The digital transformation taking place in cities and towns across the country is at the stage where the major barrier to adoption is no longer a lack of awareness or even a fear of the unknown. Rather, those municipal leaders who have yet to fully engage…
Transportation Troubleshooting: From Wishful Thinking to Urban Linking: Deck Lids are Transforming Cities
In the evolving landscape of urban transportation, highway deck lids—sometimes known as “caps”—are transforming how cities reconnect neighborhoods,…
Thoughts From Engineers: Looking to Nature for Solutions
The city of Madison, Wis., sits within a chain of five lakes, each connected to the other in a staggered linear formation via the Yahara River, which…
Relief in Sight: South Florida’s Long-Awaited I-95/SW 10th Street Connector
This FDOT District Four project will enhance the safety and efficiency of the SW 10th Street and I-95 corridors as well as deliver congestion relief. (WSP in the U.S. rendering) For the team rebuilding the frustratingly congested Interstate 95 (I-95)/SW 10th…
Analyzing FRP’s Cost and Success in the Egyptian Theater Seismic-Retrofit Project
The Egyptian Theater was built in 1922, and its retrofit hoped to preserve as much of its history and aesthetic as possible while making it safe for a seismic event. The design-build field has continued to evolve and, as a result, various methods prove available…
World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing Nears Completion in Southern California
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will span U.S. Highway 101 to connect the Santa Monica Mountains along the Pacific Ocean with the Sierra Madre Range to the north. (Rock Design Associates and National Wildlife Federation) The largest wildlife crossing…
When Routine Maintenance Finds Major Problems: Charleston Water System Turns Near Disaster into Opportunity
Because each half of the foldable isolation plug assembly weighed about 900 pounds, designers ended up installing manual cranks that could be used by divers when assembling. This photo was taken at the Petersen Products yard, where the dive team worked with…
Executive Corner: Major Updates to the DBE Program: What Firms Need to Know
In the 2025 Sustainable Engineering annual issue of Informed Infrastructure, we examined how ongoing litigation and policy developments were creating uncertainty around the future of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Minority/Women-Owned…
Code Update: Designing and Specifying Fabricated Metal Access Hatches with ASTM C1802
Fabricated metal access hatches are essential yet easily overlooked components in modern construction. Designed to remain unobtrusive, they provide secure access to utilities, mechanical systems and maintenance areas while blending seamlessly into floors,…
Water Works: Passive Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Effectiveness: Have We Reached Our Limits?
It’s easy to understand why we have predominantly relied on passive stormwater management infrastructure to date. Such stormwater control measures (SCMs) generally are small-scale, highly dispersed practices, installed on a wide variety of sites without…
