Port of Wilmington Yard Expansion Accommodates Refrigerated Container Growth
WSP USA designed a consolidated refrigerated container yard that provides increased, centralized and efficient storage of containers used in the perishable food trade. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports) made history with the arrival of one of the world’s largest container ships – and the Port is ready to receive up to 1,200 refrigerated containers a similar ship can carry. The MV Hyundai Hope sailed into the port on May 20, marking the port...
Louisiana Transportation Chief, Pennsylvania and Indiana Projects & ACS Infrastructure Development Executive Receive National Public-Private Partnership Awards
(WASHINGTON)— The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, the State Street Redevelopment Project in Indiana, Louisiana Transportation Secretary Dr. Shawn Wilson and ACS Infrastructure Development Vice President of Project Management Noah Jolley have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation finance and leadership, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced July 16. The awards were presented during ARTBA’s 32nd Annual Public Pri...
ACI Hires Resource Center Manager, Prepares for Opening in Southern California
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The inaugural American Concrete Institute (ACI) Resource Center will open next month in Southern California. The ACI Resource Center will coordinate with ACI chapters and sponsoring groups to offer direct, on-demand access to all certification and educational offerings from the Institute. To help assist the industry and meet the growing demand for further access to ACI knowledge, the Institute recently hired William “Rusty” Owings, III, AIA, as Resource Center Mana...
Open Source Wood gathers structural calculation tools in one place
Wood is a renewable and strong construction material that stores carbon, yet it accounts only for a very small fraction of global construction. Open Source Wood is a collaboration platform for architects, engineers, students and professionals in wood construction to share their innovations in modular wood construction. Open Source Wood offers innovation, ideas and a library of element and module designs, freely available to everyone. Now, Open Source Wood also offers easy access to structural ca...
Kansas cities receive $18.5 million for road improvements
TOPEKA, Kan. - Cities in Kansas are receiving $18.5 million for road improvement projects. The Kansas Department of Transportation says 36 projects improving intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program, which funds improvements for state highways that extend through cities. KDOT says cities will receive a combined total of $18.5 million in funding under the CCLIP for the p...
WSP USA Begins Design for Two Texas Transportation Projects
Providing design services for I-30 Dallas Canyon Interchange project, improvements to overburdened Odessa highways. DALLAS, TEXAS — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to provide design services for the Interstate 30 (I-30) Dallas Canyon Interchange project and the planning of highway improvements in the Odessa District’s Permian Basin. Dallas I-30 Canyon Reconstruction WSP will take t...
Russelectric, A Siemens Business, Announces Quickship Program for Automatic Transfer Switches at Healthcare Facilities
Designed to meet ever-changing market needs during COVID-19 Hingham, MA – Russelectric, A Siemens Business, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, announces its Quickship Program, which will be used for automatic transfer switches at healthcare facilities responding to the current global health crisis. Russelectric’s factories in Hingham, Massachusetts and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma have capabilities to meet expedited deliveries. Russelectric has manuf...
The DFI Educational Trust Awards Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry to attend DFI’s 45th Annual Conference. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference. The grants will be presented during the Annual Conference at the Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) 6th Annual networking event. The recipients are: T...
GPRS Uses Ground Penetrating Radar to Expand Business
Versatile technology helps company diversify the services they offer By GSSI Many early adopters of ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology found concrete scanning to be the effective application. Those anchoring, saw cutting, or core drilling concrete would hire a contractor to scan the area before cutting to avoid accidentally hitting an object. For this reason, construction firms have come around to the notion that concrete scanning is vital to job site safety and efficiency. In recen...
AiRXOS Launches New Unmanned Aircraft Systems Solution for Energy Industry
GE Aviation’s all-in-one solution enables comprehensive operational oversight for safe, scalable, repeatable commercial UAS operations BOSTON -- AiRXOS, a leading provider of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions, today announced a comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) solution for Energy organizations to plan, schedule, operate and monitor all facets of their UAS operations from a single platform. AiRXOS’ new Enterprise Energy Solution provides digital compliance, full...