The U.S. Department of Transportation said March 9 that it awarded nearly $500 million in fiscal 2017 TIGER grants to 41 recipients in 43 states, including to some projects directly sponsored by state DOTs. Days earlier, the USDOT had informed members of Congress…
Energy Industry on the Cusp of Large-Scale Digital Transformation, says GlobalData
The global energy industry is facing major challenges from the ongoing environmental issues, changing regulations, low oil prices, and high capital and…
IRENA Welcomes Establishment of International Solar Alliance as a Platform to Advance Solar Energy
New Delhi, India – Today, on the occasion of the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the Director General of the International…
ITD’s Buehrig Traveling to Tiny Village in Panama to Build Bridges To Prosperity
BOISE - Opportunities like the one in front of Idaho Transportation Department Bridge Engineer Alan Buehrig are few and far between. Buehrig is traveling to Panama March 16 for two weeks to participate in the Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) program. Buehrig's…
Steeplejacks Climb Cables, Chip Ice to Help Restore Mackinac Bridge Service
Michigan's Mackinac Bridge Authority recently turned to steeplejacks to climb up the cables of the iconic structure and chip away ice that led to a series of traffic closures. "Sheets and chunks of ice falling hundreds of feet from the bridge towers and cables…
Introducing a Better, Faster InfraWorks
We rang in the start of the new year with the announcement of an InfraWorks update (and even a webcast to share the details) and now that update is available to everyone. We’ve enhanced some workflows with more preliminary engineering design capabilities.…
2017 Be Inspired Awards Project Highlights
Several members of the Bentley Systems team discuss the Be Inspired Awards projects from the 2017 Year In Infrastructure event held Oct. 10-12, 2017, in Singapore.
Major $183 Billion Boost to California’s Economy Expected Over 10 Years from Transportation Investments in Senate Bill 1
(WASHINGTON) - A comprehensive new analysis finds that an April 2017 California law will generate nearly $183 billion in economic activity and user benefits throughout all sectors of the state’s economy over 10 years. The additional demand, in turn, will…
Beyond a Book Depository: Commack Public Library Reopens Following $8.3 Million Renovation
The renovated and expanded library features a two-story-high aluminum-andglass storefront entrance vestibule with an aluminum sunshade. The beloved, 41-year-old Commack Public Library in Commack, N.Y., reopened following an $8.3 million renovation and expansion…
ASCE Illinois Section’s new Infrastructure Report Card gives state a C-
Infrastructure is the backbone of our daily lives and communities. While we don’t always acknowledge it, the condition of our infrastructure has a very real impact on every person and business. We all depend on roads and bridges to get us where we are going,…
