Washington, DC – To assist low-income households in the U.S. with rising water and wastewater rates, seven leading water associations issued a guide that assesses the feasibility of rate-funded customer assistance programs (CAPs) in each state. Water and…
RIDOT Makes In-State Train Rides Free Rest of Year to Get Travelers Off Busy Highway
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is trying to increase traveler awareness of a transit option, and get more travelers off a busy highway, by…
RJN Leadership Transition Names Daniel Jackson, P.E. as Principal-In-Charge of Texas and Arkansas Engineering Operations
WHEATON, Ill. - RJN Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Daniel Jackson, P.E. to the position of Principal-in-Charge of regional Dallas,…
Retail Price of Regular Gasoline Forecast to Average $2.38 Per Gallon this Summer
In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that the U.S. retail price for regular gasoline will average $2.38 per gallon (gal) this summer (April through September). If realized, it would be the second-lowest summer average gasoline price…
HNTB’s Tony Shkurti Named President of Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
CHICAGO –Tony Shkurti, Ph.D., PE, HNTB Fellow and Great Lakes Division bridge practice leader, has been named president of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois. He began a one-year term on July 1, 2017. As president, Dr. Shkurti helps lead the…
SEAOI Installs New Officers for 2017-2018
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) has installed a new Executive Committee and elected three new Directors. All terms began on July 1, 2017 and the 2017-2018 Board of Directors is as follows: President – Tony Shkurti,…
Video: Oroville Dam Spillway Repair
Aerial drone footage from the state Department of Water Resources reveals progress on the Oroville Dam. Shot July 11, the video shows concrete being pumped between the stay-in-place forms. It is part of a new foundation and drainage system for the Lake Oroville…
New Metrolink Deal Sealed
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), MPact Thales (MPT) and WSP have signed on the dotted line as work continues on Metrolink’s latest expansion. The award-winning collaboration will see MPT - a consortium of Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and Thales design…
Black & Veatch-Designed Microgrid to Power Innovation at Shell Technology Center in Houston
Black & Veatch, a leader in the design and deployment of clean energy-producing microgrids, has been selected by Shell International Exploration & Production Company, Inc. to perform engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) on a new microgrid…
Leo A. Fernandez, P.E. Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Vice President in Weidlinger Transportation Practice
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Leo A. Fernandez, P.E., has joined the firm’s Wall Street, New York office as a vice president in the Weidlinger Transportation practice. He has more than 20 years of experience in the…
