Tennessee Department of Transportation Turns to PlanGrid to Boost Productivity on Infrastructure Construction Across the State
PlanGrid’s construction productivity software is now mandated on all TDOT projects, empowering stakeholders to collaborate efficiently on civil infrastructure projects San Francisco, CA — PlanGrid, recently acquired by Autodesk and a leader in construction productivity software, today announced the Tennessee Department of Transportation is now using PlanGrid for state infrastructure projects beginning with the March 2019 letting. TDOT is requiring PlanGrid’s software to be used by all prime c...
The LiRo Group Completes Installation of New York City’s First Antimcrobial Cooling Tower at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx
New $11.5 Million Antimicrobial Cooling Tower Protects the Health of the Community Frequently Exposed to Legionnaires’ Disease and Saves Energy The new system reduces energy consumption by 40 percent and features antimicrobial design and properties that greatly reduce the chances of bacterial growth in the city that has experienced Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks almost every year in the last decade Bronx, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals, The LiRo Group, and the New York Power Authority (...
Oklahoma City Selects Woolpert for Asset Management, Sewer Condition Assessment
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 13, 2019) — The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust (OCWUT) has signed Woolpert to an eight-year, multimillion-dollar contract to provide asset management and sewer condition assessment services throughout the city. The information will be used to establish an asset management program based on the likelihood of failure and consequence of failure for assets throughout the system, and to form the basis for OCWUT’s annual Capital Improvement Prioritization Report and Operations...
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany to Expand US Biopharmaceutical R&D Facility to Advance Innovative Clinical Pipeline
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany investing $70 million in U.S. Research & Development Hub Expansion of R&D footprint to accelerate science and innovation in Oncology, Immuno-oncology and Immunology globally BILLERICA, Mass.- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates its biopharmaceutical business as EMD Serono in the U.S. and Canada, today announced a $70 million investment to expand its state of the art research and development (R&D) facility in Billerica, Massachusetts. The new b...
DXA Studio to Design Community Development in Northern Zambia
New York – DXA Studio, a New York based architecture and design firm known for a diverse range of projects primarily in Manhattan and Brooklyn, has announced that the firm has begun designing orphanage community development on a 17-acre site in Zambia. The project specifically targets children who are highly vulnerable and orphaned. The site will host a variety of programs including a chapel, school, health clinic, orphanage homes, a sports field and administration buildings. The NyameNsa Villa...
Denver Zoo Breaks Ground on New Animal Hospital
Denver, CO - Denver Zoo, Colorado’s most visited cultural attraction, held it’s official groundbreaking on February 7 for its new animal hospital. This is the first major step in the Zoo’s Phase I Master Plan to guide future development. The existing hospital was originally built 51 years ago, and the redesign will modernize its aging infrastructure and improve operating efficiencies. Led by Stantec, a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm, the 22,000-square-foot facility will...
Naples Bay Restoration and Water Quality Improvements at the Cove Project Earns Envision Silver for Sustainable Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Naples Bay Restoration and Water Quality Improvements at the Cove Project in Florida has received the Envision® Silver award for sustainable infrastructure, designated by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). To reach Silver status, a project must demonstrate that it delivers a heightened range of environmental, social, and economic benefits to the host and affected communities. “Our team is proud to support the City of Naples in its mission of environmen...
WSDOT Opens HNTB-designed SR 99 Tunnel in Downtown Seattle
BELLEVUE, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Transportation officially opened the SR 99 tunnel in Seattle — designed by HNTB Corporation — with a series of special events last week. The project is part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement program, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States. The SR 99 design-build project was led by Seattle Tunnel Partners, a joint venture between Dragados USA and Tutor Perini. Serving as lead designer and engineer of recor...
E.ON Breaks Ground on Major Solar Project in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - E.ON today announced it has started construction on its West of the Pecos solar project, located in Reeves County, Texas, approximately 75 miles southwest of Midland-Odessa. The 100 megawatt (MWac) project is expected to come online in December 2019 and consists of more than 350,000 photovoltaic panels built over a 670-acre area. E.ON expects approximately 300 jobs will be created during the construction of the project. "Breaking ground on a project of this size is a very i...
HNTB-Designed Laguna Niguel-San Juan Capistrano Passing Siding Project Reaches Another Milestone
SANTA ANA, Calif. – In another milestone for the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Laguna Niguel-San Juan Capistrano Passing Siding project, HNTB Corporation completed the final design and engineering phase, moving the project one step closer to construction with the board-approved notice to proceed. The project adds 1.8 miles of new passing siding railroad track between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Station and Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano. The passing siding track...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
