ARTBA Foundation Announces Financial Assistance to 11 Children of Fallen Highway Workers
(WASHINGTON) - Eleven children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive post-high school financial assistance for the 2020-21 school year from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation’s (ARTBA-TDF) “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship” fund. Now in its 21st year, the program was established with a gift from two Roanoke, Virginia, highway contracto...
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Receives $120M Build America Loan
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau is providing up to a $120.1 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act or TIFIA loan to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to help finance the Gilcrease Expressway West project. [Above photo by the Ohio Turnpike Authority.] That project consists of a five-mile four-lane divided tollway that includes 22 bridges – two of which span the Arkansas River – four major interchanges, and a 10-foot-wide multi-use trail....
ARTBA Launches New “Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety” Course
WASHINGTON — A national association has developed the transportation construction industry’s most comprehensive safety training course to help dramatically reduce the 700 motorist fatalities and nearly 50,000 injuries that occur annually in and around the nation’s infrastructure improvement project sites. The online “Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety” features modules on falls, electricity, preventing struck-by and caught-in incidents, safety programs, workplace communi...
FINLEY Bridge Engineer, Ton Tu, Obtains P.E. License
FINLEY Engineering Group (FINLEY), a Tallahassee-based bridge design and construction engineering firm, congratulates Ton Tu, P.E., on passing the Professional Engineering examination and officially receiving his Professional Engineering license. During his 3 years with FINLEY, Ton’s most notable projects have included Honolulu Authority For Rapid Transportation HART Extension 3 where he was responsible for the 3D innovative shop drawing of platform girders. Ton has done extensive design work...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to a $120.1 Million Loan for the Gilcrease Expressway West Project in Tulsa, OK
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) will provide up to a $120.1 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) to help finance the Gilcrease Expressway West Project in Oklahoma. “This $120.1 million federal investment in the Gilcrease Expressway reflects the President’s continued emphasis on infrastructure...
Next Generation of Drone Surveying System Features Now Available from Microdrones
Rome, NY- Fresh off the heels of releasing a new Microdrones as a Service (mdaaS) business model that makes drone surveying and LiDAR accessible to geomatics companies of all sizes, Microdrones announces additional developments that demonstrate a constant commitment to customers. According to Microdrones CEO Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil, “By and large, surveying professionals are still out there getting work done amidst the shutdowns; that’s why we continue to make improvements to our complete system...
Visionary Footbridge/Elevated Park Concept Wins AISC’s Forge Prize
CHICAGO - The judges have spoken, and the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Forge Prize has a 2020 champion! An innovative cantilevered pedestrian bridge and elevated park concept by Rosannah Harding and Matthew Ostrow of HardingOstrow took top honors at a judging event streamed live on YouTube. The pair took home the $10,000 grand prize. The Footbridge concept, intended for a site in Manhattan that connects to the existing High Line, marries the raw look of weathering steel w...
CYPE develops software to design, calculate and implement safety measures in spaces in response to COVID-19
The Open BIM COVID-19 program facilitates the adoption and validation of preventive measure to minimise infections and optimise the occupancy of space, both in buildings and open spaces, taking into account aspects such as interpersonal safety distance or furniture The software is translated into 6 languages and can be adapted to the national safety regulations against COVID-19 of any country in the world and at any phase to optimise the distribution of people and prevent the spread of the vi...
Curb Roller Manufacturing Brings Portability and Operator Comfort with the Eel Screed 6100
FAIRVIEW, Kan. – Curb Roller Manufacturing, the world leader in shaped concrete roller screeds, introduces the Eel Screed 6100, a corded roller screed designed for operator comfort and easy transportation. The innovative design of the Eel Screed 6100 allows contractors, rental customers and other operators to finish concrete screeding faster and more comfortably than alternate methods. The Eel Screed features a direct drive system, eliminating troublesome pulleys and linkage belts and adding...
“Connected Highway” Demonstrator Shows How Easy It Can Be to Federate IoT Data in Infrastructure Digital Twins
Bentley Integrates iTwins with Azure Digital Twins for Single Pane of Glass IoT Application The concept of digital twins is finding new applications in the way that we interact with our critical infrastructure like roads and highways, improving reliability and safety, increasing the movement of people and goods, and creating better value for every dollar spent. For the Microsoft Build 2020 developer conference, a team from Bentley Systems and Microsoft explained to software engineers a...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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