Autodesk Supports ‘Hard Hatted Woman’ Documentary
By Sarah Hodges When you think of ironworkers and electricians, pile drivers and pipe fitters, do you picture women in hard hats, reflective vests and steel-toe boots? Perhaps you should, because many construction tradeswomen are breaking ground in the historically male-dominated industry. Five of those women share their personal stories in “Hard Hatted Woman,” the first feature-length documentary about women in construction trades. The film acknowledges the strugg...
Video: Hard Hatted Woman Trailer
Hard Hatted Woman Trailer 2017 from Lorien Barlow on Vimeo. Hard Hatted Woman is the first feature documentary film about women breaking down gender barriers in blue-collar construction trades.
Job Opening: AASHTO Seeks Project Engineer
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials seeks to hire a project engineer at its Washington, D.C., headquarters location to support its National Transportation Product Evaluation Program or NTPEP. The project engineer will be responsible for the implementation of new products, monitor the sustainability of current NTPEP technical committees, and serve as a liaison for several NTPEP technical committees, as well as provide support for AASHTO’s Committee on Materia...
Grondel Tapped to Chair GHSA
The Governors Highway Safety Association elected Darrin Grondel, director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, to serve a one-year term as the organization’s chair during the group’s annual meeting in Atlanta in late August. [Grondel can be seen above, standing in the middle between FMCSA’s Ray Martinez on the left and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s David Harkey on the right.] As head of GHSA – a national nonprofit association of state and territorial agencies that ad...
ODOT Hires Kris Strickler to Head Highway Division
SALEM -- “As a Department of Transportation we build and maintain more than highways. Kris brings a vision and the right fit to help us deliver new ways for all Oregonians to get around – whether in a car, on a bike, in a truck, on a bus or on a trail.” That’s how Oregon Department of Transportation Director Matthew Garrett describes Kris Strickler – chosen as the next administrator of ODOT’s Highway Division. “A historic five billion dollar transportation package brings great opportunity to str...
Wolf Administration Expanding Small Business Opportunities through New Transportation Pilot Project
Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration today announced that the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is aiming to increase opportunities for Small Business Enterprises (SBE) through a new pilot program where SBEs can compete to work as prime consultants on federally-assisted engineering and design agreements on at least six projects. "We are committed to increasing opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and diverse businesses, and this pilot program is another step forward," PennDO...
Hawaii DOT Battles Yet Another Tropical Storm
While still working to fix the damage caused by Hurricane Lane in late August, the Hawaii Department of Transportation is now preparing to handle the impact of Tropical Storm Olivia, which made landfall on Sept. 12. The agency said in a pre-storm statement that it paid close attention to safeguarding Hawaii’s commercial harbors (seen above in this U.S. Coast Guard photo) as they play key roles in the supply system everyone in the islands depends upon. HDOT’s highways division also engaged...
Unique Bluewater Hydration Station Serves Free Water to Shanghai’s Bustling Metro Users
Shanghai, China, September 17, 2018 – Bluewater, a world leader in water purification technologies and solutions for home, business and public use, today opened its first public hydration station outside a bustling Metro station in central Shanghai, China. Powered by a powerhouse Bluewater Pro water purifier, the permanent water station will serve free water, either chilled or hot, to anyone using a reusable water bottle. The station is the result of a unique partnership between Bluewater...
Gannett Fleming Expands Water Services with KEH Acquisition
(Harrisburg, Pa.): Global infrastructure firm Gannett Fleming has acquired the assets of KEH & Associates Inc. KEH, formed in 2006, is a highly respected water and wastewater engineering firm based in Southern California. Effective Aug. 31, 2018, the company now operates as KEH, a Business Group of Gannett Fleming. This acquisition creates a national water team with a depth of knowledge few other firms can match.“When considering an acquisition, Gannett Fleming leadership first looks at a compan...
Michael Baker International Selected as Lead Designer for $672.9 Million Interstate 10 Design-Build Contract
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that it will serve as lead designer on the Lane-Security Paving joint venture team, responsible for the $672.9 million Interstate 10 Corridor Express Lanes design-build project in San Bernardino County to reduce traffic congestion, increase throughput and enhance regional mobility in the Inland Empire. As lead designer, Michael Baker will be responsible for managing the overall des...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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