Traffic Congestion Keeps Climbing, Says Latest Urban Mobility Report
Gridlock on America’s roadways is increasing, according to the 2019 Urban Mobility Report published by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute – in part due to job growth that is “exacerbating” the nation’s traffic woes. The United States added 1.9 million jobs from 2016 to 2017, TTI note in its report – slower growth than the 2.3 million-plus growth in four of the five previous years, but more than enough keep pushing vehicle traffic volumes upwards. [Above photo by the Oregon Department o...
DOE Disburses $59M for Advanced Vehicle Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded 43 advanced vehicle technology research projects a combined total of $59 million in funding on August 16; projects focused on developing lithium-metal solid state batteries, new materials and designs for advanced electric motors, and the combination of new powertrain materials with new combustion regimes to significantly improve fuel economy. Under Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes noted in a statement that the “ultimate goals” of those projects – which ar...
Report: Cost of Congestion to Hit $200B in 2025
If more Americans are working, a new report confirms, more of us are also tied up in traffic. The picture is painted clearly in the 2019 Urban Mobility Report, published by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Along with illustrating the problem, researchers also stress the same straightforward solutions they’ve long advocated: more of everything — roads, transit, squeezing as much efficiency out of the existing system as possible, reducing demand through telework, better balancing dema...
IAM 2019 North American Conference Announced
The IAM Chapters for Canada and the United States co-hosting their inaugural North American Conference in Chicago, IL on October 1 -3. This event will bring together asset management practitioners, asset owners, vendors and the Who’s Who of the asset management industry. We have World renown speakers presenting relevant topics that are sure to address the issues and questions you have with regards to optimizing your asset management journey: Keynotes: David McKeown, former IAM CEO...
Call for Abstracts Now Open for the National Stormwater Symposium 2020
The Water Environment Federation Stormwater Institute (SWI) in cooperation with the Ohio Water Environment Association and Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky is now soliciting submissions for abstracts, workshop proposals, and session proposals for the: National Stormwater Symposium 2020 March 15–17 Cincinnati, Ohio This symposium focuses on Excellence in Sustainable Stormwater Management and is designed to deepen the technical knowledge of professionals involved with stormwa...
New Ranking Shows Norway, Finland, Japan, U.S. Lead in “Mission Innovation” Clean Energy Commitments
WASHINGTON—As part of the 2015 Mission Innovation initiative, 23 countries and the European Union committed to double their public investments in clean energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) within five years. As the five-year mark approaches, a new Global Energy Innovation Index from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)—the world’s top-ranked think tank for science and technology policy—finds that, among the member countries, Norway, Finland, Japan, and th...
AECOM completes cleanup at the Separations Process Research Unit nuclear facility in New York
GERMANTOWN, MD (August 19, 2019) – AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, has safely completed the decontamination and demolition (D&D) of the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) nuclear facilities at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) near Niskayuna, New York. AECOM helped to eliminate the possibility of radioactive and chemical releases from the legacy Cold War facilities to the surrounding environment. “We’re very grateful for the many men and women that suc...
Environmental Field Lead and Technical Expert, Dillon Johnston, Joins Cardno's Houston Office
Houston, TX - Cardno is pleased to announce that Dillon Johnston has joined the firm as an Environmental Scientist in the company’s Houston, TX, USA office. He will focus on providing permitting and technical data acquisition services to Cardno clients. Dillon has six years of experience working in onshore, coastal, freshwater, estuarine, and saltwater ecosystems. His specific fields of experience include permitting, multimedia sampling and chemical analysis, special aquatic resource identifi...
U.S. Department of Energy extends AECOM-led joint venture contract to manage tank operations at the Hanford Site for up to 12 months
LOS ANGELES — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of River Protection in Richland, Wash., intends to extend the current tank operations contract with AECOM-led Washington River Protection Solutions LLC. The approximate US$725 million extension will run up to 12 months, from October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020. The estimated value of the contract extension will be added in AECOM’s backlog...
Geopier Foundation Company Launches New GeoSpike Railway Subgrade Improvement System
GeoSpike is an innovative ground improvement method for strengthening weak railroad track subgrades DAVIDSON, NC. (August 26, 2019) Geopier Foundation Company, a world leader in ground improvement solutions, has introduced its newest Intermediate Foundation® solution: the GeoSpike℠ System. This system is a low cost method for strengthening weak railroad track subgrades without removing railroad tracks, tie or ballast. New GeoSpike rail stabilization solution reduces the need for costly re...
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