View Smart Windows Improve Energy Efficiency and Passenger Experience at Missoula Montana Airport
MISSOULA, Mont. and MILPITAS, Calif. — View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW), the leader in smart building technologies, continues its expansion in the aviation sector, announcing that its Smart Windows have been installed at Missoula Montana Airport’s (MSO) new South Concourse Terminal expansion project. Scheduled to open in early June, the new terminal includes five new gates to accommodate record growth in passengers visiting the region’s seven wilderness areas and blue-ribbon trout fishing rivers. V...
Smart Traffic Management Systems to Save 205 Million Metric Tons of CO2 by 2027; Driven by Congestion Reduction
Basingstoke, UK – 16th May 2022: A new study from Juniper Research has predicted that global savings in CO2 emissions from smart traffic management systems will be 205 MMT (Million Metric Tons) by 2027; a growth of 41%, up from just 145.7 MMT in 2022. This significant saving will be equal to almost twice the CO2 emissions arising from UK domestic transport in 2019. Reducing congestion through optimised traffic control will be the main influencing factor. Smart traffic management uses digital tec...
AASHTO Issues 40th Annual Public Transportation Report
The COVID-19 pandemic inflicted an unprecedented crisis upon the public transportation industry – and a new report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials provides a snapshot of the transit issues caused by the pandemic. [Above photo by Delaware Transit Co.] The 265-page report is the 40th annual overview of the public transportation sector published by AASHTO. Based on fiscal year 2020 data, AASHTO constructs this report from survey responses received fro...
Gerald Desmond Bridge Officially Retired
With the Gerald Desmond Bridge in the background, Gerald Desmond Jr., Desmond family members Eileen Bryson and Margaret Bomberg, and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, from left, mark the official retirement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge at a ceremony in the Port of Long Beach on Saturday Span served Port, City and region for more than 50 years The Gerald Desmond Bridge, a critical transportation corridor that served the Port of Long Beach for more than 50 years, was officially retired in a spe...
Fluor Joint Venture Completes Los Angeles International Airport’s Automated People Mover Train Guideway Structure
Construction of the LAX Automated People Mover guideway over Sepulveda Boulevard by the Fluor team.(Photo: Brandon Tseng with Los Angeles World Airports) Construction of 2.25-mile elevated concrete structure began in 2019 IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture team, LINXS Constructors – comprised of Fluor, Balfour Beatty, Dragados USA and Flatiron – has completed construction of Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Automated People Mo...
Skanska builds new highway outside Oslo, Norway, for NOK 2.9 billion, about SEK 3.1 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration on the construction of a new highway outside Oslo, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 2.9 billion, about SEK 3.1 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter 2022. The project includes construction of 2.0 kilometers of six lane highway between Ramstadsletta and Strand, including 1.3 kilometer of the new Høviktunnel outside Oslo as well as changes in the local surrounding road sys...
Stantec to Lead Comprehensive Transit Services Study for Beach Cities Transit
Study to meet current and future needs of growing South Bay area and inform transition to zero-emission bus fleet Redondo Beach, CA - The City of Redondo Beach has selected Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and design firm—to lead a comprehensive transit services study to provide Beach Cities Transit (BCT) with an effective and efficient model that satisfies both the short- and long-term transit needs of Los Angeles’ growing South Bay community. Current BCT operations inclu...
Yunex Traffic Releases the First Connected Vehicle Roadside Unit Proven to Talk to Automakers’ 2023 Models - The RSU2X
Yunex Traffic today announced the release of its RSU2X, the only CAV roadside unit (RSU) available in the U.S. tested to communicate with automakers’ 2023 model vehicle On Board Units (OBUs). The RSU2X uses either DSRC or C-V2X signals to transmit speed limits, red light notices and wrong-way warnings, and captures the car’s speed, direction, and location for use by connected safety systems. The powerful edge-computing unit can handle high traffic volumes, capable of handling 4,000...
New ASCE Publication Explores Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Transportation Systems
Reston, Va. – Disruptive technology changes the way things are done, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is doing just that, occurring exponentially, and affecting almost every industry, including transportation. Emerging technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), fifth-generation (5G) wireless technologies, artificial intelligence, robotics, and connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) offer great potential to mitigate existing transportation issues and will as such affect many aspect...
Port Boosts Rail Capacity with New Project
From left, Long Beach 7th District City Council Member Roberto Uranga, Harbor Commissioner Bonnie Lowenthal, Pacific Harbor Line President Otis Cliatt II, Harbor Commission Vice President Sharon L. Weissman, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council Communications Director Anne-Marie Otey, Port Executive Director Mario Cordero, Deputy Executive Director Dr. Noel Hacegaba, and Deputy Executive Director Rick Cameron. (Image) The Po...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
