‘Driving’ innovation to help eliminate plastic waste
University of Missouri engineers are working with Dow and the Missouri Department of Transportation to test the use of plastic waste in road pavement mixtures. Each year in the United States, millions of tons of plastic waste are discarded and not recycled, leading to serious environmental problems. In an effort to help keep this waste from ending up in the environment, engineers at the University of Missouri are partnering with Dow and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to t...
Stantec selected for resilience review for Naval Support Activity, Anne Arundel County, and City of Annapolis
The project will create a long-term sustainability plan for the city and county in support of NSA Annapolis ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 25, 2021) TSX, NYSE:STN The United States Naval Support Activity (NSA), the City of Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland have partnered to conduct a community resilience review to ensure continued function and ensure mission preparedness of the Annapolis-based United States Naval Academy. The cooperative partnership has selected leading global desig...
National Building Museum Announces Mabel O. Wilson As 2021 Vincent Scully Prize Recipient
Architect, Scholar, and Author -- whose work focuses on the intersection of Design and Black History and Culture -- is Annual Prize’s 23rd Awardee WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the National Building Museum announced that Mabel O. Wilson, the Nancy and George E. Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, is the 23rd recipient of the Museum’s annual Vincent Scully Prize. Established in 1999, the Scully Prize recognizes excellence in practice, scholarship, or...
Public Works Leaders Meet in St. Louis, August 29-September 1, 2021
Kansas City, Mo. – The most comprehensive gathering of public works officials, educational workshops and exhibits in all of North America will take place at the American Public Works Association’s upcoming PWX (Public Works Expo) at the America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo., August 29 through September 1. More than 2,500 public works professionals are expected to attend PWX 2021. More than 340 companies involved in building America’s infrastructure are set to participate and will occupy nearly 75,0...
Angela Schwarz Joins WSP USA as National Rail Systems Vice President
Brings quarter century of experience to new leadership role, most recently managing system delivery for Maryland Transit Administration’s Purple Line project. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Angela Schwarz has been named vice president for national rail systems at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In her new leadership role, Schwarz will collaborate with WSP Transit and Rail systems engineering practice leads across the U.S., work with the systems leadership t...
Skanska builds new road grade separation in City of Industry, California, USA, for USD 96M, about SEK 845M
Skanska has signed a contract with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to serve as the contractor for the Fullerton Road Grade Separation Project in City of Industry, Southern California, USA. The contract is worth USD 96M, about SEK 845M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2021. The project will lower Fullerton Road under the existing Union Pacific railroad tracks in City of Industry, between Rowland Street and State Route 60. Additionally, a s...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $605.33 million to the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation for the Grand Parkway Segments H & I Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced its Build America Bureau (the “Bureau”) has provided a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) direct loan in the amount of up to $605.33 million to the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation (GPTC or Borrower) for the Grand Parkway Segments H & I (the Project). The Department provides TIFIA and other surface transportation infrastructure financing through the Bureau to help reduce the cost of infrastru...
WYDOT Release: Transportation Commission awards over $27 million in contracts in August
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $27 million in bids for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its last regular meeting on August 19. Six of the eight jobs awarded at the meeting were awarded to bids from a Wyoming contractor. A $12.5 million bid was awarded to Cheyenne contractor Reiman Corp. for pavement work and bridge replacement on U.S. Highway 14 in Sheridan County, with a contract completion date of October 2022. The commission awarded Cro...
U.S. Student From California Wins International Water Research Competition
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Eshani Jha of San Jose, Calif. was selected as the winner of the 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize, a prestigious international competition for students to present solutions for water challenges. Jha conducted research on how to remove contaminants from freshwater by replacing active carbon with biochar for use in efficient and less costly water filters. Watch a video of Jha presenting her research. Jha’s research, titled "Thiol Functionalized and Manganese Dioxide Dop...
Stantec and The de Moya Group selected for FDOT project to improve River Road capacity for one of the fastest growing communities in Florida
The design-build team will widen five-mile stretch of road and add new amenities SARASOTA, FL - TSX, NYSE:STN The Florida Department of Transportation District 1 (FDOT D1) has selected the design-build team of Stantec and The de Moya Group to widen River Road from north of US 41 to south of I-75 in the West Villages district of Sarasota County, Florida. With a construction cost of $47.5 million, the project will transform a five-mile stretch of road to improve traffic flow and safety...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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