HNTB Names Mark Becherer Chicago Office Leader
CHICAGO – Mark Becherer, PE, has been named Chicago office leader for HNTB Corporation. An HNTB vice president, Becherer oversees more than 100 infrastructure professionals throughout Chicago, providing leadership in strategic planning, developing strong client relationships and supporting major project pursuits and delivery. Becherer brings 34 years of experience managing and working with project teams to deliver a variety of transportation projects, including feasibility studies, environmen...
HNTB’s Tim Faerber Named to ACE Mentor Advisory Council
CHICAGO – Tim Faerber, PE, HNTB senior vice president, was named to the Advisory Council of the Architecture Construction Engineering Mentor Program of America, a national organization dedicated to mentoring high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in the design and construction industry. “It is an honor to be named to the Advisory Council and serve alongside so many prestigious colleagues from across the country,” said Faerber. “Promoting interest in the fields of archite...
USDOT Announces Winners of 2017 Road Safety Student Art Contest
The USDOT is delighted to announce the 2017 Road Safety Student Art Contest winners. Top honors go to 2nd grader Avni Choudepally of Morrisville, North Carolina, and 4th grader Lynn Sun of Livingston, New Jersey. The contest was open to all students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Previously known as the Be Ready, Be Buckled Safety Belt Art Contest, this year’s contest expanded from emphasizing the importance of seat belt use to educating passenger vehicle drivers, bicyclists, and pedes...
Zeyad Alkaisi Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager
NEW YORK – Zeyad Alkaisi, CCM, joined HNTB Corporation as a rail transit senior project manager and associate vice president. Based in the firm’s Empire State Building offices in New York City, he is a member of HNTB’s program management and construction management practice, leading project teams working with key transit clients in the New York and New Jersey region. “Zeyad’s diverse combination of leadership and project experience for complex rail transit projects further strengthens HN...
Atlas Copco Announces Three New Members of the Board of Directors of Epiroc AB
Stockholm, Sweden: The Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB today announces appointments of three additional members of the Board of Directors of Epiroc AB – the company planned to be listed in 2018. The Board of Epiroc will have eight members including the President and CEO of Epiroc. Atlas Copco has earlier announced five Board members; Ronnie Leten, Chair, Johan Forssell, Anders Ullberg, Ulla Litzén and Lennart Evrell. Today three new members are announced, Jeane Hull, Astrid Skarheim Ons...
Phil Murphy to Appoint Former N.J. Turnpike Boss to Cabinet
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy will announce Wednesday he's nominating former New Jersey Turnpike Authority executive director Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, NJ Advance Media has learned. Murphy is expected to announce the appointment during an 11 a.m. news conference at the Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Train Station, according to two sources with knowledge of the decision. The sources asked for anonymity because they were not authoriz...
Vectorworks Customers Win Several Categories in Two Prestigious Award Competitions
Columbia, MD —Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. congratulates Lindauer Schreinerei & Küchen AG, Adrian Streich Architekten AG, Fontana Landschaftsarchitektur and Maurus Schifferli for winning several accolades in two major Swiss award competitions. “I am deeply impressed by many of the projects our users are planning with Vectorworks,” said Andreas Kling, CEO of ComputerWorks AG. “I am particularly pleased when so many of these architecture and landscape projects are...
Stantec Welcomes Tracie Ferguson to its Acoustics Practice
San Francisco, CA: Tracie Ferguson has joined Stantec as a Senior Acoustical Consultant with 20 years of experience in acoustics. She is responsible for providing acoustic analysis and designs for many different project types, including sound isolation, room acoustics, MEP noise and vibration control, and environmental noise considerations. She will also work to win new acoustics work and help grow the acoustics practice in California and beyond. She is based in the San Francisco office. “Tra...
ARTBA Foundation Announces 2017 Transportation Development Hall of Fame Honorees
(WASHINGTON) - A Massachusetts transportation contractor, a Virginia-based engineer, and the long-time chief of the federal Bureau of Public Roads are the 2017 inductees for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Transportation Development Hall of Fame.” Launched in 2010, the “Hall of Fame” honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. transportation development during their careers...
Five Top Transportation Planners Join Stantec’s Urban Places Team
BOSTON, MA: A team of experts in urban mobility strategies has joined Stantec’s Urban Places team. The five-person group previously led mobility planning work at Nelson\Nygaard, a premier transportation and transit consulting firm. Together, they have planned and implemented best practices in transportation, transit, and multimodal solutions across North America. Their expertise includes field-leading urban mobility plans, parking strategies, demand-management programs, multimodal corrid...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
