Real Growth for 2020 Transportation Construction Market, ARTBA Chief Economist Says
(WASHINGTON)— The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to grow at least 5 percent next year, according to the annual economic forecast released Dec. 4 by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). “The real market growth for 2020 is being fueled by increased transportation investments from federal, state and local governments,” says ARTBA Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black, who conducted the analysis. Total domestic transportation construction and...
Jim Jasper Joins Stantec’s Healthcare Practice
Leading global design firm Stantec has hired Jim Jasper as a Senior Project Manager in the healthcare practice. Located in the firm’s Pittsburgh office, he will be responsible for growing the healthcare portfolio in Western Pennsylvania and ensuring effective client collaboration to maintain excellence in project design and delivery. With nearly 30 years of professional experience, Jasper has been involved in projects ranging from campus master plans to comprehensive expansions at hospitals,...
Contech Releases New Design Your Own Hydrodynamic Separator
West Chester, OH – Contech® Engineered Solutions recently launched a new online tool for designing hydrodynamic separators. The Design Your Own Hydrodynamic Separator (DYOHDS®) tool helps to automate the design process for hydrodynamic separators, providing calculations, drawings and specifications that engineers can use in creating project plans. The free tool is available at www.conteches.com/dyohds. The DYOHDS tool allows users to enter site-specific information that is used to ensure the...
T.Y. Lin International Acquires The Municipal Infrastructure Group Ltd. (TMIG) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SAN FRANCISCO - T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces the acquisition of The Municipal Infrastructure Group Ltd. (TMIG). Based in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada, TMIG is a private civil engineering consulting practice dedicated to creating healthy and sustainable communities through innovation and technical excellence. “It is my great pleasure to welcome the talented staff of The Municipal Infrastructure Group...
DigEplan Integrates Electronic Plan Review to Cityworks Platform
DigEplan, a leading integrated electronic plan review solution, and GIS-centric public asset management solution firm, Cityworks have worked to combine platforms, bringing Cityworks customers the powerful functionality of an integrated tool for electronic plan review. Announcing the joint venture at the Cityworks Conference in Salt Lake City, December 4 – 6th, Cityworks PLL (permits, licensing and land) customers will be able to see DigEplan in action. “DigEplan’s integration into Citywork...
Nation's Top Transit Official Highlights $18 Million Infrastructure Investment to Improve Safety, Reliability of Colorado Bus Systems
DENVER – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration FTA Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams today joined officials in Colorado to highlight $18 million in federal grants statewide to improve the safety and reliability of Colorado transit bus systems and enhance mobility for riders. The grants are part of $423 million in transit infrastructure grants nationwide announced last week by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. Six projects in Colorado will receive...
Caltrans preparing for climate change impacts to California’s transportation system
SACRAMENTO — As part of an effort to identify how climate change will have on California's complex transportation system that millions rely on, Caltrans is conducting region-specific climate change vulnerability assessments for each of Caltrans' 12 districts. Today, Caltrans released four new assessments focusing on Central California and Orange County and the risks posed to their assets by wildfires, extreme temperatures, sea-level rise and coastal bluff erosion "Too many Californians have alr...
Microdesk’s BIMrx Core Optimizes Project Collaboration Through Roundtrip Data Management
New York, NY - Global BIM consulting firm Microdesk, a leading provider of business and technology services for the design and construction industry, has released BIMrx Core, an application designed to allow Revit and non-Revit users to harness the power of advanced selections and Microsoft Excel to quantify and manipulate model data quickly and efficiently. BIMrx Core provides an intuitive, native interface to create advanced selections of model geometry and roundtrip that information betwee...
New ASCE Publication Explores Using Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel
Reston, Va. – As industrialization and population increases, the need for energy is also increasing. Petroleum diesel is a major fuel source worldwide that possesses many disadvantages including decreasing fossil fuel reserves and increasing atmospheric pollution. These pollutants have significant negative impacts on the global environment and human health. Thus, it is imperative to develop alternate fuels and renewable sources of energy that are environmentally sustainable, with biodegradabilit...
Renewed Wärtsilä maintenance agreement provides reliability for Madrid’s Barajas airport
The technology group Wärtsilä has for the fourth time renewed its long-term maintenance agreement for the power plant located at Madrid’s Barajas airport. The 5-year agreement renewal provides a tailored and optimised scope that takes into consideration the operational changes that have taken place since the plant’s installation 14 years ago. The agreement is made with Sampol Ingeniería y Obras S.A., a leading Spanish specialist company on engineering and energy services. The signing took place...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
