Sam Tso to Lead HDR’s West Region Transportation Program in the U.S.
MAHA, Neb. — HDR has promoted Sam Tso, P.E., to serve as West Region transportation director. As director, Tso will be responsible for a region that spans the western United States from Montana, Utah and New Mexico to the Pacific coast, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. Backed by more than 40 years of experience, Tso will provide strategic leadership for the continued diversification of our aviation, highways and bridges, transit, freight rail and maritime practice areas and the expansion of the...
Bravus Begins Laying 200km Australian-Made Railway
Bravus Mining and Resources has begun laying its 200km railway line in Central Queensland this week and the track will proudly be Australian-made. Bravus CEO Mr David Boshoff said the materials for the track, including the girders, steel, sleepers and ballast were all produced in Australia, and the contractors building the railway were also all local. “We always said the Carmichael Project would create Australian jobs and benefit local businesses and this is yet another example of how we a...
University System Remains Operational Thanks to AVT EZ Valve
Installed by Millemium Industrial Services (Houston ) – The installation of an Advanced Valve Technologies EZ Valve has helped to future-proof the water system of a university utility system in a Northeastern U.S city. AVT’s newest certified installer Millennium Industrial Services fit the insertion valve to create a control point on the water line that feeds the facility’s boiler. This enabled a current required repair and future works to take place without the need to shut off the w...
Northeast Group once again confirms Telensa as Global #1 in Smart Street Lighting
6th edition of the flagship study predicts that central control software functionality will become increasingly important, as will interoperability. Deployments will generally combine LED with controls reflecting the efficiencies which can be gained by deploying both from the outset. Cambridge, UK– Telensa has been confirmed, for the third year in a row, as the world’s leading provider of smart streetlighting by independent analyst company, Northeast Group. The 6th edition of Global Smar...
AASHTO Makes Committee Leadership Appointments
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed three new chairs for three of its committees and a vice chair for the Council on Aviation. NJDOT’s Gutierrez-Scaccetti Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, will serves as chair of AASHTO’s Committee on Transportation Communications – known as TransComm – for a two-year term. Confirmed as New Jersey DOT commissioner in June 2018, Gutierrez-Scaccetti has publ...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Additional Administrative Relief for Transit Agencies During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
WASHINGTON – In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced additional actions to improve access to grant funding and provide relief from certain regulatory and administrative requirements. Specifically, FTA will extend access to emergency relief funding for operations and allow more time for transit agencies to meet regulatory requirements for the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP),...
FHWA Seeks To Make MUTCD Updates
The Federal Highway Administration plans to propose 600 changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways or MUTCD via a notice of proposed amendments or NPA scheduled for release on December 14. [Above photo collage by the American Traffic Safety Services Association.] This is the first comprehensive update in more than 10 years to advance traffic operations and safety in states and cities nationwide, the FHWA said. FHWA’s Nason. Photo by A...
Nemetschek Brand Spacewell Expands its Portfolio with AI-Powered Energy Management Solution DEXMA
Complementary technology creates best-in-class Operate & Manage product suite for a more sustainable built world First combined offering for smart building and facility and energy management Important step towards an AI-enabled, truly autonomous building Munich, Germany / Antwerp, Belgium, December 14, 2020 – The Nemetschek Group, one of the world’s leading software providers for the architecture, engineering, construction, and building operations (AECO) industry, today announced t...
GSSI Updates to StructureScan™ Mini XT GPR Kit and Palm XT Antenna
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces new updates to the StructureScan™ Mini XT all-in-one GPR concrete inspection system, including a software update and a newly designed survey wheel for the Palm XT Antenna. Rugged, compact, and flexible, the StructureScan Mini XT is ideal for locating rebar, conduits, post-tension cables, and voids. The Mini XT can help identify structural elements, including pan deck and concrete cover, and can also...
Lödige Industries equips luxury apartment and office complex with its proven 5BY2 technology
Artist’s impression: Frontal view of “The Artesia”, source: REB Projects High-end automated parking system is the 30th project in Amsterdam Warburg, Amsterdam- Lödige Industries, a leading supplier of automated parking systems and other industry solutions, has won the contract to deliver its 30th automated parking system in Amsterdam. The system will be installed in “The Artesia”, a conversion project transforming several buildings in Amsterdam’s prestigious Herengracht Street an...
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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