The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides more than $42 billion to states to support broadband deployment to those without access to fast, reliable internet. The recent pandemic confirmed a digital divide separates those who can effectively…
Sustainability and the Steel City: Modernization at Pittsburgh International Airport
A rendering of the view future travelers will see when they approach the new terminal. (Gensler + HDR in association with luis vidal + architects) Flying…
Executive Interview Series: Keith Bentley CTO, Bentley Systems
In November 2022, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson went to Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards…
More Than a Political Metaphor: Megaproject on Virginia’s I-66 Reduces D.C. Gridlock
At any time during the construction seasons of 2021 and 2022, commuters might be traveling through 22.5 miles of continuous construction In the Washington, D.C., metro area, “gridlock” is more than a political metaphor, it’s a daily fact of life for…
The Dirt on ESCS Lightweight Aggregate for Stormwater Management
A photo illustrates stormwater-management construction in progress, including the lightweight aggregate subbase, perforated pipe (bedded in lightweight aggregate), and placement of the geogrid capped with the vegetative filter media. (Expanded Shale, Clay…
Dueling Dinosaurs: Floor Reinforcement Needed for Monumental Exhibit
Buried side by side during the Late Cretaceous period on a subtropical coastal plain in what’s now Montana, the Dueling Dinosaurs are among the most complete skeletons ever discovered of two iconic dinosaurs. Montana’s Hell Creek Formation, a barren, rocky…
New Water Resource Recovery Facility for ‘Beer City USA‘
A Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) conditioning system recovers and conditions methane to pipeline-quality natural gas used by the city of Grand Rapids’ public transportation system and the city’s natural-gas-powered vehicles. With more than 40 breweries, the…
Panel Highlights: Infrastructure in the Spotlight
On Nov. 7, 2022, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson moderated a panel, “Spotlight Live: Delivering on America’s Infrastructure Promise,” featured at the annual Trimble Dimensions conference in Las Vegas. The…
On the Front Lines of Standardizing Digital Delivery for Bridge Design
An illustration shows how a specific bridge entity (in this case a steel girder) is categorized and which properties are identified by following the information delivery manual. In June 2022, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation…
Drones Becoming Integral for Infrastructure Projects
Trevor Byrd, LSIT, Anderson Engineering survey party chief, uses a drone to inspect a bridge over the Spring River in Carthage, Mo. (American Public Works Association) Ed Bartels, P.E., L.S., assistant county engineer for Johnson County, Iowa, calls himself…
