U.S. Student From California Wins International Water Research Competition
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Eshani Jha of San Jose, Calif. was selected as the winner of the 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize, a prestigious international competition for students to present solutions for water challenges. Jha conducted research on how to remove contaminants from freshwater by replacing active carbon with biochar for use in efficient and less costly water filters. Watch a video of Jha presenting her research. Jha’s research, titled "Thiol Functionalized and Manganese Dioxide Dop...
Stantec and The de Moya Group selected for FDOT project to improve River Road capacity for one of the fastest growing communities in Florida
The design-build team will widen five-mile stretch of road and add new amenities SARASOTA, FL - TSX, NYSE:STN The Florida Department of Transportation District 1 (FDOT D1) has selected the design-build team of Stantec and The de Moya Group to widen River Road from north of US 41 to south of I-75 in the West Villages district of Sarasota County, Florida. With a construction cost of $47.5 million, the project will transform a five-mile stretch of road to improve traffic flow and safety...
Geospatial Industry Veteran Matt Sheehan Joins Critigen as Geospatial Innovation Director
CRITIGEN CONTINUES TO EXPAND GIS 2.0 VISION, DEPTH, AND EXPERIENCE WITH HIRING OF GEOSPATIAL INDUSTRY VETERAN MATT SHEEHAN DENVER (August 24, 2021) — Critigen has added Matt Sheehan to the company’s team, in the role of Geospatial Innovation Director. Sheehan will play a vital role in the company’s continued expansion into the geospatial 2.0 market, particularly for electric, gas, water/wastewater utilities, transportation and local government. Sheehan brings nearly three decades expe...
Woolpert Surveyor Cody Schneider Promoted to Geospatial Project Manager for Roads and Bridges Market
The former team leader will work with survey and transportation clients across the Midwest. DAYTON, Ohio (Aug. 24, 2021) — Woolpert’s Cody Schneider has been promoted from survey team lead to geospatial project manager in the firm’s roads and bridges market. The licensed professional surveyor and engineer in training is a senior associate at Woolpert who has been with the firm for 11 years. Schneider started as an intern at Woolpert before he graduated from The Ohio State University with a...
HDR Names New Regional Transportation Program Management Leaders
New East and Central Leadership Joined by New Principal Program Manager in South Carolina Mike Tugman, P.E. Paul Alsina, P.E. HDR has promoted two experienced transportation professionals to help lead its holistic program management services. Mike Tugman, P.E., has been promoted to East region program management leader, and Paul Alsina, P.E., has been named Central region program management leader. “HDR’s program management practice continu...
Lack of Water Linked to 10 Percent of the Rise in Global Migration
In Middle East and North Africa, the Region with the Highest Levels of Forced Displacement, Water Resilience is Key to Long-Term Growth WASHINGTON— As climate change accelerates a global water crisis, rainfall variability is expected to be one of the contributing forces in migration, according to a new World Bank report released today. The report anticipates that the world’s cities, which receive migrants and are now home to 55% of the global population, will face a rising number of “da...
Derq Joins the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program
Derq Serves as a Key Solution Provider, Offering Smart Solutions for Safer Roads to the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program Ecosystem DETROIT, MI (August 20, 2021) - DERQ, a Detroit- and Dubai-based start-up, announced today the company has joined the Qualcomm® Smart Cities Accelerator Program. As part of the Qualcomm® Advantage Network, the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program is designed to connect cities, municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises with an ecosys...
California Invests $1.4 Billion for Transportation Improvements
SB 1 provides $884 million of funding SACRAMENTO — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated more than $1.4 billion for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for more than half of this investment – $884 million. “California continues to make significant investments in fixing our roads, highways, bridges and transit systems,” said Caltrans Direc...
Spacewell Releases Opportunity Simulator for Offices
New analytical dashboard dynamically simulates space optimization scenarios and calculates space savings Supports CRE and workplace leaders to leverage the massive opportunity to optimize the office footprint and configuration (mix of workstations/collaboration spaces/concentration spaces) post-Covid Antwerp, August 23, 2021 – Spacewell, a global provider of building and workplace software and technology solutions, today launched its new Opportunity Simulator dashboard for the post-pand...
Simpson Strong-Tie Adds Three 2x Sizes for Field-Adjustable LSSR Rafter Hangers
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, now offers its versatile, patent-pending LSSR rafter hanger in 2x lumber sizes that can install with both miter-cut and square-cut joists for plated truss. The three new models — LSSR26Z, LSSR28Z and LSSR210Z — feature a ZMAX® finish for extra corrosion protection and respectively accommodate 2x6, 2x8 and 2x10 lumber. Like the original LSSR models, these new sizes are field-adj...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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