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…
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…
CH2M’s Dale Sands elected Chair of ARISE-US, the United Nations Private Sector Initiative to Create Risk Resilient Societies
DENVER - CH2M's Dale Sands, senior vice president and global practice director for the private sector, was elected Chairperson for ARISE-US on October…
Brendan Cassels Wins 2017 RTSA Young Rail Engineer Award
Arup’s Brendan Cassels has been recognised with the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) 2017 Young Rail Engineer award, which recognises excellence and involvement in railway engineering. A chartered engineer and RPEQ, Brendan’s first major…
Western Specialty Contractors Promotes Kevin Rogers to Branch Manager of its Chicago Facades Branch
(St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors has promoted Kevin Rogers of Deer Park, IL to Branch Manager of its Chicago Facades Branch. Rogers, who started with Western in 2013, previously held the position of Sales/Project Manager at the branch. Rogers…
HNTB’s Diana Mendes Named Chair of APTA Legislative Committee and Member of APTA’s Executive Committee
ARLINGTON, Va. – Diana Mendes, AICP, HNTB Corporation Mid-Atlantic Division president, transit/rail practice leader and senior vice president, has been named chair of the American Public Transportation Association Legislative Committee and appointed to APTA’s…
BSC Companies, Inc. Names Sean P. O’Brien, PE as Chief Executive Officer
Boston, MA – Sean P. O’Brien, PE, is named Chief Executive Officer of BSC Companies, Inc., a leading engineering, planning, science, and custom software solutions firm comprised of BSC Group, Inc. and Geonetics, Inc. O’Brien succeeds current CEO David…
Cardno’s Charlotte Office Welcomes Civil Engineer Jeremy VanWyk
Charlotte, NC - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jeremy VanWyk has joined the firm as a Civil Engineer in the company’s Charlotte, NC, USA office. In this role, he will assist in the design and development of construction documents, engineering…
President Appoints Omishakin Vice Chair of Active Transportation Council
The association said that President John Schroer appointed Adetokunbo "Toks" Omishakin of the Tennessee Department of Transportation to a two-year term as vice chair of the newly formed AASHTO Council on Active Transportation. Omishakin is deputy commissioner…
Ige Taps Butay to Head Hawaii DOT When Fuchigami Joins Governor’s Office
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said that Jade Butay, who is now deputy director of administration for the state Department of Transportation, will become HDOT's interim director Nov. 1 when current Director Ford Fuchigami joins the governor's office as its administrative…
