One of the most active advocacy groups for transportation infrastructure investments is calling on Congress to build a new long-term funding package around new types of fees on freight movements on the nation's highway system. In a July 17 letter to Senate…
Tennessee Officials Celebrate I-40/240 Interchange Project in Memphis
Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer joined state and local officials in Memphis July 19 to celebrate…
USDOT Completes $152.2M TIFIA Loan for Riverside (Calif.) County I-15 Express Lanes
The U.S. Department of Transportation said its Build America Bureau will provide a $152.2 million long-term, low-interest TIFIA loan to the Riverside…
Fugro’s Integrated Capabilities Clinch Further Work for Sirius Minerals at World’s Largest High Grade Polyhalite Deposit
Fugro continues its provision of site characterisation services at Sirius Minerals’ North Yorkshire polyhalite project with the award of two major new contracts integrating geotechnical and geophysical investigations. The geo-intelligence and asset…
Arcadis Acquires E2 ManageTech
Amsterdam, Netherlands & Chicago – Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, today announced the acquisition of E2 ManageTech (E2), the preeminent enterprise technology solutions firm…
HNTB’s Kara Lentz Named to National Construction Manager Certification Institute Board of Governors
DALLAS (July 27, 2017) – Kara Lentz, PE, CCM, LEED AP, senior program manager and vice president of HNTB Corporation, has been named to the Construction Manager Certification Institute Board of Governors. Her three-year term will begin at the Construction…
Amec Foster Wheeler to Lead New UK Nuclear Power Research Initiative
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been appointed by the UK government to lead a key nuclear power research programme. Under a £2.9 million contract from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Amec Foster Wheeler…
Bentley’s AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition Now Includes, at No Additional Cost, ASME B31J
Bentley Systems is pleased to announce that its most recent update of AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition now supports ASME B31J piping code document calculations. The addition increases the accuracy of the stress intensification factors for tees based on the work done…
AQUAOSO Launches Water Trading Platform in California
GRANITE BAY, Calif., July 31, 2017 - AQUAOSO™, an early-stage water management and trading platform that helps customers manage, identify, buy and sell water rights is launching a beta version of its water trading platform. This initial roll-out is intended…
Nominate Outstanding Achievers for ASCE Awards with Aug. 15 Deadlines
The Wallace Hayward Baker Award for ground modification, the Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award for geotechnical achievement, and the Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award are among the ASCE honors sharing an Aug. 15 deadline for nominations.…
