WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jonathan Humble, FAIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, Regional Director of Construction Codes and Standards for the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Recipients…
MDOT Engineer Named Woman Of Year
LUTHERVILLE-TIMONIUM, MD - From Maryland Department of Transportation: An organization dedicated to advancing women's careers in transportation has named…
Jim Dray Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Chief Information Officer
(New York, New York ) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Jim Dray has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer.…
FRA Takes Applications for $73M in Grants to Rail Capital Projects, Operating Assistance
The Federal Railroad Administration said it is taking applications over the next few months for about $73 million in grant funding under two programs "for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects and boost safety initiatives…
EPA Awards Millions in Grants to Ports, Transit Operations, Others to Cut Diesel Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded millions of dollars in grants this month to ports, transit operators and other agencies across the country to help remove old diesel engines from heavy trucks, buses, ferries and other transportation equipment…
State DOTs Urge Congress to Move Project Funding Via Highway, Transit Formulas
The organization representing all state departments of transportation has called on Congress to route new infrastructure appropriations through existing formula-based federal highway and transit programs, and warned against allocating it through discretionary…
Monroe Environmental Opens Texas Office
HOUSTON - Monroe Environmental Corp. has officially opened its new office location in Houston, TX. The office will serve as the company's hub in the gulf coast region, providing engineering, sales, and service support to Monroe's many customers both existing…
Vibrating RO Membrane System Solves Leachate Problem for Colombian Landfill
EMERYVILLE, Calif.- In the lush Southwestern highlands of Colombia sits the picturesque Cauca Valley. The verdant landscape is owed to its ample rainfall, which at nearly forty inches per year rivals that of Seattle. And in the town of Yotoco lies the…
Caltrans Distributes $173.4M in State Grants to Local Transportation Agencies
The California Department of Transportation said it has awarded $173.4 million in the first round of Local Partnership Program grants funded through last year's Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Caltrans said Feb. 5 that the California Transportation…
Louisiana to Tap $600M in GARVEE Bonds to Build Major Highway Projects in Three Areas
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson said they would seek $600 million in federal Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonds to build four major road and bridge projects that have been…
