Transportation Plans Get the Green Light to Improve Oklahoma’s Highways, Bridges and County Roads
In Tulsa, an estimated $80 million widening and improvement project for the I-44 corridor between the Arkansas River and Union Ave. has been added to the updated 8-Year Construction Plan by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The nearly $6.5 billion plan contains 1,386 total projects for Oklahoma’s highways in Federal Fiscal Years 2019-2026. Key transportation plans are now on track to improve Oklahoma’s highway and county road systems over the next several years. On Sept. 10, the...
HDOT Preparations for Tropical Cyclone Olivia
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is informing the public of preparations it is taking in advance of possible weather impacts from Tropical Storm Olivia and encourages travelers to take the following actions: Airports Air travelers with confirmed tickets for travel into or out of Hawaii airports are encouraged to check with their airline for potential flight delays, cancelations, or travel waivers. In general, State of Hawaii airports will remain open unless ther...
Virginia DOT Prepared for Hurricane Florence
RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is prepared to keep Virginia roads safe ahead of forecasted effects of Hurricane Florence. Crews across the state stand prepared to respond to any unsafe traveling conditions and damage resulting from the storm. While the hurricane’s exact track remains uncertain, heavy rain is expected to move into most of Virginia late Thursday, Sept. 13, with impacts expected into Friday and the weekend. Ahead of the storm, VDOT staff and cre...
N.C. Ferries to Aid in Ocracoke Evacuation
OCRACOKE – As Hurricane Florence approaches the North Carolina coast, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is assisting with the evacuation of all visitors and residents from Ocracoke Island. Hyde County issued a mandatory evacuation order for island visitors immediately and for residents beginning 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11. Only residents, homeowners, or vendors with an Ocracoke re-entry sticker on their vehicles will be allowed on ferries inbound to Ocracoke. Priority board...
Water Standard and Monarch Separators Unlock the Key to Cost Effective Treatment for Produced and Flowback Water
Water Standard and Monarch Separators’ H2O Spectrum® platform demonstration unit. HOUSTON- Water Standard and its produced water subsidiary, Monarch Separators, are strengthening their focus on the unconventional oil and gas space with a recent upgrade to their H2O Spectrum® platform technology. Now, this innovative water treatment platform provides operators a wide spectrum of affordable produced and flowback water treatment options from disposal, to recycle and reuse, or treatment for safe...
House & Senate Committee Leaders Announce Water Resources Infrastructure Agreement
Washington, D.C. - House and Senate Committee leaders today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation, which could be considered on the House floor later this week. Agreement on the legislation, the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, was announced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Senate E...
Profile’s Marc S. Theisen Earns Esteemed Industry Awards
Profile's Marc S. Theisen (right) receiving the 2018 IECA Technical Paper of the Year Award BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile Products is pleased to announce that Marc S. Theisen, M.Sc., CPESC, CPSWQ, CESSWI, earned two esteemed industry awards: EnviroCert International’s (ECI) “Distinguished Service Award” and the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) “2018 Technical Paper of the Year.” To win the Distinguished Service Award, recipients must have demonstrated outstanding mora...
FHWA Taking Applications for $225M Competitive Bridge Funding Opportunity
The Federal Highway Administration said in a notice of funding opportunity issued Sept. 5 that it will be accepting grant applications for $225 million worth of funding via its Competitive Highway Bridge program through Dec. 4. FHWA added in its NOFO that “eligible applicants” for competitive bridge grants are state departments of transportation representing states with a population density of less than 100 individuals per square mile. Per that requirement, the agency said eligible state D...
Michigan DOT’s Steudle to Retire
Kirk Steudle, Michigan’s transportation director for 12 years and a 31-year veteran of the Michigan Department of Transportation, announced he will be retiring effective Oct. 31, though he will continue as interim CEO and president for the American Center for Mobility – a position he took on in mid-August – until that group’s board of directors selects a permanent replacement. “Needless to say, this is bittersweet,” said Steudle in a statement to MDOT employees. “My entire professional career...
Environmental Assessment & Remediation Expert Jim Twiford Joins Cardno's Petaluma Office
PETALUMA, CA - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jim Twiford, PE, has joined the firm as a Senior Technical Consultant in the company’s Petaluma, CA, USA office. Jim has more than 30 years of experience performing assessment and remediation of contaminated sites and providing environmental compliance for the National Environmental Protection Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. His specific project management expertise includes remediation, construction, risk asses...
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