New Website Shares ADOT Continuous Improvement Success Stories
PHOENIX – Wait times have been reduced dramatically at Motor Vehicle Division offices across Arizona thanks to improvements as complex as opening many offices an hour earlier and as simple as having a customer service representative make sure those in line have everything they need to complete their transactions. A first-of-its-kind training program for truck drivers in Mexico has improved the flow of commerce at international ports of entry where Arizona Department of Transportation officers...
Trimble RealWorks Announces Performance and UI Enhancements
Trimble RealWorks has announced a new version of its all-in-one point-cloud software platform. The new version of Trimble RealWorks — featuring performance and user interface (UI) improvements — will be available for download June 19. Changes include the following: Batch processing workflows are now available to automate data processing for large datasets saving users time on projects. New visualization and productivity tools include enhanced shading, improved registration automation...
DEWALT Announces Procore Single Sign On Integration
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DEWALT and Procore, a leading provider of cloud-based applications for construction, announce their partnership to develop a Single Sign On (SSO) integration that allows authorized users to securely access the DEWALT WiFi app via their Procore login credentials. First announced at ENR FutureTech 2017, the DEWALT Jobsite WiFi system continues to expand to bring increased connectivity to the jobsite. “Solid bandwidth is critically needed onsite, but field managers rarely hav...
FotoIN Mobile Now Fully Eliminates Manual Naming of Restoration and Claims Photos
ATLANTA - FotoIN Mobile Corporation (FotoIN), today announced that its patented photo documentation solution can now automatically name photos in the field per Xactimate naming specification (or any other file naming convention). Completely removing all manual steps and any typing of photo names or descriptions in the field, users save more than 75 percent of the time. Automatically named photos are also automatically synced and filed to customers’ existing storage repositories, cloud or in-h...
CDOT Offers Travelers New Tool to Avoid Delays by Searching for Road Work on their Routes
DENVER—If you're traveling on an interstate or a highway in Colorado, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) just made it a lot easier to find road closures on your route. On April 24, CDOT launched a new tool—The Construction/Maintenance Report—on COtrip.org, the department's official online travel-reporting system. By visiting cotrip.org/constructionReport.htm, visitors can search for major traffic impacts, including current and upcoming closures and restrictions. To generate cons...
A First in Pavement Striping Assessment in USA
Striping Service and Supply, Inc. (SSS) is the first USA striping contractor certified by TxDOT to operate the RetroTek-MU road striping Retroreflectometer. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) stringent certification program provides a quantitative basis for evaluating the ability of a contractor to operate their retroreflectometer equipment to accurately measure the retroreflectivity (RL) of long-line pavement markings. The program was developed and administered by TTI through an...
The LiRo Group Hires John B. McCaffrey as Chief Information Officer
Syosset, NY – The LiRo Group (LiRo), a national, multidisciplinary project and construction management, engineering, architecture, and technology firm, has hired John B. McCaffrey as Chief Information Officer. With 2017 revenues exceeding $400 million, ENR Engineering News-Record magazine currently ranks LiRo as the 15th-largest construction management firm in the United States. McCaffrey will spearhead the coordination, product development, and marketing, and of LiRo’s comprehensive sui...
NCTech Unveils iSTAR Pulsar
Edinburgh, UK – NCTech, a developer of reality imaging systems, today announced the availability of iSTAR Pulsar , the company’s professional edge-to-cloud big data system, optimized for capture on the move. iSTAR Pulsar is designed to capture 360-degree data while mounted on a vehicle, drone or on foot. The system is designed for ease of use and does not require any photography experience or even a computer to operate. The iSTAR Pulsar app provides the ability to plan routes, as well as...
Connecticut Department of Transportation Launches Enhanced Hartfordline.com Website for June 16 New Rail Service
HARTFORD, CT –Today, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) launched a full buildout of www.hartfordline.com, its website for upcoming CTrail Hartford Line passenger rail service. The fully loaded website provides future Hartford Line riders with information for service launch on June 16, 2018. “Our enhanced Hartford Line website offers quick and easy navigation to trip planning, station information, schedules and fares. It also offers wide-ranging information about easy-to-reac...
PGW Uses Open Data to Develop Interactive Infrastructure Upgrade Map
(Philadelphia, Pa.) Today, PGW is launching its new, mobile-friendly Pipeline Improvement map. Available simply by texting the word WORK to the phone number 75308 the interactive mapping tool harnesses open city data to share up-to-date, street-level information on planned infrastructure projects, block by block. Residents and businesses can search by address or ZIP code to locate infrastructure upgrade projects that are ongoing, or which are scheduled within the next three months. In addition t...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
