HDR Acquires Multimodal Transportation Engineering Firm WKE
(OMAHA, Neb.) – HDR is expanding its multimodal transportation services by acquiring WKE, based in Santa Ana, California. Going forward, the firm will do business as HDR | WKE. Founded in 2007, WKE’s expertise in design and construction management includes streets and highway corridors, bridges, runway structures, rail and transit facilities, and ports and harbors. WKE is highly regarded for its technical innovation and focus on quality and has delivered conventional design-bid-build and alte...
Virtual Surveyor Introduces Enhanced Stockpile Reporting in Drone Surveying Software
Site with aggregates showing different material fractions. AARSCHOT, Belgium, 1 June 2021 – Calculating and reporting stockpile inventories are now easier and faster in the latest version of the Virtual Surveyor drone surveying software. Virtual Surveyor Version 8.2 allows users to accurately calculate stockpile volumes in drone imagery with just a few mouse clicks and then generate a professional PDF report detailing material tonnage and value. “The stockpile inventory workflow is no...
eMobility software startup eMabler raises €630,000 in funding
Finnish API platform company eMabler gets backing from Sofokus Ventures and Nidoco AB to simplify and streamline fragmented electric vehicle charging ecosystems HELSINKI, Finland (June 1st, 2021) Helsinki-based eMobility API platform eMabler has raised €630,000 in funding led by Sofokus Ventures, Nidoco AB, several angel investors, and funding from Business Finland. The company will use the funding to continue developing and commercializing its software, and further drive growth in the Nordics...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Major Milestone for the Hudson Tunnel Project
Action Allows Project of National Significance to Advance The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today jointly issued the Final Environment Impact Statement (Final EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the Hudson Tunnel Project. Completion of the Final EIS and ROD represents U.S. DOT’s commitment to working with New Jersey Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority), in coordinat...
North America, China, Japan, and Germany Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Infrastructure Market to Witness Notable Growth over 2021-2029 owing to Increasing Sales of EVs in These Nations
Key Companies Covered in the North America, China, Japan, and Germany Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Infrastructure Market Research Report Are Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., SemaConnect Inc., Schneider Electric, Siemens, Tesla, Inc., Shell International B.V., Blink Charging Co., Webasto Charging Systems, Inc., ChargePoint, Inc., ABB Ltd. and others key market players. New York, June 01, 2021 - Environmental pollution can be triggered from various sources, such as gaseous polluta...
The Durst Organization repositions landmark Manhattan building by installing View Smart Windows
View’s smart windows increase natural light and views, mitigate climate change, and now, turn science fiction into reality by incorporating immersive transparent HD displays New York, NY and Milpitas, CA: The Durst Organization today announced it has installed smart windows from View, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIEW) (“View”) at 825 Third Avenue, its newly-renovated, 530,000-square-foot, 40-story office tower in New York City. 825 Third Avenue will be the first office building in New York City to use smar...
Hycrete Chosen for “Little Island” - Pier 55 Renovation Project
Fairfield, N.J., May 27, 2021 – Hycrete, Inc., a leader in waterproofing and corrosion protection technologies for concrete, is proud to announce that it was been chosen as the waterproofing and anti-corrosion admixture for the "Little Island" Pier 55 Project in New York. Hycrete was used in the deck slab and utility room structure at the recently opened Pier 55 park project, located on the Hudson River near 14th Street in downtown Manhattan. Due to the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Sa...
FHWA Provides $5.6 Million to Accelerate Innovative Highway Projects in Seven States
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $5.6 million in Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program grants to help seven states make the most of limited resources. The program allows states to bring projects to fruition in a more cost-effective way by using innovative practices. Alabama, Arizona, Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota and Utah will receive funds in this round of aw...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Tribal Transit Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $10 million in Fiscal Year 2021 competitive grant funding to support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas. "We must ensure that the U.S. government is a true partner to Tribal Nations," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "Supporting reliable and affordable public transit on Tribal lands is one important...
Governor Laura Kelly Announces $42 Million Investment to Support 30 Transportation Projects Statewide
Governor Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz today announced that more than $42 million will support 30 transportation construction projects across Kansas through an expanded list of recipients of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program for Spring 2021. Cost Share is a component of the Kelly administration’s 10-year, bipartisan Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, or IKE. Cost Share is designed to help both rural and urban areas advance transportati...