President Appoints Omishakin Vice Chair of Active Transportation Council
The association said that President John Schroer appointed Adetokunbo "Toks" Omishakin of the Tennessee Department of Transportation to a two-year term as vice chair of the newly formed AASHTO Council on Active Transportation. Omishakin is deputy commissioner and chief of environment and planning at TDOT, where Schroer is the commissioner. Omishakin has also participated in other association activities, which include chairing a task force on multimodal transportation planning and policy, a...
Ige Taps Butay to Head Hawaii DOT When Fuchigami Joins Governor’s Office
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said that Jade Butay, who is now deputy director of administration for the state Department of Transportation, will become HDOT's interim director Nov. 1 when current Director Ford Fuchigami joins the governor's office as its administrative director. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Butay "will have the interim director title pending Senate confirmation during next year’s Legislature" to be the department's permanent CEO. Butay assumed his deputy director po...
VW Trust Takes Effect, Starts Process for States to Begin Using $3B in Project Funding
After months of court filings to finish a major legal settlement by automaker Volkswagen over charges of violating the Clean Air Act, a countdown has begun for states to tap into a nearly $3 billion mitigation projects fund VW has established for the transportation sector. States and tribes can use funds the trust set aside for them over 10 years to pay for a range of projects aimed at reducing their transportation emissions, such as replacing older-model trucks or fleet vehicles, acquiring z...
Reports: Trump Tells Senators Tax Reform Can Pay for Infrastructure Plan
President Trump told members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee that lawmakers can find funds to pay for a major infrastructure investment program out of a pending tax overhaul, and could perhaps combine those measures, news reports said. That, along with reports that Trump also told lawmakers he is still pushing for an infrastructure plan while aides said they continue to develop an administration proposal, raised the issue's profile at a time that some observers felt a project fund...
Black & Veatch and Aeryon Labs Partner to Provide End-To-End Aerial Asset Inspection Solution
Las Vegas, Nevada (24 OCTOBER 2017) – Black & Veatch and Aeryon Labs announced today that they have launched an end-to-end asset management inspection solution leveraging drone technology for global energy clients. Aeryon’s commercial unmanned aerial system (UAS) hardware, software and services enable the capture of critical infrastructure condition data that is integrated by Black & Veatch into a utility’s existing enterprise asset management (EAM) systems. This streamlined solution speeds insp...
Autodesk Launches Services Marketplace Geared for the AEC Industry
By: Rachel Rosenkrantz, Strategic Program Manager at Autodesk con·nect·or kəˈnektər/ noun A thing that links two or more things together. The relationship Autodesk has with its architecture, engineering and construction industry customers is changing for the better. We spend a lot of time listening to small to medium-sized customers and hear how they often need help beyond the tech support available through Autodesk subscription. They are looking for help in the form of cust...
Architecture Billings Index Backslides Slightly
Washington, D.C. – After seven months of steady growth in the demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) paused in September. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the September ABI score was 49.1, down from a score of 53.7 in the previous month. This score reflects a slight decre...
Securing the Nation's Water: WaterISAC and Perch Security Partner to Improve Water/Wastewater Utility Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON and TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 23, 2017 - The Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) announces that it has entered into a partnership with Perch Security to provide its membership with a state-of-the-art, automated cyber threat intelligence. "This partnership will automate the way cyber threat intelligence is used and shared by water and wastewater systems," says WaterISAC Executive Director Diane VanDe Hei. A membership-based nonprofit, WaterISAC is the primary source o...
Michael Baker International Completes Seagrass Restoration Project in Indian River Lagoon Surrounding the Merritt Island Airport
Tampa, Fla. (October 23, 2017) - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced the completion of a seagrass restoration demonstration project as part of a larger safety improvement program at Merritt Island Airport in Brevard County, Florida. The firm, in partnership with Sea and Shoreline, LLC; the Brevard Zoo; and Titusville Cocoa Airport Authority, harvested seagrass from the end of the airport’s Runway 29, grew it in a nursery and re...
Black & Veatch and China's TCC to Target Gas, Chemical and Fertilizer Projects throughout Asia
Black & Veatch and China Tianchen Engineering Corporation (TCC) have announced efforts to jointly market and pursue gas, chemical and fertilizer infrastructure projects. The companies will cooperate in developing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) opportunities throughout Asia including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. On select pursuits, TCC will also explore obtaining financing for the pr...
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