PlanGrid Introduces Advanced RFIs and Project Hub to Boost Project Visibility and Extend Workflows to the Field
New products enable construction teams to resolve issues faster so they can stay on track and reduce project risk SAN RAFAEL, Calif, June 18, 2019 - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), today announced availability of PlanGrid Advanced RFIs and Project Hub, two powerful new additions in the PlanGrid platform that give construction teams greater visibility into a project's progress and unforeseen challenges. Advanced RFIs automate the Request for Information (RFI) workflow to speed up the process, a...
Wärtsilä and Summit sign Bangladesh’s biggest ever service agreement to maintain Summit’s 464 MW power plants
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed two major Maintenance management and operational advisory agreements with Summit Group, the largest independent power producer (IPP) in Bangladesh and longstanding partner. The seven-year agreements represent the biggest ever signed service deals, in terms of MW generation, in the Bangladesh energy sector. The orders were booked by Wärtsilä in Q2, 2019. The lifecycle solution agreements cover two power plants located in Gazipur, Dhaka owned by Summit G...
Trogdon Tapped to be AASHTO Rail Council Chair
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed James Trogdon III (seen above) – secretary of North Carolina Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as chair of the Council on Rail Transportation. [Above photo by the NCDOT.] Trogdon, appointed secretary of the North Carolina DOT in January 2017, is a registered professional engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the transportation industry alongside three decades of military service...
AASHTO Releases Annual Transportation Salary Survey
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has issued its annual job classifications and salary information survey for state transportation departments. Developed by AASHTO’s Committee on Human Resources, the survey is viewed as a “tool” intended for human resource administrators and others whose work involves studying and analyzing job classifications, writing job descriptions, and developing/designing pay structures unique to departments of transportation....
Nine State DOTs Among Those Selected by FRA for $326M in CRISI Grants
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded more than $326 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements or CRISI grants to fund 45 railroad projects in 29 states, with nine state departments of transportation receiving funds for 12 projects. FRA’s Ronald Batory FRA Administrator Ronald Batory noted in a statement on June 12 that the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation or FAST Act established the CRISI program, which funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency...
Jacobs Enhances Wharf Resiliency, Safety with Award-winning Improvements
Named “one of Guam’s most significant construction projects of 2018” by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the X-Ray Wharf improvements included expanding and strengthening the 742-foot berthing complex at Apra Harbor on Naval Base Guam. Constructed at the end of World War II in support of aid and recovery for western Europe and Japan, X-Ray Wharf is now more than 65 years old, and its north berth, which services the U.S. Navy’s modern cargo ship fleet, needed rehabilitation...
Bechtel to Deliver EPC of Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG Train 6 Project
Bechtel, a global leader in project management, engineering, procurement, and construction, has received full notice to proceed for the construction of the Train 6 expansion of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction (SPL) project in Louisiana. The facility is owned and operated by Cheniere Energy Inc. The work on the SPL expansion includes construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) train and tie-in to the existing facilities. The expansion will add 4.5 million tonnes of LNG per year to the curre...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $60 Million for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for states, cities and other agencies to compete for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency. “This program puts a priority on promoting innovative solutions that improve safety and mobility for our nation’s driver...
Federal Railroad Administration Announces More Than $326 Million in Grants to Support Railroad Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the recipients of more than $326 million in grant funds under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program and the Special Transportation Circumstances Program, for a wide variety of state and local railroad infrastructure projects. The grants will fund 45 projects in 29 states. “These investments in intercity passenger and freight rail will benefit surrou...
South Dakota DOT Claims Regional Award for Exit 14 Project .
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation’s Interstate 90 Exit 14 project in Spearfish has won a prestigious award in a national competition highlighting excellence in projects that have improved travel safety, reduced roadway congestion and provided more mobility options. The Exit 14 project in Spearfish was a regional winner in the Operations Excellence category for a medium size project. This is the seventh regional award for the department in this competition since...
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