Jeff Brickner Joins Stantec as Senior Principal in its Las Vegas Office
Jeff Brickner, PE, has joined Stantec’s Las Vegas office as a senior principal and Area Manager for U.S. West Transportation. With more than 34 years of experience in the infrastructure industry, Brickner will lead transportation-related activities in the Northwest and Southwest regions. Bricker’s primary initial focus is on expanding Stantec’s transportation practice in the Northwest and Southwest. He will be focused on the transit, aviation, highway, and ports/harbors market sectors an...
Michael Baker International to Provide Construction Services for Freedom Road Upgrade Project
In cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, is playing a critical role in the improvement of Freedom Road, a major roadway that connects Cranberry Township and the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Interstate 79 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike to State Route 65 (SR 65) and also Beaver County. PennDOT recently awarded the company a $4.9 million contract to provide constructi...
Local Motors, Stantec Launch Strategic Alliance to Deliver, Test Self-Driving Shuttles and Needed Infrastructure
Global design firm Stantec and Local Motors, a US-based technology company that designs, builds and sells vehicles, have entered into a strategic alliance to accelerate the worldwide implementation of connected automated vehicles. The two companies will combine resources and provide a full suite of services in the delivery of the Local Motors Olli, a self-driving, cognitive shuttle. It will be targeted for use by transit agencies, cities, states, universities, hospitals and the private sector...
U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Announces $75 Million for Bus Rapid Transit Project in San Francisco
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of $75 million in federal grant funds for construction of the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project, which will significantly improve transit service in one of the busiest bus corridors in San Francisco. “The Obama Administration is proud to partner with San Francisco to help bring more modern, reliable transit service to residents in this busy area,” said U.S. Transportation...
U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Announces $39 Million for Bus Rapid Transit Project in Reno, Nevada
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of approximately $39 million in federal grant funds for construction of the 4th Street/Prater Way Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project between Reno and Sparks, Nevada. The new BRT line will significantly improve transit service and connections for residents traveling between each of the cities’ downtown areas to regional employment and education opportunities. “The Obama Admini...
FRA Unveils Recommendations for Faster Rail Travel in the Northeast Corridor
More trains. Faster travel. Smoother rides. After four years of gathering ideas from elected and state officials, as well as the public, the Federal Railroad Administration this month released its recommendation for faster, more modern train travel along the busy Northeast Corridor. “In order to keep moving forward, we need a new vision for the Northeast Corridor — a corridor that can move an ever-increasing population safer, faster and more reliably than before,” said FRA Administrator Sa...
USDOT Secretary Foxx Releases Final Report on the Every Place Counts Design Challenge
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the release of the USDOT Ladders of Opportunity Every Place Counts Design Challenge report summarizing the experience and lessons learned from the four selected cities – Spokane, WA; Nashville, TN; Philadelphia, PA; and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – that participated in the Every Place Counts Design Challenge. USDOT convened residents, state and local transportation officials, city staff, and urban design professionals for a dynamic...
USDOT's ITS Joint Program Office Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Today, the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) celebrates its 25th anniversary. On December 18, 1991, the ITS JPO was founded as part of the federal aid transportation program reauthorization. Its founding was a significant public commitment to ITS technology. The founding of a federal ITS program was a crucial step that laid the foundation for the innovative research, development, deployment, and public-private partnerships that have continued to this day. S...
AISC Supports ARTBA’s Grassroots Effort to Impact Infrastructure Activity
(Chicago, IL) - AISC is supporting ARTBA’s (American Road & Transportation Builders Association) grassroots effort to impact infrastructure activity. As such, we encourage everyone to visit ARTBA’s Grassroots Action Center, which will automatically send an email message, a tweet and Facebook post, to your representative and two senators. The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate won’t reconvene until early January and when they do, there’s a lot of work to get done. AISC encourages eve...
America's First Solar Highway Debuting Next Week
Next week, the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway (The Ray), an 18-mile section of I-85 in West Georgia that is a model for the highway of the future, will unveil two state-of-the-art technologies that are firsts in the U.S.: Wattway drive-over solar panels that turn ordinary highways into power producers, and the WheelRight drive-over tire safety system that provides tire pressure and tread depth information to drivers to dramatically improve fuel economy and highway safety. The Ray’s 50-squar...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
