Gannett Fleming Wins National ARTBA Award
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming won the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) 2018 Glass Hammer Award for its Connected Women at Gannett Fleming™ employee resource group. ARTBA gives the award to a company in the transportation construction industry that has innovative programs to engage and encourage female leaders. Connected Women co-founder Judy Hricak, CPSM, CiPP, vice president and chief communications officer, received the award on behalf of the firm during ARTBA...
FHWA Offers $300M in Grants for Federal Lands and Tribal Projects
The Federal Highway Administration published a 22-page Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register on Oct. 4 to make $300 million available through its Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects or NSFLTP program – with this funding being made available “for the first time” to build and repair roads and bridges that serve tribal or federal lands, according to a statement from the agency. FHWA said the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation or FAST...
NHTSA: 2017 Highway Fatalities Decline Even as VMT Increases
Data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Oct. 3 indicates highway fatalities declined overall in 2017 after two consecutive years of large increases, with preliminary estimates for the first six months of 2018 indicating that the “downward trend” in fatalities is continuing – even as the number of vehicle miles travelled or VMT continues to rise. According to NHTSA’s data, 37,133 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2017, which is 673 fewer deaths compared to 201...
Wärtsilä Successfully Hands Over Two New Plants to Support the UK’s Need for Fast-starting Flexibility
The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully handed over two new gas engine plants ordered by Centrica, a British multi-national energy and services company. The project is in line with the company’s strategy for de-centralised power production and will ease the integration of intermittent renewable capacity, notably solar and wind power. Wärtsilä was selected to deliver Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) solutions for both sites, located at Brigg and Peterborough in the UK. The o...
Qnect Announces New Moment Connections During AISC’S 2018 SteelDays
[HADLEY, MA] - Qnect, the steel industry's leading connection design and optimization solution, today introduced new capabilities built to enhance the connection portfolio while providing customers with a never before opportunity to optimize top and bottom moment connections in their 3D model. “The last few years, fabricators and engineers, as well as a few savvy general contractors, have increased their optimization requirements,” says Qnect CEO, Jef Sharp. “And Qnect has responded not only...
Topcon Announces Speaking Presentations for Year in Infrastructure 2018
From left to right: Ray O’Connor, Ulrich Hermanski, Jason Hallett, Ron Oberlander LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces its representatives’ participation in the Strategic Partner Panel and Alliance Partner Sessions during the upcoming Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference in London. The Topcon speakers participating include Ray O’Connor, president and CEO of Topcon Positioning Group; Ulrich Hermanski, vice...
Stalco Construction Completes Renovation of The Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Pool and Aquatics Center
General contractor Stalco Construction has completed a $7.2 million renovation of the Borough of Manhattan Community College’s (BMCC’s) aquatics center, including the 220,000-gallon pool, in New York City. Photo by Ola Wilk/Wilk Marketing Communications New York, NY – General contractor Stalco Construction has completed a $7.2 million renovation of the Borough of Manhattan Community College’s (BMCC’s) aquatics center, including the 220,000-gallon pool. The Dormitory Authority of the Stat...
The New York City School Construction Authority, Urbahn Architects, and General Contractor MPCC Complete the Structural Frame of the $52.4 Million Addition to P.S. 144Q Colonel Jeromus Remsen School in Queens, NY
The $52.4 million, four-story addition to P.S. 144Q in Queens, NY will house 26 new classrooms, an outdoor play area, a cafeteria, offices, and a medical suite. Rendering courtesy of Urbahn Architects Queens, NY – The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA), Urbahn Architects, and general contractor MPCC Corp. have reached the important construction milestone of ‘topping out’ – or completing the structural steel frame – for the Public School 144 addition. Located at 93-02 69th...
NavVis IndoorViewer Now Converts Static Scans into Immersive 360° Imagery
MUNICH, Germany – NavVis, a leading provider of indoor spatial intelligence technology, can now automatically convert E57 point cloud files into interactive, realistic 360° walkthroughs, following the latest software upgrade to IndoorViewer. NavVis IndoorViewer is a web-based application that displays realistic digital twins using 360° panoramic images, point clouds and maps generated by 3D scanning devices. Users can move around digital twins of scanned spaces as if they are on site and use...
Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Veltec, a fleet management provider that delivers solutions to transportation companies to improve safety and reduce operational costs. Veltec is headquartered in Londrina, Brazil. The acquisition of Veltec further expands Trimble's global footprint and extends Trimble's fleet safety and efficiency solutions to new markets. Financial terms were not disclosed. "Veltec has established itself as an inn...