99 million from Reclamation to 54 projects across the West WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 54 projects to share $40.99 million in WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants to help projects use water more efficiently and effectively in the western United States. Five projects located in Colorado will receive a total of $4.58 million. "The WaterSMART Program is helping Reclamation address the West's water challenges," said Reclamat...
USDOT Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Upgrade American Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. “BUILD grants will upgrade infrastructure across America, making our transportation systems safer and more efficient,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. As the Trump Admi...
HDR Selected to Bring PennDOT’s Vision of 3D-Only Plans to Reality
OMAHA, Neb. — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has selected HDR to assist it in developing and implementing its 3D Digital Delivery initiative. The game-changing effort will redefine how infrastructure projects are designed and delivered in the state. Through 3D Digital Delivery, the department expects that by 2025 all of its construction projects will have the ability to be bid using 3D technology such as building information modeling, rather than in a traditional construction p...
PROFILE Products LLC acquires HydroStraw, LLC
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — PROFILE Products LLC, a provider of environmentally friendly soil, water and vegetation management solutions, today announced the acquisition of the erosion control and seed businesses of HydroStraw, LLC. The transaction includes all HydroStraw erosion control and seed product lines, as well as the company’s Rockford, Washington, production plant/distribution center and employees. The acquisition will strengthen Profile’s ability to meet a wide variety of customers’ product...
AISI Publishes Two New Cold-Formed Steel Framing Test Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published two new cold-formed steel test standards: 1) “AISI S921-19, Test Standard for Determining the Strength and Stiffness of Cold-Formed Steel Truss Assemblies and Components,” and 2) “AISI S922-19, Test Standard for Determining the Strength and Stiffness of Bearing-Friction Interference Connector Assemblies in Profiled Steel Panels.” Both are available for free download at www.aisistandards.org. AISI’s Committee on Spe...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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