USDOT to Provide TIFIA Loan for Interstate 64 Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation finalized an up to $502.9 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act or TIFIA loan to the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission to help finance several “regional priority projects” all located along Interstate 64 in Virginia. [Above photo by the Virginia DOT.] That loan – issued through USDOT’s Build America Bureau – will help collectively increase capacity on I-64, adding both general purpose and highway occupanc...
Stantec Expands Program & Project Management Team in New England
Boston, MA - NYSE, TSX:STN: Leading global design, engineering, and project delivery firm Stantec is expanding its Program & Project Management (P&PM) team with the hire of Rebecca Jablonowski. Based in the firm’s Boston office, this new hire follows on the heels of recent project wins in the New England region, including the hot water conversion of 119 buildings at Dartmouth College, which will help the institution improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the...
American Concrete Institute Announces ACI 318-19 Building Code Seminars in South America, Central America and Mexico
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Dec. 16, 2019) – The American Concrete Institute is offering a series of seminars in South America, Central America and Mexico with a focus on the new ACI 318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary. “ACI 318-19: Changes to the Concrete Design Standard” seminars will feature face-to-face interaction with highly recognized speakers. The new ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete contains some of the most significa...
Subasic To Lead The Masonry Society as 1st Female President
Ms. Christine A. Subasic, consulting architectural engineer in Raleigh, North Carolina became President of The Masonry Society (TMS) following the Society’s November 2019 meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona. Subasic, who has been a Member of TMS for over 25 years, and who has served in numerous leadership roles including Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Board Member, Chair of the Sustainability Committee, and Editor of the Society’s Sustainability E-Newsletter, was introduced by TMS Past-Preside...
KAI Build Breaks Ground on Renovation, Addition to Maryland Heights Fire Protection District Headquarters Engine House One
St. Louis, MO - KAI Build broke ground Dec. 10 on a renovation and addition project at the Maryland Heights Fire Protection District Headquarters Engine House One in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The project was made possible by a bond passed by voters for capital purchases to “Build a Safer Community.” Plans for the project include a complete state-of-the-art upgrade of the existing 22-year-old, 18,902-square-foot firehouse located at 2600 Schuetz Road, plus a 2,112-square-foot living quarters...
Polyglass Opens New Liquid Applied Membrane Facility in Phoenix
PHOENIX–Polyglass U.S.A., Inc. has opened a new 62,000-square-foot facility in Phoenix dedicated to manufacturing premium roof coatings and primers. Polyglass, based in Deerfield Beach, Fla., is a leading manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing solutions. The plant features 52,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehousing space, doubling manufacturing capacity and adding automated equipment to improve efficiency and ergonomics. Expanded shipping and receiving facilities; a laboratory w...
San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Celebrates Completion of $741 Million Expansion
SAN YSIDRO, CA - The General Services Administration's (GSA) San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) — the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere — celebrated the official completion of a $741 million, three-phase expansion project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 17, 2019. The LPOE currently processes an average of 70,000 northbound vehicle passengers and 20,000 northbound pedestrians per day. The San Ysidro LPOE expansion project, directed by the GSA with U.S. Customs a...
Engineered Solutions: The Case for 3D Geotechnical Analysis
By Dr. Murray Fredlund, strategic advisor, Geotechnical, Bentley Systems Sponsored by: There are ongoing discussions in the geotechnical community about the need to perform 3D analysis. The questions raised relate to the results achieved when performing a 3D analysis vs. the results of a traditional 2D analysis. While the industry has largely embraced the 2D approach as an accepted method of practice, important questions still need to be answered, including the following: Is ther...
Stantec-led team selected for $300 Million traffic and community enhancements project in Baton Rouge
Edmonton, AB; New York, NY; Baton Rouge, LA (December 17, 2019) TSX, NYSE: STN: The City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has selected a Stantec-led team to oversee comprehensive traffic improvements and community enhancements as part of the city’s MOVEBR program, a dual-phase effort to revitalize infrastructure and enhance mobility in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Stantec team’s scope of work on this project, with a construction cost of $312.6 million, will focus on relieving traffic congestion, enhanc...
Award-Winning Future City Competition Announces Theme for 2019-20: Clean Water: Tap Into Tomorrow
We turn on the faucet and clean water flows. Most of us don’t give it much thought. But for civil engineers, urban planners, developers, and other professionals, maintaining a reliable water supply takes expertise, planning and constant vigilance. A water-resilient city must be prepared to address a wide range of risks, including drought, flooding, population change, natural and manmade disasters and economic recession. With this pressing issue top of mind, the Future City Competition, now in...
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