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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Increased Flexibility to Help Transit Agencies Respond to Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 - in News, Transportation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that expanded eligibility of federal assistance is available under FTA’s Emergency Relief Program to help transit agencies respond to the coronavirus…

Teleste to provide on-board solution to Alstom’s Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains in France

March 17, 2020 - in News, Rail, Transportation

Alstom has selected Teleste’s on-board solution for the company’s next-generation very high-speed trains, designed for the French national railway…

Big Blue Bus Selects Stantec to Lead Transition to Zero-Emission Bus Fleet

March 6, 2020 - in News, Transit, Transportation

Santa Monica, CA - Top 10 global design firm Stantec has been selected by Big Blue Bus— which serves Santa Monica and the Westside of Los Angeles, one…

RINA Awarded Structural Health Monitoring Contract for Storstrøm Bridge

March 5, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

RINA, a business at the forefront of infrastructure health monitoring solutions, has been awarded the structural health monitoring system (SHMS) and corrosion monitoring system (CMS) contract for the Storstrøm Bridge project in Denmark. The new system will…

Stantec-designed I-70 Bridges Project Kicks Off in West Virginia and Ohio

March 4, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

With a focus on infrastructure enhancement and renewal, the critical project involves the rehabilitation of 24 bridges and full replacement of two bridges   Charleston, WV (March 4, 2020) TSX, NYSE: STN: The Interstate 70 Bridges Project, with design…

AASHTO Campaign Links Greater Transportation Investment to Nationwide Benefits

March 4, 2020 - in News, Transportation

WASHINGTON – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is today beginning a new public outreach campaign entitled The Benefits of Transportation: The Solutions State DOTs Bring to People & Their Communities. Designed…

HDR Selected as Technical Advisor for Ontario Line Subway

March 4, 2020 - in News, Transit, Transportation

OMAHA, Neb. — Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected the HDR-led team to serve as technical advisor for the approximately CAD$10.9 billion Ontario Line in Toronto. This nearly 16-kilometre, free-standing subway line, with 15 proposed stations,…

Two Michael Baker International Bridges Honored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA)

February 27, 2020 - in Awards, Bridges, News

Minnesota’s Winona Bridge and Pennsylvania’s Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) Bridge were named as winners in the biennial Prize Bridge Awards Pittsburgh  - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services…

Video: AASHTO President McKenna Makes Highway Safety a Top Priority

February 26, 2020 - in People, Transportation, Videos

This AASHTO Presidential Profile video spotlights Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. McKenna – AASHTO’s 2019-2020 president – has served as MoDOT Director since 2015, managing the seventh largest transportation network…

Stantec Selected to Study Transit-Oriented Development in Cleveland

February 26, 2020 - in News, Transit

Leading global design firm Stantec has been selected by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) to lead the West 25th Street Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Plan. The plan will look at implementation opportunities and the urban design impacts…