GNSS RTK rover with Visual Positioning increases safety, simplifies surveying
New GS18 I GNSS RTK rover with Visual Positioning can measure what you see (HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND, 18, August 2020) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, unveils the Leica GS18 I (announced by Hexagon yesterday), a versatile, GNSS RTK rover with Visual Positioning. The GS18 I allows users to capture points of interest from a distance and measure points from the images in the field or the office. Visual Positioning technology (sensor fusion combining GNSS, IMU and a camera) allows user...
State DOTs Award Bridge, Highway Improvement Contracts
The Missouri Department of Transportation and the Nevada Department of Transportation recently gave the go-ahead to major bridge and highway improvement contracts. [Above photo by the Missouri DOT.] The Missouri DOT awarded a $21.3 million contract on August 12 that could eventually improve, repair, or replace more than two dozen bridges in the southeastern part of the state via the Bootheel Bridge Bundle design-build project. “The purpose of the Bootheel Bridge Bundle project is to rep...
AASHTO Transitions to a Virtual Annual Meeting
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2020 Annual Meeting — originally planned to be held in Baltimore, MD, November 4-8 – will be held virtually the week of November 9-13. The premiere national gathering of state department of transportation leaders, federal transportation officials, and industry professionals, AASHTO said many of the sessions typically associated with a yearly in-person conference will continue virtually, includ...
State DOTs Still Seeking Emergency Funding from Congress
Funding shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of movement on a new five-year federal surface transportation reauthorization bill continue to put pressure on the bottom lines of state departments of transportation across the country. Most observers anticipate Congress (which officially recessed on August 14 until September 8 without passing legislation to provide further COVID-19 relief) will pass a continuing resolution to maintain current federal surface transportation funding,...
Mid-American State DOT Projects Win Awards for Transportation Improvements
A host of transportation projects in Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin earned regional recognition in the 2020 America’s Transportation Awards competition that boost mobility, save lives, and improve the overall quality of life for their communities. Patrick McKenna. Photo by Cathy Morrison/Missouri DOT “The people who planned, engineered and built these projects deserve recognition for the positive impacts they have provided through these investments in local communities,” explained Pa...
NEOM selects U.S. construction leader Bechtel to accelerate primary infrastructure development for its Cognitive Cities
Global industry leader will provide design, construction and project management services NEOM Co. has awarded a contract to U.S.-based Bechtel for executive project management work on the development of the primary, base infrastructure for NEOM as the Giga-project advances work to create the world’s leading destination to attract talent and investment. NEOM, a beacon for the future of urban living, selected Bechtel to oversee and create resource-efficient utilities and a highly advanced tra...
Atkins wins innovation award for the world-first 15-cell caterpillar-shaped cofferdam design on Tuen Mun-Check Lap Kok Link in Hong Kong
Hong Kong – Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has won the 2020 HKIE (Hong Kong Institution of Engineers) Innovation Award for a world-first cofferdam design approach on the Tuen Mun-Check Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) project in Hong Kong. Due to the complex ground conditions, Atkins – who are supporting Dragages-Bouygues JV on the project – designed the world’s longest and largest caterpillar-shaped cofferdam in which TM-CLKL’s cut and cover tunnel is constructed. At 500m in length and 43m...
AASHTO Recognizes ‘Sweet 16’ HVR Award Winners
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Special Committee on Research and Innovation recently saluted the winners of its “Sweet 16” awards, which recognizes state DOTs’ high value research or HVR projects implemented in their state within the last fiscal year. [Above photo by the Louisiana DOTD.] AASHTO’s Research Advisory Committee selected four HVR projects each from four regions across the country to comprise its “ Sweet 16 ” winners list. Th...
Report Examines Putting Power Lines in Transportation Corridors
A 41-page report issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission outlines both the barriers and opportunities for establishing high voltage transmission lines in the nation’s transportation corridors. FERC’s report – mandated by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into law on December 20, 2019 – examined the reliability and resilience benefits, permitting barriers, and any barriers in state or federal policy or markets for establishing high voltage transmissio...
FTA Awarding $464M in Transit Infrastructure Grants
The Federal Transit Administration plans to award $464 million worth of transit infrastructure funding to support 96 projects in 49 states and territories via its Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. FTA said that funding supports projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses plus related equipment – along with projects to purchase, rehabilitate, and construct bus-related facilities. “Millions of Americans rely on public transportation to access healthcare, jobs, and other...
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