Bangalore International Airport Limited Appoints Plaza Premium Group to Reinvent Passenger Services
Enhancing 22 services from customer experience to technology innovation HONG KONG SAR - 7 September 2021 - Plaza Premium Group (PPG), the global award-winning airport hospitality services provider, has been appointed by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) to manage Passenger Services at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB/BLR Airport). This is in line with BIAL's vision to provide delightful travel experiences at BLR Airport. Create "One Team, One Airport, One...
Arup/WSP Joint Venture to provide planning and engineering services for BART Link21 Program
Multi-project initiative will transform Northern California’s 21-county passenger rail network into a better-connected system that is fast, safe, efficient, equitable and reliable. SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has selected Arup/WSP Joint Venture (JV) to provide planning and engineering services for its Link21 program. A multi-project initiative led by BART and the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), Link21 aims to transform the passenger rail network in...
‘Driving’ innovation to help eliminate plastic waste
University of Missouri engineers are working with Dow and the Missouri Department of Transportation to test the use of plastic waste in road pavement mixtures. Each year in the United States, millions of tons of plastic waste are discarded and not recycled, leading to serious environmental problems. In an effort to help keep this waste from ending up in the environment, engineers at the University of Missouri are partnering with Dow and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to tes...
FAA Invests $766M to Build Safer, More Sustainable Airports
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded more than $766 million in grants to build safer, more sustainable and more accessible airports across the United States. The funding from the fifth round of FY 2021 Airport Improvement Program grants will pay for projects at 279 airports in 44 states plus Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. View an interactive map with all the awards. “These grants will improve safety, sustainability...
Skanska builds new road grade separation in City of Industry, California, USA, for USD 96M, about SEK 845M
Skanska has signed a contract with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to serve as the contractor for the Fullerton Road Grade Separation Project in City of Industry, Southern California, USA. The contract is worth USD 96M, about SEK 845M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2021. The project will lower Fullerton Road under the existing Union Pacific railroad tracks in City of Industry, between Rowland Street and State Route 60. Additionally, a s...
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U.S. Airlines June 2021 Passengers Increased 304% from June 2020 but Still Declined 21% from Pre-Pandemic June 2019 (Preliminary)
U.S. airlines carried 304% more scheduled service passengers in June 2021 than in June 2020 (preliminary), according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 21 airlines that carry more than 90% of passengers. The 21 airlines carried 66.4 million passengers in June 2021 (preliminary), compared to 16.4 million passengers in June 2020 and the low of 3.0 million in April 2020, which was the lowest monthly total in BTS records dating back to 1974. Before the COVID-19 p...
Video: Rat Creek Slide Repair
Governor Gavin Newsom joined Director Omishakin and the District 5 team on April 23, 2021, when the department announced the reopening of Highway 1 near the heart of Big Sur in Monterey County. In this Caltrans News Flash, our engineers discuss their expeditious work to fix the washed-out section of highway in only 86 days, their contribution to public safety, and their cooperative work with local businesses and residents to reopen this legendary highway to the traveling public in such a short,...
Bowen Local Company Hillery Group delivering $15M of critical rail infrastructure
Bowen Rail Company today announced another Carmichael mine and rail Project contract, which has gone to local Bowen company Hillery Group to construct a new rail yard that will create more than 100 jobs during construction for regional Queensland. The $15M rail yard will be an important part of the business’ long term operating plan but is not required for the company to commence rail operations later this year. Bowen Rail Company CEO, Trista Brohier, said partnering with Hillery was another e...
Largest autonomous, electric vehicle fleet deployment in the US to provide playbook for future rollouts
Stantec GenerationAV™ will synthesize learnings from Colorado to accelerate global AV deployments Denver, CO - TSX, NYSE:STN Leading global design firm Stantec’s autonomous vehicle team, GenerationAV™, has been selected to create a playbook from the deployment process of the largest electric autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet in the US. Launched in Golden yesterday by the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance, the AvCo Program is designed to improve public transportation using low-speed, connect...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
