When 4D Modeling Stops Working: A Focused Approach for Road Infrastructure Projects
Guyana, a small nation on the northern coast of South America, is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. According to the International Monetary Fund, Guyana recorded the highest real GDP growth rate in the world, averaging 47 percent per year between 2022 and 2024, driven by a significant oil boom that triggered an unprecedented wave of infrastructure investment. Roads, highways and civil works are being developed at a pace that demands speed and smarter construction methodologies....
When the Lights Stay On: Resilience for an Aging Grid
Resilience isn’t new, and the work has always looked similar. When electrons stop flowing, utilities work quickly to get the power back up and running as well as keep the problem from spreading. But the conditions around the system aren’t the same as they were 15 years ago. Much of the U.S. grid was designed around a 20- to 25-year life, with a lot of it still in service beyond that window. This wasn’t careless engineering; it was economics. Utilities built what their communities were willing to...
Pennsylvania’s Hawk Falls Bridge: Beautiful, Suited to Purpose and Built to Last
Two halves of the first completely assembled arch about to joined at the large-diameter ASTM A709 50CR hinge pin. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike) initiated the Hawk Falls Bridge Replacement to resolve serious deficiencies in a 1950s continuous deck truss—limited lane widths and shoulders, extensive deterioration and an end-of-life structure spanning a deep gorge within a heavily used state park. “The Hawk Falls Bridge Project is critical to enhancing safety and mobility along...
Dam Infrastructure Faces Off With Climate Change and Limited Funding
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, Water Resources Division The Tobacco River was diverted when the Edenville Dam spillway liquified and breached in 2020. The collapsed M-30 bridge is visible in the distance in the wider view. On May 19, 2020, a sandy section of the Edenville Dam in Edenville, Mich., underwent liquefaction following heavy rains, allowing the previously impounded Wixom Lake to breach the dam. The failure released a flood that then overtopped the downstrea...
Grand Forks Hybrid Water Treatment Plant Positively Impacts Community
The 250,000-square-foot Grand Forks Regional Water Treatment Plant features an optimized control room and panoramic view of the major water-treatment areas. The unique design includes sustainable innovation, amenities to foster employee wellness within a 24/7/365 environment, resource stewardship and brighter standards in industrial park design. After six years of planning and construction, Grand Forks, N.D., began operation of the Grand Forks Regional Water Treatment Plant (GFRWTP) in mid-2020....
A Brief History of the Wide Flange Beam
A photo from 1911 at the Differdange Mill in Luxembourg, celebrating the accomplishment of producing the first rolled beam in the world with a depth of 1 meter. On July 1, 2025, a massive crane erected the world’s first W14x1000 steel column on the construction site of the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. As the heaviest rolled shape on earth, the column serves as a physical milestone in the evolution of the structural steel industry. Since the turn of the 19th century, steel beams have evolved f...
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AI in Engineering: It’s Already Here
At Kimley-Horn, Nick Otto’s team is using AI to improve early phase data-intensive activities such as mapping the multi-partner inputs involved in maximizing solar exposure on an undulating slope. Eliminating hours of “picking and clicking” allows Kimley-Horn to concentrate human intelligence on consequential decision making that improves infrastructure ranging from runways, railways and roadways to sanitation, streetscapes and skyscrapers. (Kimley-Horn) Big or small, near or far, engineering pr...
Climbing the Municipal Asset-Management Ladder: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice
The Sugar Land GIS model (above) flagged this pipe segment as a high-priority location with a predicted failure probability of 0.98. The model proved correct, as a break occurred exactly where forecasted in September 2025, shown here during field response. The Sugar Land GIS model (inset) flagged this pipe segment as a high-priority location with a predicted failure probability of 0.98. The model proved correct, as a break occurred exactly where forecasted in September 2025, shown here during fi...
Alternative Methods Shape Campus Construction
Fabric buildings offer a timely, affordable solution for college athletic and event facilities. The past decade has presented college and university facility planners with a multitude of challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic altered some aspects of campus life temporarily and others permanently. Construction material costs are finally starting to stabilize, but they remain significantly higher than they were five years ago. Many institutions have struggled to provide the educational and residential...
Michigan County Tackles Toxic Challenge: Genesee County Shifts Sludge Disposal Practices with New Digestion and Dewatering Facility
Genesee County in Michigan recently opened a Digestion and Dewatering Facility. The three-year, $9.5-million project included the installation of two dewatering centrifuges. (Photo credit: Freddy Ray Dugard) In the 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) identified several solutions the country needs to take to improve the grade of the nation’s wastewater management systems. One of the solutions proposed by the ASCE, which gave the country a...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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June Issue 2026
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