House GOP Names Sam Graves as Ranking Member of Transportation Committee
The top authorizer of policy related to highways and transit systems in the U.S. House of Representatives was tapped to serve as the leading Republican on the chamber’s transportation panel when a new Congress convenes in January. Missouri Republican Rep. Sam Graves will lead the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee alongside incoming Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the Republican caucus announced Nov. 30. DeFazio told reporters this month his expectation for the committee over the...
Blackline Safety to Deliver $1.4M in Connected Gas Detection to a Major U.S. Utility Company
CALGARY - A major utility company in the United States purchased $1.4M of Blackline Safety Corp. (TSXV: BLN) connected safety products with services to be delivered over three-years. Under this order, Blackline will deploy its combination gas detection and safety monitoring system for remote locations, comprised of G7x employee-worn monitors and vehicle-mounted G7 Bridge portable satellite base stations. "Blackline operates at the forefront of the connected safety industry, helping businesses...
Alaska Hit by Major Earthquake; ALASKA DOT&PF Assessing Infrastructure Damage
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Alaska on Nov. 30, centered about 7 miles north of Anchorage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. [Above photo via Twitter.] The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities immediately deployed crews to inspect roads and bridges following the quake, while also placing its Alaska Marine Highway System on alert due to Tsunami warnings issued by the National Weather Service; warnings which were subsequently cancelled by the NWS. Outgoing G...
Henry “Hank” DiPietro Joins GeoCue
Huntsville, AL – GeoCue Group Inc. is extremely pleased to announce that Mr. Henry “Hank” DiPietro has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. Hank, a Civil Engineer by training, brings deep experience in engineering, GIS, transportation and public safety to the company. “Hank and I go way back to the mid-1990’s” said Lewis Graham, President and CTO of GeoCue. “We worked together at Intergraph, bringing innovative civil engineering, photogrammetry and GIS products to...
Highview Power Wins Regen Green Energy Award
LONDON – Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, announced today that its Pilsworth plant featuring its proprietary liquid air energy storage (LAES) technology won the Regen Green Energy Award in the Clean Energy Innovation category. “We are thrilled to have won a Regen Green Energy Award and would like to offer our congratulations to our fellow finalists and thanks to the judges that selected us for this honour,” said Javier Cavada, President and CEO of...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $281 Million Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas. Funding will be provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program. "These significant investments in the public transit systems in five communities across the country will improve mobility for riders who depend upon public t...
Oxford Direct Services recognised with Oxford Preservation Trust Award for sensitive highways project
Oxford Direct Services has been recognised by the Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) for its work improving a high profile city centre road junction in a Grade One listed conservation area in a project jointly funded by the City and County Councils and Oxford University. The OPT awarded the Broad Street/Parks Road/Holywell Street/Catte Street junction improvement an award in the Landscape and Public Realm category. The ODS Highways team installed a raised asphalt table top roundabout and pe...
Utility Coordination Expert Kevin VanHouten Joins Cardno's Atlanta Office
ATLANTA - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Kevin VanHouten, EIT, has joined the firm as Utility Coordination Manager in the company’s Atlanta, GA, USA office. Kevin has more than 20 years of civil engineering experience in project management, construction engineering and inspection, and risk management for transportation and intermodal projects with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). “Kevin has a great deal of insight into GDOT procedures. Together with his experience m...
Phoenix Industries Recently Announced the Addition of a New Product to its PelletPAVE™ Line of Additives for the Asphalt Paving Industry
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz., Nov. 29, 2018 - Phoenix Industries recently announced the addition of a new product to its PelletPAVE™ line of additives for the asphalt paving industry. The new PelletPAVE |TR is a specifically formulated PG 64 -22 binder with 12% - 15% of a very fine crumb rubber (SBR) used to enhance the performance of dense graded hot mix asphalt. Kelly Sockwell, Technical Director for Phoenix Industries stated, "We're excited about the addition of this product to our line. Our...
New Study Shows Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions for North American Steel vs. Chinese Steel for Building Construction
PITTSBURGH, PA - Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from production of Chinese steel are substantially greater than emissions from production of comparable steel in North America, according to a series of reports released today by the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Two peer-reviewed reports ( North America and China ) compare hot-dip galvanized (HDG) steel coils produced in North Americ...
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