Researcher Going to India to Document Infrastructure Damage From Disaster
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Richard Coffman, associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, will travel to the Indian state of Kerala this week as part of a mission to study the impact of record rains and flooding. Kerala has received almost 100 inches of rain between June 1 and Aug. 26. Landslides and debris flows have washed away bridges and roads and cut off towns and villages. Initial estimates indicate more than 400 people have died. Many of these people were killed by...
Steve Roth Joins HNTB as Group Director in Austin
AUSTIN – Steve Roth, PE, PMP, joined HNTB Corporation as group director – engineering, based in the firm’s Austin office. Roth will work with the firm’s transit clients in Central and South Texas, including Capital Metro in Austin and VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio. Roth has more than 20 years of experience in planning, design and construction of rail, transit, transportation and infrastructure projects. Throughout his career, he has served on a wide range of complex projects in T...
Hexagon Partners with Clevest to Improve Utility Field Operations
Huntsville, Alabama – Hexagon’s Safety & Infrastructure division and Clevest have partnered to offer Clevest’s workforce automation products alongside Hexagon’s utility GIS and outage management systems for integrated office-to-field solutions. The partnership expands the network engineering and operations offerings for utilities and telecommunications companies and smart cities in North America. Clevest provides software that connects the mobile workforce to office operations, optimizing fie...
WSP to Provide Design-Build Project Management Services for the Downtown Redmond Link Extension
SEATTLE, WA — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, was selected by Sound Transit to perform design-build project management services for the Downtown Redmond Link Extension, a 3.4-mile, double-track elevated and at-grade light rail project in downtown Redmond. WSP’s preconstruction services will include assistance in preparing and reviewing the design-build contract request for proposals. As the final segment of Sound Transit’s East Link light rail corridor,...
MnDOT Awards $108,000 in Grants to Support Safer Bicycling
PAUL, Minn. – More than 13,000 Minnesota youth will benefit from the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School Bike Fleet grants that support pedestrian and bicycle safety education in Minnesota schools. The New York Mills and ISD 197 school districts and Feeling Good Minnesota were awarded bicycle fleets, trailers and supplies to teach bicycle and pedestrian safety. The ISD 197 district includes West St. Paul, Eagan and Mendota Heights. Feeling Good Minnesota is a commun...
MDOT Names Tony Kratofil New COO and Chief Engineer
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has named longtime leader Tony Kratofil chief operations officer (COO) and chief engineer. He is succeeding Mark Van Port Fleet, who is now MDOT's senior chief deputy director. Kratofil has been with MDOT for 26 years, the last nine as head of MDOT's Metro Region in southeast Michigan, covering Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. "Tony is held in high regard by his colleagues at MDOT and by our industry partners," MDOT Director Kirk T. Steudle...
U.S. DOT Official Joins State and Local Leaders to Announce $90 Million Infrastructure Investment for Idaho
NAMPA, Idaho – On behalf of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson joined state and local officials today to announce a $90.2 million grant for the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD)’s I-84 Karcher Interchange to Franklin Boulevard project. The funding is provided through the “Infrastructure for Rebuilding America” (INFRA) discretionary grant program. “The Department is proud to help Idaho invest in better transportation...
Chicago Water Plant Collapses After Explosion, Injuring 10
(CNN)An explosion Thursday at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago caused part of the plant to collapse, injuring 10 people there, according to Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MRWD) of Greater Chicago. "There has been an explosion in the sludge concentration building at the Calumet water reclamation plant," the full statement from agency says. "There are injuries. Emergency crews are on the scene. We have no additional informational at this time." The roof of the sl...
Video: Large-Scale 3D Printing by a Team of Mobile Robots
Roboticists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have, for the first time (as far as they know), performed “the actual printing of a single-piece concrete structure by two mobile robots operating concurrently.” Using a fleet of mobile robots for construction could have an extreme potential in other non-conventional aspects. One such application is to allow automated construction in hard-to-reach, remote areas, such as underground caves, the Moon or Mars, to which it is inconvenien...
NSF International’s Marcos Bensoussan to Serve on IWA Water Safety Planning Committee
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The International Water Association (IWA) has selected Marcos Bensoussan, General Manager of Global Building Water Health at NSF International, to serve on a management committee charged with helping protect the world’s water supply systems. As a member of the Management Committee of IWA’s Specialist Group on Water Safety Planning, Bensoussan will help guide the group’s efforts to disseminate practical knowledge on water safety planning to stakeholders involved in deliverin...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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