Infrastructure is the backbone of our daily lives and communities. While we don’t always acknowledge it, the condition of our infrastructure has a very real impact on every person and business. We all depend on roads and bridges to get us where we are going,…
Are Your Construction Projects Under Control? Five Steps for Modernizing Cost and Schedule Management
“Incompetency at every level.” Definitely not the type of expression that should be associated with a $9 billion project. But that’s the case with…
Indonesia’s Capital Sinking Due to Lack of Adequate Water Security and Infrastructure
- 40% of Jakarta finds itself below sea level - Residents…
Engineered Solutions: Precast Concrete Highway Slabs Expedite Caltrans Project
Precast concrete highway pavement slabs are increasing in popularity for rapid highway construction. This is, in part, the result of many state departments of transportation recognizing the efficiency of the precast slab method and selecting it for use on…
A+ Infrastructure Begins Below the Surface
During summer 2008, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) funded construction of a seven-mile segment of the northbound lanes of Interstate 25, extending from the Colorado state line to Cheyenne in southeast Wyoming. The soft, aged soils beneath…
Engineered Solutions: New Tool Enables Asset Protection and Reduced Cost Through Corrosion Management
Corrosion is a naturally occurring phenomenon commonly defined as the deterioration of a substance (usually a metal) or its properties because of a reaction with the environment. Like other natural hazards such as earthquakes or severe weather disturbances,…
EU Doubling Renewables by 2030 Positive for Economy, Key to Emission Reductions
Brussels, Belgium — The European Union (EU) can increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix to 34 per cent by 2030 – double the share in 2016 – with a net positive economic impact, finds a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency…
Congress Adopts Two-Year Budget Deal, Also Passes Six-Week Stopgap Spending Bill
Congress approved both a two-year budget deal Feb. 9 that sets higher spending levels, and a six-week stopgap funding bill that keeps funding for most programs at 2017 levels through March 23 to give lawmakers time to pass a detailed appropriations measure…
Trimble Announces New MX9 Mobile Mapping System for Surveying, Engineering and Geospatial Professionals
SUNNYVALE, Calif —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the release of the Trimble® MX9 mobile mapping solution. The Trimble MX9 combines a vehicle-mounted mobile lidar system, multi-camera imaging and field software for efficient, precise and high-volume…
HNTB Compiles America THINKS 2017 Public Opinion Survey Results Examining Americans’ Views on Transportation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – HNTB Corporation released a new compilation of America THINKS 2017 survey results highlighting Americans’ views on U.S. transportation infrastructure issues. It consists of four national surveys and one regional survey which asked…
