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MAI partners with Citiri to offer advanced ORAT as a digital solution

July 15, 2021 - in Airports, News, Transportation

Munich Airport International refines service portfolio:MAI partners with Citiri to offer advanced ORAT as a digital solutionMunich Airport International (MAI), originator of operational readiness and airport transfer (ORAT) services, and Atlanta-based Citiri…

Mammoet successfully lifts Wellsburg Bridge in West Virginia

July 14, 2021 - in Bridges, Transportation

Bridging the gap for multiple first-time achievements all in a single bridge move   Mammoet and Flatiron Construction are proud to have successfully…

Amtrak To Invest $7.3B In New Railroad Equipment

July 12, 2021 - in News, Rail, Transportation

National passenger rail operator Amtrak recently signed a $7.3 billion deal with California-based Siemens Mobility Inc. to manufacture a new fleet…

Skanska rehabilitates sections of the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City, New Jersey , USA, for USD 161M, about SEK 1.4 billion

July 9, 2021 - in News, Transportation

Skanska has signed a contract with New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to rehabilitate sections of the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. The contract is worth USD 161M, about SEK 1.4 billion, which will be included in the US order…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $16 Million Funding Opportunity to Help Communities Prosper through Transit

July 6, 2021 - in News, Transit, Transportation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $16.3 million in competitive grant funding for projects that help lift communities out of poverty…

Mammoet completes swift removal of bridge in Florida

July 1, 2021 - in Bridges, Transportation

Removal of the westbound State Road 84 bridge using SPMTs. ABC method allows for bridge removal in fraction of original schedule  Mammoet teams assisted client Archer Western and De Moya Group with the successful removal of the westbound State Road 84…

America’s Engineering Industry Urges Passage of the INVEST in America Act

July 1, 2021 - in News, Uncategorized

Washington, DC  - This week, the House will vote on the INVEST in America Act.  The American Council of Engineering Companies urges its swift and bipartisan passage by the House. ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr released the following statement…

State DOTs Bracing For Highly Active Hurricane Season

June 29, 2021 - in News, Transportation

As forecasters predict a particularly active hurricane season for 2021, state departments of transportation from Texas to New Jersey are preparing for worst-case scenarios to help citizens get out of town if a big storm ends up heading their way. [Above photo…

America’s Economy Rides on Interstate Highways

June 29, 2021 - in News, Transportation, Uncategorized

System Turns 65 on June 29; Remains Backbone of U.S. Economy  WASHINGTON – The development of the 48,000-mile Interstate Highway System (IHS) has been a driving factor in a 340 percent growth in the nation’s gross domestic product over the past 65 years…

Report showed ‘major’ damage before Florida condo collapse

June 28, 2021 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

Rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. The apartment building partially collapsed on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The ground-floor pool deck of…