Stantec joint venture to deliver Greater Western Water’s infrastructure program
The project team will deliver critical water and sewer infrastructure that supports sustainable grow Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, in a joint venture with Jacobs, a science-based consulting and advisory leader, has been selected to support Greater Western Water’s (GWW) five-year Infrastructure Planning and Delivery Program—an ambitious, future-focused initiative shaping how water infrastructure is planned, designed, and delivered across the rapidly growing weste...
DFI’s 51st Annual Conference on Sea Level Impacts: Navigating Challenges Together November 2–5, 2026, in Orlando, Florida
Hawthorne, N.J. (May 28, 2026): DFI is hosting its 51st Annual Conference (DFI51), November 2–5, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. The theme of this international conference is “Sea Level Impacts: Navigating Challenges Together,” focusing on the multifaceted challenges and profound global implications of sea level rise. This year’s event expects to draw more than 1,500 professionals from geotechnical engineering and construction, policy, finance, insurance, flood management and beyond. “DFI51 is bringi...
Missouri S&T professor elected to American Concrete Institute board
ROLLA, Mo. — Dr. John J. Myers, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been elected to a three-year term as a director on the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Board of Direction. “I’ve been proud to serve ACI throughout my professional and academic career and now to have the opportunity to contribute to the organization’s leadership in advancing concrete research, engineering and construction practices is deeply...
S&T researcher awarded $2 million to develop AI for concrete supply chain security
ROLLA, Mo. — A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation to develop artificial intelligence tools aimed at strengthening the nation’s construction materials supply chains by expanding the use of alternative materials in concrete production. The project, led by Dr. Hongyan Ma, a Kummer Impact Professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering and Benavi...
Trends June 2026
In this section, Informed Infrastructure compiles infographics from trusted sources that reveal insight on infrastructure spending. We also compile some of the top infrastructure stories that shouldn’t be missed. For ongoing news coverage, turn to Informed Infrastructure online (www.informedinfrastructure.com), our Twitter feed (@IInfrastructure) and our weekly e-newsletter. New Guides and Standards Advance Sustainability and Bridge Design Several new technical publications reflect the infrastru...
From The Editor: Engineering Can Be Exciting!
Sometimes it’s difficult to define the things that interest you—or, more specifically, what excites you. Early Major Project I’ve been traveling on U.S. 31 between U.S. 30 and Indianapolis for years. A long while back, I designed part of the first bypass of Kokomo, Ind., when I was working with the Indiana Department of Highways. At that time, it was one of the largest projects I had worked on; it was exciting. The corridor selected was fairly open, so the choice of alignment was only limited by...
STV Celebrates Opening of $88M Hawk Falls Bridge on Pennsylvania Turnpike
PHILADELPHIA, PA – STV today joined the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike) to mark the opening of the new Hawk Falls Bridge along the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension (I-‑476) in Carbon County. The bridge is now open to northbound and southbound traffic, a major milestone in the $88 million Hawk Falls Bridge Replacement project, where STV is providing construction management and inspection services. The project includes the full replacement of the Hawk Falls Bridge and the...
STV Selected to Provide Program Management for California’s $4B Courthouse Capital Program
LOS ANGELES, CA – STV today announced it has been selected by the Judicial Council of California, through its Facilities Services office, to provide program management services for the council’s $4 billion statewide courthouse capital program. The program supports 430 court properties statewide and approximately 1,300 facility modification projects each year. STV will help the council prioritize investments, improve facility reliability and advance upgrades and expansions that support safe, effi...
Installation of Acrow Bridges Throughout Angola is Underway
First of 186 modular steel structures is successfully inaugurated as major transportation infrastructure program advances (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge design and engineering firm, today announced that the first of 186 bridges it is providing to the Republic of Angola through a financed Bridge Development Program was officially inaugurated at a ceremony in Luanda on 8 May. The large-scale initiative will support the Government of Angola’s efforts to modernize t...
NEC and New York University Evaluate Economic Impact of Flood Protection Project Around the Island of Manhattan
The Rockaway Peninsula, the focus of this evaluation MOU Signed to Accelerate Initiatives for Resolving Urban and Societal Vulnerabilities Tokyo, May 27, 2026 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), in partnership with New York University (NYU), has evaluated the broader economic impacts of a flood protection project implemented on the Island of Manhattan in New York City. This was achieved by constructing value analysis models for five themes: transportation infrastructure, housing, mental health,...
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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