Michelle Tovar Joins Stantec as Principal Biologist in Sacramento
Sacramento, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Michelle Tovar has joined global design firm Stantec as a principal biologist and will support the firm’s Northern California environmental services team. Tovar has more than 14 years of experience working on federal, state and local infrastructure; passenger rail; renewable energy; habitat conservation; and private development projects. Tovar worked as a senior biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for more than eight years. She successfully na...
WSP to Acquire Louis Berger, a US-based International Professional Services Firm
HIGHLIGHTS Adds 5,000 people to WSP’s workforce, predominantly strengthening our United States footprint, while broadening WSP’s presence in Continental Europe (mainly Spain and France), Middle East and Latin America. Purchase price of US$400 million to be financed by an underwritten term loan. Generates approximately US$480 million in annual net revenues and US$45 million in normalized EBITDA. Significantly adds to WSP’s US Transportation & Infrastructure (including port...
MDOT Modernizes Mi Drive Site for Motorists
Fast facts: MDOT's popular Mi Drive traffic information website has been redesigned and improved. The website shows speeds, construction, cameras, incidents, snowplows/maintenance vehicles, and truck parking locations on state highways. Mi Drive works on both desktops and smartphones, so there is no need for an app. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched its newly designed Mi Drive construction and traffic information website. With motorists in mind, th...
Phase 2 of I-11 Boulder City Bypass Expansion Project Opens August 2018
Boulder City, NV: Phase II of the Boulder City Bypass, a major 12.5-mile roadway project in the Mojave Desert southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada is set to open on August 9, 2018. It is the second segment of Interstate 11 (I-11) from US-95 to US-93 near the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge. This two-phase project is part of a comprehensive interstate vision for I-11 to provide a major trade commerce route between Mexico and Canada going through Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Las Vegas and Pho...
Murphy Administration Announces $47.3 Million in Bridge Grants
TRENTON – The state Department of Transportation (DOT) July 31 announced 47 Local Bridge, Future Needs grants totaling $47.3 million to help counties maintain local bridges in a state of good repair. According to a release, these are the largest bridge grant awards in New Jersey history, almost doubling the amount of funds previously provided to counties across the state. “The Murphy Administration has prioritized improving our state’s infrastructure at all levels,...
WYDOT Launches New Driver Services Map
People looking for driver services office locations now have a new and improved tool at their disposal. The Wyoming Department of Transportation recently launched a new Driver Services map on its website that shows where all 29 locations are within Wyoming. For each location, the public can access hours of operation, exam station information, physical address and directions. “This new map provides a one-stop shop for the public when accessing information about all of our Driver Services l...
New Research from PlanGrid and FMI Identifies Factors Costing the Construction Industry More Than $177 Billion Annually
SAN FRANCISCO - PlanGrid, the leader in construction productivity software, today shared results from a new industry research report administered in partnership with management consulting firm FMI Corporation of nearly 600 construction leaders about how teams spend their time on construction sites, communicate during projects and leverage their technology investments. The survey indicates that time spent on non-optimal activities such as fixing mistakes, looking for project data and managing con...
HNTB Names Paul Godfrey as Maine Office Leader
PORTLAND, Maine – Paul Godfrey, PE, vice president, has been named HNTB Corporation’s Maine office leader, serving the firm’s clients in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. He most recently was transportation planning/traffic engineering department manager and operations manager for HNTB’s Maine office, based in Portland. Godfrey has more than 30 years of infrastructure experience, including many high profile transportation planning and design projects throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Rhod...
Sharp SmartStorage® Energy Storage System Plus Solar Installed at ILM Tool’s 25,000 Square-Foot Bay Area Machine Shop
SAN FRANCISCO - Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group (Sharp ESSG) announced today that its behind-the-meter SmartStorage® energy storage solution was selected to be installed at ILM Tool’s 25,000-square-foot machine shop to help offset its growing peak demand usage. ILM Tool handles quick turnaround prototype and production run orders for sheet metal manufacturing, plastic milling and machining, as well as thermoforming for a wide range of industries. Synergy Power,...
Propex GeoSolutions Featured On Success Files With Rob Lowe
Chattanooga, Tenn. – On August 2 and 5, the Fox Business Network will air an informational spotlight on Propex GeoSolutions during primetime hours. This is a preview of what’s to come on the Public Television show Success Files with Rob Lowe. Last year Success Files reached out to Propex to be included in a segment focused on America’s infrastructure. “The producer had been doing research about products that support infrastructure and he came across our website,” said Mike Gorey...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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