Spectral Evolution Field Spectrometers and Spectroradiometers Now Available with ALGIZ 8X Rugged Tablet
Lawrence, MA – Spectral Evolution field spectrometers and spectroradiometers are now available with the ALGIZ® 8X rugged handheld tablet. This powerful tablet provides a great companion for field measurements with Spectral Evolution instruments for remote sensing and mining applications. It is powered by a fast Intel® Pentium processor with plenty of storage capacity. The ALGIZ 8X features: Small size 225mm x 147mm x24mm (8.8” x 5.7” x 0.9”) 8” capacitive touchscreen – 1280x800 resolu...
Commercial Construction Looks to Advanced Technologies to Alleviate Workforce Challenges and Improve Productivity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Q4 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index) released today indicates that despite staunch concerns over labor shortages and skilled workers, three-quarters of contractors believe advanced technologies may improve labor productivity on jobsites. According to the Q4 report, while just over half of contractors currently use technologies like drones, equipment tagging, wearable technology, and augmented/virtual reality for t...
Two ADOT Efforts Enhancing Highway Safety Win National Honors
PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Transportation efforts that have improved safety on a busy stretch of westbound US 60 in Tempe and advanced a first-in-the-nation system that reduces the risk from wrong-way drivers have been honored by a national organization dedicated to the management and operation of state highways. The National Operations Center of Excellence is presenting its Best Transportation Systems Management and Operations Project Award (Creative Solution) to ADOT for lane adjustmen...
Amit Varma Becomes a Named Faculty Member at Purdue University
Amit Varma, Ph.D., a leader in large-scale research and design method development, was recently ratified as Purdue University's Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering. Varma, whose research has served as the basis of several AISC codes and specifications, previously received an AISC Special Achievement Award for his work in facilitating the development, design and licensing of the next generation of nuclear power plants in the U.S. and around the world. He was also the winner of the...
Trevor Joseph Joins Stantec as California’s Hydrogeology Practice Lead
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., NYSE, TSX:STN: Trevor Joseph has joined global engineering, consulting, and architecture firm Stantec as the Hydrogeology Practice Lead for California, strengthening the firm’s groundwater service capabilities across California and the West. Based in Sacramento, Calif., Joseph will spearhead Stantec’s groundwater services strategy in California, collaborating closely with North American market sector leaders and global practice leaders. Joseph has more than 20 years of exp...
ISEAL’s First Infrastructure Standard: SuRe® – The Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
Infrastructure development in cities is key to fighting climate change and fostering sustainable development. Cities need to become more inclusive, resilient and sustainable as stated by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number 11. In the context of the ongoing COP 24 and the globally agreed goal of limiting global warming to significantly less than two degrees, GIB aims to actively contribute to a world where sustainable and resilient infrastructure is the norm rather than the exception. Infra...
Oklahoma DOT Gets Approval of Largest-Ever Contract for Highway Work
On Dec. 3, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the single largest highway work contract ever in the history of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. [Above photo by the Oklahoma DOT.] The up to $105 million project will complete the widening of the I-235 corridor in Oklahoma City from north of N. 50th St. to N.W. 63rd St. and reconstruct the junction of I-235 and I-44 to a multi-level interchange with flyover ramps, the commission noted in a statement; an interchange that...
Infrastructure Grants Awarded to “Smaller” South Dakota Communities
On Nov. 30, the South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded $4.7 million in economic development grants for infrastructure improvements in “smaller” communities – grants aimed at improving roads leading to schools, main business areas, hospitals, grain elevators, and other economic areas in the communities. [Above photo by Collen Farley, South Dakota DOT.] The agency said the grants pay for 80 percent of the construction costs, up to a maximum of $600,000. Two grants are funding road...
Growth Projected for Transportation Projects, but Costs a Challenge
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to grow 4.2 percent in 2019, according to the annual economic forecast released Dec. 5 by the American Road &Transportation Builders Association. Yet a report issued by Fitch Ratings, also on Dec. 5, cautioned that “external factors” such as “protectionist trade policies, rising interest rates and volatility in fuel prices” bear close watch. [Above photo by Arizona DOT.] “As interest rates rise, so will the cost to fund new infrastr...
Interstate System Report Calls for More Funding, Tolling, VMT Fees, and Cybersecurity
A consensus study report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Dec. 6 recommends an annual investment of $57 billion in the U.S. interstate system, a near-term increase in federal fuel taxes indexed to inflation and accounting improvements in vehicle fuel mileage, plus a long-term changeover to tolling and vehicle miles traveled or VMT fees to generate future highway funding. “Our interstate system is aging and not gracefully; its health requires a lot mor...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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