This week the White House is celebrating the work of American Heroes across the country. Here at the U.S. Department of Transportation, we also want to honor the courageous and inspiring work of our transportation heroes. Transportation reaches every corner…
ADOT-Sponsored Construction Academy Provides Gateway to Careers
PHOENIX – Thirty-one individuals seeking a hand up obtained entry-level positions as flaggers on construction projects, paying $13 to $19 per hour,…
Trimble Introduces New Android Application for Field Surveying and Data Collection
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today Trimble® Penmap® for Android™, a cloud-connected application for field surveying and high-accuracy…
Water Treatment Needs Take Center Stage With Komax
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Municipalities have faced a number of critical water issues over the last few years, but Komax Systems has the answer for many - their Wafer Static Mixer. When Space is an Issue The need for upgrades is a big part of the problem…
Stakeholders in Global Smart City Market Seek New Funding Models to Monetize Projects
SANTA CLARA, Cal.– The capital-intensive task of transforming cities into seamless ecosystems is prompting governments to explore revenue sources beyond internal bodies and join hands with financial intermediaries and private investors. With the rising connectedness…
U.S. Department of Transportation Appoints Two New Members to WMATA Board of Directors
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the appointment of two new Federal representatives, each with considerable transportation and infrastructure expertise, to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)…
Panel Sends USDOT Bill to House With Cuts, After Challenge on Infrastructure
The full House Appropriations Committee on July 17 approved a fiscal 2018 transportation funding bill that would make cuts in transit assistance and end the popular TIGER grants, after brushing aside a push by minority Democrats to add an infrastructure…
Congress Deciding on Future Federal Spending in Infrastructure and Science
The House Appropriations Committee had a busy week, passing the remaining five (out of 12) appropriations bills this week, part of the process Congress goes through to create the federal budget. Here are the highlights of the bills affecting infrastructure…
FLIR Releases FLIR Blackfly S GigE Machine Vision Camera Family
WILSONVILLE, Ore. – FLIR Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) today released a new Gigabit Ethernet-based (GigE) machine vision camera, the FLIR Blackfly S. Ideal for a range of applications including display and PCB inspection, microscopy, robotics, 3D scanning,…
Chinatown Public Library in Chicago Wins Steel Design Award
(Chicago, IL) – The Chinatown Public Library in Chicago has earned national recognition in the 2017 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team…
