Michael DeMers Joins MoDOT as Director of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding
The Missouri Department of Transportation is pleased to welcome Michael DeMers as the director of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding. In this role, DeMers oversees the department’s efforts to find new opportunities for transportation revenue generation and explore new ways to leverage emerging technologies. “I am thrilled to be a part of the MoDOT team,” DeMers said. “The department is considered a national leader in innovation and I look forward to continuing and building upo...
Texas Transportation Commission Discusses 10-Year, $70 Billion Project Plan to Improve Transportation in State
AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission today heard presentations from the Texas Department of Transportation regarding the agency’s Unified Transportation Program (UTP) – the 10-year project funding plan aimed at enhancing safety, reducing congestion, improving connectivity and maintaining the state’s massive highway system. The proposed updates to the UTP dedicate funding for 1,210 centerline miles of added capacity and improvements, including $2.5 billion in projects to relieve congestio...
Pennsylvania Governor Announces 'PennDOT Connects,' New Transportation-Project Approach
Philadelphia, PA – Recognizing transportation's role in connecting communities and supporting economic development, state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards today announced PennDOT Connects, an approach that will enhance local engagement and improve transportation-project planning, design, and delivery. "We know that transportation plays a huge role in community identities and economies, and we take our responsibility as stewards of the system very seriously,"...
MDA to Acquire DigitalGlobe, Creating Industry Leader in End-to-End Space Systems, Earth Imagery and Geospatial Solutions
SAN FRANCISCO and WESTMINSTER, COLO ., Feb., 2017 - MacDonald , Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company providing technology solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, and DigitalGlobe, Inc. ("DigitalGlobe") (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which MDA will acquire DigitalGlobe for...
Urban Solar Gains Tenured Transit Expert Dick Ruddell
BEAVERTON, OR - Urban Solar is pleased to announce Dick Ruddell has joined its team of experts as the new Vice President of Business Development to help lead its transit division. Urban Solar specializes in transit passenger amenities, with a focus on transit stop and bus shelter solar lighting solutions. The commercial solar lighting company is growing its transit division to keep up with increasing demand. Ruddell’s wealth of experience in the transit industry will further set Urban Solar a...
New Life Safety Network for Norway's New Airport Terminal
A new life safety system based around Kentec’s Syncro XT+ addressable extinguishing control panel technology is being installed in the new 4 billion Kroner (Euro 407m) terminal at Norway’s Bergen Flesland International Airport. Bergen Flesland’s new terminal will treble the airport’s capacity and will include a new dedicated train line connecting Flesland to Bergen city centre. The terminal building itself will be scalable, featuring all core functions, including check-in, baggage, storage sy...
Arcadis Mourns Loss of Chief Technical Officer Dr. Suthan S. Suthersan
Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Feb. 23, 2017 – Arcadis North America Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President Suthan S. Suthersan, PhD, PE, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 20 in Yardley, Pa., at the age of 60. A pioneer in the field of environmental remediation, Suthersan was an inspirational leader and trusted friend to many at Arcadis, which he joined more than 26 years ago. He and former Arcadis CEO Steve Blake coined the term remediation engineering, and Suthersan’s 1996 book of the sam...
Dewberry's Steve Kuntz Named ENR Mid-Atlantic 2017 Top Young Professional
Engineering News-Record Mid-Atlantic has named Steve Kuntz, PE, DBIA, as one of its 2017 Top Young Professionals. As associate vice president, Kuntz has 18 years of experience in the civil engineering field. He has served as a project manager and roadway design manager on many large design-build and design-bid-build transportation projects. One of his most notable projects was the Interstate 66/Route 29/Linton Hall Road Interchange, which was the overall winner at the 2016 Virginia Transporta...
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Updates for Autodesk Revit Live [formerly Autodesk LIVE] Announced Today
Autodesk brought “on demand” interactivity to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) with the introduction of Autodesk Revit Live (formerly Autodesk LIVE) in July 2016. Autodesk Revit Live is the game-changing, cloud-based service that transforms a Revit model into an immersive experience, in just one click. Rather than just seeing your model, Revit Live lets you experience it. And then in October 2016 we announced the next milestone in the evolution of Revit Live with support...
Damage to Oroville's Main Spillway 'Was an Accident Waiting to Happen'
The badly damaged main concrete spillway at Oroville Dam was pounded by massive volumes of stormwater this month, but its failures occurred well short of the maximum flow that engineers designed the system to handle. The spillway began breaking apart when its gates were opened Feb. 7, allowing 55,000 cubic feet of water per second to roar down the slope. That was only 18% of the 300,000 cubic feet of water the channel was designed to carry per second, one of the factors that raise significant...
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