ACI Offers New Nondestructive Testing Certification Program
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the launch of its Nondestructive Testing Specialist – Concrete Strength certification program. The program will certify individuals who successfully pass the ACI examinations by demonstrating the knowledge and ability to properly perform specified nondestructive tests on hardened concrete. The nondestructive testing program is the newest in a lineup of concrete inspection certification programs offered by the Institut...
Cityzenith Unveils New Highly-advanced Digital Twin Technology: SmartWorldPro2
Cityzenith today unveiled its long-awaited Beta release of SmartWorldPro2, the follow-up to its flagship Digital Twin software platform, SmartWorldPro – the go to planning, building and infrastructure tool for city planners and asset managers. Digital Twins are 3D virtual replicas of physical buildings and infrastructure connected to the data in and around them, and widely used to optimize their design, construction, and operational performance over the entire lifecycle. Cityzenith CEO Mic...
Fluor Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for Position on Nationwide Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management selected the company for a position on the multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) of facilities, waste management and program support. As one of nine companies selected, Fluor is eligible to compete for firm-fixed price and cost reimbursement task orders w...
Dewberry Selected to Design Franklin Avenue Bridge
Bridge in Denville, New Jersey, to be rehabilitated or replaced. Dewberry announced it has been selected by New Jersey Transit to design the rehabilitation or replacement of the Franklin Avenue Bridge over the Morristown Line in Denville, New Jersey. The work will be performed out of the firm’s Bloomfield, New Jersey, office. The purpose of the project is to restore the structural capacity of the bridge, which is currently posted for a weight limit of seven tons. Rehabilitation or repl...
Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Newest Education Center Formally Breaks Ground
Stantec-designed facility to consolidate Tribe’s educational programs while paying homage to culture Kenai, AK - The Kenaitze Indian Tribe recently broke ground on its newest education center in Kenai, Alaska. The center focuses on the Tribal Council’s commitment to building a tribally owned, culturally appropriate education campus that consolidates core educational components and programs in one state-of-the-art, central facility. Design of the educational center is being led by a local...
NOAA Selects Woolpert for $40M Shoreline Mapping Support Services Contract
The firm will provide data and technology to support nautical charting, navigation, territorial limits and coastal resources across the country. DAYTON, Ohio (July 7, 2020) — Woolpert has been selected as a prime consultant for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Shoreline Mapping Support Services contract. The firm and its partners will provide updated charting data and analytics of the national shoreline for use in nautical charts, to support maritime navigation, to...
Mangione Promoted to National Markets Director for Transportation
WSP USA’s highway/bridge director has served multiple transportation leadership and technical roles since joining the firm in 1995. NEW YORK CITY (July 7, 2020) — With his promotion to national markets director for transportation, Michael Mangione will be expanding his leadership responsibilities at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Mangione, also currently serves as the national highway/bridge director for WSP, will work with all market leaders to...
Federal Highway Administration Makes $60 Million Available for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants
Federal Highway Administration Makes $60 Million Available for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency and safety. “These grants promote the use of advanced techno...
American Concrete Institute Transitions its Convention to Virtual Event
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (July 7, 2020) – Due to local, state, and federal regulations, and to protect the health and safety of attendees, the American Concrete Institute announces the transition of the ACI Concrete Convention from an in-person event in Raleigh, NC, USA, this October, to a 100% virtual event. The ACI Virtual Concrete Convention will be held over similar dates at the end of October. Attendees to the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention will collaborate on advancing concrete codes,...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $3 Million for Small Business Innovators
Twenty U.S. small businesses in 14 states will receive more than $3 million to research and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced this month that twenty (20) U.S. small businesses will receive a total of $3 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I awards stemming from the Fiscal Year 2020 Phase I Solicitation announced earlier this year. Each year, DOT’s SBIR Program...