The Leading Utilities of the World (LUOW) network has partnered with multinational engineering company CH2M, to help promote water utility innovation and global partnerships aiming to raise the performance of the water sector worldwide. The engineering firm…
SimActive Automates Direct Georeferencing
Montreal, Canada – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce an automated solution for direct georeferencing…
New Cape May County Correctional Center Builds with Prefabricated Cells
CAPE MAY COUNTY, N.J. – After several years of diligent determination, Cape May County will finally get the new correctional center they have…
Senate Committee Advances Trombino Nomination to Head FHWA
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted Oct. 25 to send to the full Senate the nomination of former Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino to head the Federal Highway Administration. The action clears the way for the…
Regular Commercial Truck Platoons Said to Soon Reach U.S. Highways
In a technology-focused news story with major implications for eroding the Highway Trust Fund, the Washington Post reported that commercial truck operators may adopt the use of regular truck platooning as soon as 2018. "A wave of new technology intended to…
D.C. Mayor Bowser Taps Marootian to Be DDOT Director Pending Confirmation
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser this month appointed Jeff Marootian as acting director of the District Department of Transportation, which puts him in line to be the agency's permanent director upon confirmation by the City Council. Bowser earlier…
Congress Completes Latest Disaster Aid Bill
The Senate on Oct. 24 followed the House in passing legislation to provide $36.5 billion in disaster relief for victims of recent hurricanes and wildfires, and President Trump signed into law Oct. 26. Also included is emergency credit to Puerto Rico to keep…
Highway Trust Fund Excise Tax Receipts Showed No Growth in Fiscal 2017
The government's combined receipts from all excise taxes in the Highway Trust Fund showed no growth in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Treasury reported, as a large decline in retail taxes on commercial trucks more than offset mild gains from…
TTWiiN Brings Innovative Damping Technology to Tall Buildings
TTWiiN, the technology accelerator of Thornton Tomasetti, the global leader in engineering design of supertall buildings, is proud to introduce Hummingbird Kinetics, an innovative solution for tuned mass damping in tall and supertall buildings. As cities increase…
Bechtel Partners with Society of Women Engineers to Inspire Students to ‘Dream Big’ About Careers in Engineering
Bechtel, a global engineering, procurement and construction leader, partnered with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) to host a free screening of the film DREAM BIG: Engineering our World for schools and community organizations during the SWE Conference…
