Topcon Announces Enhancements to Flagship 3D Dozer System
LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces the release of major updates to its flagship 3D dozer machine control system — 3D-MCMAX. The innovative inertial measurement unit- (IMU) based system, without a mast needed for the blade, is now available for more configurations and diverse applications. Initially released in 2016 with support for 6-way dozers, now Topcon is introducing another first in the industry with support for the 4-way pu...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $53 Million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grants valued at $53.2 million to 10 projects to fund advanced technologies that will improve mobility and safety for drivers and enhance the performance of the nation’s highway system. “These highly innovative projects offer high-tech solutions to relieve congestion and improve safety and efficiency on the...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $8 Million Grant to Alabama for Connected Vehicle and Transportation Technologies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded an $8 million Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grant to the University of Alabama for the Advanced Connected Transportation Infrastructure and Operations Network (ACTION). “These highly innovative projects offer high-tech solutions to relieve congestion and improve safety and efficiency on the nation's highways,” said U.S. Transportation Se...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $8 Million Grant to Bay Area Mobility-On-Demand Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded an $8 million Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grant to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority for the Bay Area Mobility-On-Demand (MOD) Project. “These highly innovative projects offer high-tech solutions to relieve congestion and improve safety and efficiency on the nation’s highways,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao....
Getting Ready for the 21st Century - New STEAM Sponsor for Cedarburg
CEDARBURG, WI - Weil Pump and Scot Pump, providers of pumps and pumping solutions for building services, water management, and groundwater, were proud to become a STEAM sponsor in Cedarburg's School District (CSD) this spring through the Wilo-Foundation. The sponsorship of $100,000 USD over 4 years was announced on March 27 while visiting teachers and students at Westlawn Elementary, Webster Transitional, and Cedarburg High School. "We are excited to support the CEF/CSD and the STEAM initiati...
TTWiiN Portfolio Company OnScale Receives Series A Funding for New Service Platform; Venture Capital Funding is Step Towards Realization of Thornton Tomasetti/Weidlinger Vision
(New York, N.Y. ) – TTWiiN, the technology accelerator of Thornton Tomasetti, a global leader in the optimization, design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity, announces that one of its portfolio companies OnScale received $10M in Series A funding led by Intel Capital and Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture capital fund. OnScale, which was established in 2016 through $3 million in seed funding from TTWiiN, has qui...
Silicon Valley Clean Water Selects Microsoft Tools to Power First Tunneling Progressive Design Build in the U.S
Silicon Valley, California— Silicon Valley Clean Water’s (SVCW) RESCU program is paving the way for the future of wastewater management and capital improvement upgrades using Microsoft’s collaborative tools and other contemporary technology for its complex and innovative approach to project delivery. The RESCU program, (Regional Environmental Sewer Conveyance Upgrade) is a $495 million capital improvement upgrade that incorporates in excess of 50 construction and consulting companies, five...
Rail Transit Expert Thomas Mangold Joins HNTB as Rail Program Manager
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Thomas Mangold joined HNTB Corporation as rail program manager in the firm’s King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, office. Mangold, with an accomplished career spanning more than four decades in the region, will support HNTB’s largest and most complex transit and rail infrastructure projects. Mangold comes to HNTB from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority, where he most recently oversaw the power department’s engineering, maintenance and construction groups, as well...
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Visits Denver and Announces New WIFIA Funding
DENVER - On Friday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler visited Denver, Colorado where he announced new funding for the Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program and delivered the keynote address to the American Bar Association's Environmental Law Conference. “While touring the Denver Water Recycling Plant, I saw firsthand the innovative approaches that communities in the West are taking to solve their water challenges. EPA’s new r...
Tooley Named Chairman of AASHTO’s Safety Committee
Michael Tooley (seen above), director of the Montana Department of Transportation, has been appointed to serve a two-year term as chairman of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Committee on Safety. Tooley has served as Montana DOT’s director for nearly six and a half years. Prior to his tenure at the agency, he spent 28 years with the Montana State Highway Patrol, retiring in 2012 as colonel and chief of the organization. Tooley holds a Bachelor of Scien...