Illinois Tollway Renews Consulting Engineer Contract with WSP USA
Serving as general engineering consultant since 2017, WSP will continue to lead digital design delivery for Illinois Tollway over the next five years. CHICAGO — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, will continue as the general engineering consultant for Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (Illinois Tollway) through 2026. WSP signed a new five-year contract to serve as the Illinois Tollway’s required consulting engineer, supporting the Move Illinois:...
French Railway Authority Selects Trimble Collaboration Software
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that SNCF Réseau, the French railway authority, has selected an integrated solution of Trimble® Quadri and Trimble Connect® software to serve as the central system within its Enterprise Common Data Environment (CDE) for Building Information Modeling (BIM) models for the next three years. The integration of the Quadri BIM collaboration software and Trimble Connect collaboration software will enable planners, designers, construction teams a...
Video: Woolpert, Carillon Park Discuss Collaboration, History
Carillon Historical Park is already the region’s premier history and holiday destination. By this time next year, the 65-acre Dayton History campus will also be known for its journey. The Carillon Park Railroad, designed by Woolpert, is scheduled to open at the end of 2022. The 145-foot, approximately four-fifths-scale train will carry 120 passengers on a 3-foot-gauge, mile-long track. The train will provide a narrated tour and will run three times per hour, year-round, through the open-air m...
New Law Requires MTA "To Consider Bicycle And Pedestrian Access" At Bridges And Stations
MTA Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi and Long Island Rail Road President Phil Eng are joined by Bike New York President Ken Podziba and Alzheimer’s Association Vice President of Development Joanne Luciano in Grand Central Terminal, in August 2021, when the MTA announced it was dropping its bike permit fee. (MARC A. HERMANN / MTA) A new law will require the MTA to incorporate thinking about bicycle and pedestrian access at its bridges and stations and in its capital plans. "P...
How Vividly Realistic Images Build Community Trust in Signature Bridge Design
HDR’s latest installation in its Experts Talk series features transportation project designer Jimmy Vincent sharing his unique artistic approach to depict projects as they will truly look and feel once built in their environment. Community-driven bridge design pays attention to how bridges will complement their environment and how people will think and feel about them. Emotive, realistic visualizations further that approach by vividly demonstrating designs and promoting honesty in decision-ma...
Mile-Long Carillon Park Railroad, Designed by Woolpert, on Track for 2022 Holiday Season
This Conspan bridge will carry the Carillon Park Railroad past Brethen Tower when it debuts next year. For more about the train and the park, watch this short video. Photo courtesy of Woolpert The history-themed, 120-passenger train will provide tours of the 65-acre Dayton History campus. DAYTON, Ohio — Carillon Historical Park is already the region’s premier history and holiday destination. By this time next year, the 65-acre Dayton History campus will also be known for its jour...
View Smart Windows Enhance Views and Comfort at Bozeman Airport Concourse Expansion
Bozeman, MT — View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW) (“View”), the leader in smart building technologies, continues its expansion in the aviation sector, announcing its latest Smart Windows installation at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN). BZN joins the growing list of airports across the country with View Smart Windows, including Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport (DFW), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), New York LaGuardia Airport (L...
DOE and DOT Launch Joint Effort to Build Out Nationwide Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Two Cabinet Secretaries to Establish Joint Office to Support National Network of 500,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today signed a memorandum of understanding to create a Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to support the deployment of $7.5 billion from the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build out a national electric vehicle charging network tha...
Video: Winter Driving in the Wild
Ah, winter driving in Colorado. A tale of resilience. Of preparation. And unfortunate bouts of epic fails. Welcome to Winter Driving in the Wild. Stay Winter Wise with us this season, Coloradans. Credit: Colorado Department of Transportation
Ride Sharing Spend by Consumers to Exceed $930 Billion Globally by 2026; Driven by Strong COVID-19 Recovery & Reduced Private Vehicle Usage
Basingstoke, UK : A new study by Juniper Research has found ride sharing spending by consumers globally will exceed $937 billion by 2026, comparable to 50 times the combined annual revenue of Transport for London, New York City’s MTA, and Beijing Metro in 2021. This spend represents an increase from $147 billion in 2021 and total growth of 537% over the next 5 years. The concept of ride sharing involves users accessing single-occupancy and shared carpool-style services provided by private dri...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
