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Greenspot Road Bridge in Highland, California Wins 2016 Project of the Year Award from American Public Works Association

August 19, 2016 - in Bridges, News, Projects, Transportation

T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that the Greenspot Road Bridge, formally named the Jennifer Lynne Brookes Memorial Bridge, in Highland, California, has won the 2016 American Public…

Schindler Selected to Modernize and Maintain Elevators and Escalators for Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

August 17, 2016 - in Transit, Transportation

MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Schindler Elevator Corporation has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to modernize and maintain 109 elevators and 116 escalators…

AECOM and the University of Salford Announce New Research Partnership

August 16, 2016 - in Uncategorized

16 August 2016 - Global infrastructure services firm AECOM and the University of Salford have today launched a new research partnership with the aim of…

Sisters Creek Bridge Opens to Traffic; Team Completes Significant Milestone in Delivery of Replacement Project for FDOT

August 16, 2016 - in Bridges

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  – The Jacksonville-area Sisters Creek Bridge replacement, owned by Florida Department of Transportation District 2, opened to traffic today, an important milestone in the life of this bridge. The $44.2 million project, begun in May 2014,…

APWA Joins Partners to Mark FHWA’s Traffic Incident Management Emergency Responders Training 200,000 Milestone

August 16, 2016 - in Transportation

WASHINGTON D.C.  – The American Public Works Association (APWA) joined partners at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. this week to mark the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Traffic Incident Management (TIM) emergency responders…

New Leadership Strengthens Michael Baker International’s Commitment to Growth and Client Service in the Fast-Growing Orlando Region

August 12, 2016 - in Uncategorized

Orlando, Fla. - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today named Jeff Messenger, P.E.,  as office executive for the company’s Lake Mary/Orlando office, which serves as the base of operations for…

Siemens Modernizes Rail Line in Turkey

August 10, 2016 - in Rail

Siemens is to supply state-of-the-art signaling technology for a main-line rail route covering around 380 kilometers from Samsun to Kalin. The line links the Turkish port of Samsun on the Black Sea with the railway junction of Kalin in Central Anatolia. Modernization…

Providence’s T.F. Green Airport Runway 5 Extension Awarded ISI Envision(R) Gold

August 10, 2016 - in Transportation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – – Providence’s  Runway 5 Extension at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) has received the Envision rating system’s Gold award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), which recognizes sustainable infrastructure across the…

A Crash for Safety – DLR Testing New Crash Concept for Future High Speed Trains

August 9, 2016 - in Rail, Transportation

Rail accidents, even those that occur at low speeds, can have devastating consequences – in many cases, hundreds of tons of moving mass collide with each other, and carriages crash into each other or even derail. In order to protect passengers and crew members…

CDOT Launches Spanish-Language DUI Campaign

August 8, 2016 - in Transportation

STATEWIDE — Determined to reduce the growing number of Hispanics who die in car crashes each year, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is launching a new Spanish-language impaired driving (DUI) television public service announcement (PSA).…