Engineering the Future: Engineers Must Share Their Infrastructure Stories
We’re all busy delivering on the infrastructure we need to sustain a healthy economy. But have we done our job in letting the world know? The core tenant of engineers’ code of ethics is “to protect public health, safety and welfare.” So, we need to tell the story. No one under 40 watches the 6 o’clock news or reads the newspaper in the morning. Social media is full of polarizing headlines, articles and manufactured information—yet that’s where many get their “news.” Now, more than ever, we mu...
Design-Build Delivery Model Takes Prince George’s County to School
A rendering shows the entrance to the Colin L. Powell K-8 Academy in Fort Washington. Like most school districts across the country, Prince George’s County in Maryland has seen a demand in recent years for new school buildings. Growing student enrollment, a middle school seat deficit and rapidly aging school buildings contributed to this problem. The second-largest school system in the state, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) has the second-oldest buildings in Mar...
Staying A Step Ahead: Water Security Is Vital to City Building and Population Growth
Denver Water Construction Manager Doug Raitt has spent a lifetime around heavy civil infrastructure. Standing over the jobsite, he’s only one of many who are investing significantly to ensure vital water security to metro Denver for the long-term good of all. As the main constituent of the Earth’s hydrosphere and the fundamental fluid of life, water is everything. Since the dawn of civilization, humans have worked hard to leverage the power of water; learning to channel it, p...
Driving Innovation: The Modernization of Illinois’ Central Tri-State Tollway
The Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project by the numbers. In a thriving suburban landscape, delivering smart infrastructure projects requires innovative approaches to navigate a maze of challenges while ensuring minimal disruption to daily life. Rounding out the 16-year, $15 billion capital program, “Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future,” the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project stands as a testament to the complexities involved in delivering mod...
From the Editor: Yes, I’ll Be On the Roundabout
I recently read about a study the North Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) completed on 12 of the 14 roundabouts on its state highway system. It showed a reduction of crashes by 33 percent and fatal crashes by 59 percent. While this is great news, it’s not surprising. Similar results have been achieved across the country. The Federal Highway Administration reports roundabout installations lead to a 44-percent reduction in crashes and a 72-percent reduction in serious injury or death crash...
Transportation Troubleshooting: How Drone Technology Is Adding New Perspectives to Transportation
The impact unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are having on society extends far beyond stunning images and cinematography. In transportation, “drones” are saving lives, preventing injuries, reducing costs and accomplishing in hours or days what once took weeks or months. UAS deployment in transportation has expanded dramatically. In 2018, less than half of state departments of transportation (DOTs) utilized UAS, but by 2023, every state DOT had deployed drones, according to WSP’s Aerial Innovat...
Thoughts From Engineers: Unraveling the History of U.S. Flooding
In an era in which flooding routinely tops the list as one of the costliest disasters in the United States, a book that distills the most-significant aspects of this issue in a probing retrospective spanning nearly two centuries couldn’t be timelier. Tim Palmer’s book, Seek Higher Ground—The Natural Solution to our Nation’s Flood Crisis, examines in equal measure federal and local policies, forthright—but often ignored—leadership, regional case studies, and historic as well as recent flood recor...
Executive Corner: Special Report from the AI Summit for AEC
For this “Executive Corner” column, I will discuss BST Global’s AI Summit, an industry-first event focused on all things AI for the AEC industry. I interview Javier A. Baldor, CEO at BST Global (email: [email protected]). JAVIER A. BALDOR CEO AT BST GLOBAL Ryan: I’ve heard rave reviews about BST Global’s AI Summit held in April 2024. Can you tell me more about the event? Baldor: We had an idea to bring the industry’s brightest minds and visionaries from the world’s top design, e...
Getting Geotechnical: All Roads Lead to Soil Improvement
The soil beneath a pavement often is integral to long-lasting infrastructure. It supports the structural and load requirements of roads, bridges and abutments while contributing added resilience to flooding and erosion by allowing free water drainage. When soil amendments are recommended, engineers have a few paths toward improvements. For example, soil compaction and stability offer different benefits to infrastructure projects and are governed by distinguished standards. This column looks a...
Change Leader: It’s Way Past Time to Modernize Construction Scheduling
This interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can watch a video of the full interview by visiting bit.ly/4cxY1w5. Nitin Bhandari is the co-founder and CEO of Planera. Statistics about the construction industry vary depending on what’s defined as construction vs. services, but sources such as McKinsey and the World Economic Forum say it accounts for about 13 percent of global GDP, making it the world’s largest indus...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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