AASHTO Board Elects Tennessee’s Schroer, President, Utah’s Braceras, VP and Arkansas’ Bennett, Secretary-Treasurer
PHOENIX - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Board of Directors today elected Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer, as the association's president. Carlos Braceras P.E., executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation was elected Vice President and Scott Bennett, P.E., director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, was elected Secretary-Treasurer. Schroer, who was appointed Tennessee DOT Commissioner in Janua...
New Inspector General Position Created
At Governor Walker’s direction, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will create an Office of Inspector General position with a primary role in the Department to review all programs and initiatives for inefficiencies, waste, fraud and abuse. The position will serve as an executive level advisor to the Secretary along with working with the executive leadership in the Department. The primary role of the Inspector General is to review WisDOT policy and practices looking for cost savi...
Vida (Covington) Mannings Joins Stantec asTransit Advisory Sector Leader
Los Angeles, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Vida (Covington) Mannings has joined Stantec as a Transit Advisory Sector Leader for the US West. For the past 25 years, Mannings has worked for public sector transit agencies. She has played an integral role on teams that have built and developed some of the most progressive transit systems in the US, positively impacting millions of people. In her new role at Stantec, Mannings will assist Stantec’s transportation clients throughout North America with tra...
Amy Williams is New Managing Principal of HDR’s Minneapolis Studio
September 2017- Amy Williams, AIA, LEED AP, former managing principal, vice president of HDR’s Los Angeles architecture studio, has assumed the managing principal role in the Minneapolis studio. Originally from Iowa and a graduate of Iowa State University, Williams is a licensed architect in Washington, Nevada, Utah, Minnesota and Michigan. She has led design practices for award-winning global architecture firms for the past eight years, and she has 20 years of experience on projects in th...
Harold Thompson Joins HDR's Dallas Architecture Studio as Managing Principal
Harold Thompson, AIA, LEED AP, is the new managing principal of HDR’s Dallas architecture studio. Responsible for working with the Dallas leadership team to create, execute and deliver great work, Thompson said he is most looking forward to developing relationships with HDR’s clients and his new colleagues. He hopes to foster an environment in which “every employee in the Dallas studio feels respected, invested, rewarded and inspired.” Prior to joining HDR, Thompson was a senior vice presiden...
ARTBA Foundation Announces Latest Group to Earn Transportation Project Safety Certification
(WASHINGTON) - Forty two additional people have earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation announced today. This is on top of the 70 individuals in the first two classes announced earlier this year. The certification is valid for three years. Launched in late 2016, the SCTPP program is aimed at the thousands of transportation project workers, supervisors, foremen,...
IECA Region One Board of Directors Welcomes Back Past Leadership
IECA welcomes back Rafael (Nicky) Araujo, Jonathan Kopeke, CPESC, LEEd-AP and Jerry Sanders, CPESC to the IECA Region One Board of Directors. Thank you to everyone who voted. Please find a bio of each board member below and reasons to why they ran again to serve IECA. Rafael (Nicky) Araujo, born in Panama, Republic of Panama, holds a BSc. in Biology, majoring in Zoology and Ecology from the University of Panama and a Certificate in Geotechnical Engineering from University of Delaware. W...
A. Morton Thomas, Lea & Elliot Executives, ITR Concession Company & Two College Students Honored with ARTBA’s Women Leaders Awards
WASHINGTON - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) honored executives from A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. and Lea & Elliot, Inc., the Indiana Toll Road (ITR) Concession Company, and students from the University of Florida and the University of Colorado with “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. The association made the announcement Sept. 20. Winners were announced in three categories: ...
Michael Baker International Appoints James E. Koch as Regional Director for the Firm’s Mid-Atlantic Region
Pittsburgh (September 21, 2017) – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that James E. Koch, P.E., has joined the firm as the Regional Director for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Mr. Koch will be based in Michael Baker’s Alexandria, Va., office, which will now serve as the firm’s hub for the Mid-Atlantic Region. In his new role, Mr. Koch will expand Michael Baker’s focus on international and federal work while protecting a...
ARTBA Announces 2017-18 Officers During Annual Business Meeting of Members
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2017-2018 officers during an annual business meeting of members on Sept. 19. They include: Chairman: Matt Cummings, executive vice president, AECOM, Philadelphia Senior Vice Chairman: Bob Alger, president & CEO, Lane Industries, Cheshire, Conn. First Vice Chairman: Steve McGough, president and chief financial officer, HCSS, Sugarland, Texas Northeastern Region Vice Chairm...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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