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Western Region

EPA announces first water infrastructure loan under WIFIA

April 20, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its first-ever loan from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program to King County, Wash., to help finance its Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station.... Read More...

WaterWest

Gannett Fleming wins ACEC Grand Award, three Recognition Awards

April 20, 2018

Gannett Fleming won top honors at the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) Gala on April 17. The Tempe Town Lake Dam Project received a Grand Award – one of only 16 projects to receive the distinction from a pool of more than 140 contenders. ... Read More...

WaterWest

City of Boise and Brown and Caldwell recognized for phosphorus removal facility

April 18, 2018

The City of Boise, Idaho, and Brown and Caldwell received a Grand Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 51st Engineering Excellence Awards competition for the Dixie Drain Phosphorus Removal Facility.... Read More...

EnvironmentWaterWest

Midwestern Region

AECOM picked for Ohio Smart Mobility Infrastructure Project

April 11, 2018

AECOM Technical Services, Inc. has been recommended for a $5 million contract to design and develop Ohio’s connected and autonomous vehicle infrastructure.... Read More...

MidwestTransportation

CTBUH releases full program for 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference

April 10, 2018

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) released the full program for the 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference, which will be held in Chicago, May 30-31. Winners in each regional category will then compete for the honor of overall “Best Tall Building Worldwide.”... Read More...

MidwestStructures

Illinois Tollway seeks firms for Move Illinois projects

March 28, 2018

The Illinois Tollway is seeking firms to provide planning, design and construction management services for 10 new contracts for its 15-year, $14 billion capital program Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future.... Read More...

MidwestTransportation

Southern Region

HCFCD begins drive on hurricane repair program

April 20, 2018

Surveyors for the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) fanned out across Harris County’s 22 watersheds, part of a major push to repair more than $84 million in bayou and drainage channel damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. ... Read More...

SouthWater

April storm is first major test of DC Water’s new Anacostia River Tunnel

April 19, 2018

DC Water’s newly opened Anacostia River Tunnel System was pressed into service in mid-April as heavy rains battered the District of Columbia. About two inches of rain fell over a three-hour period, far more than the city’s combined sewer system can handle. During the storm, the new tunnel prevented approximately 170 million gallons of combined sewage and stormwater from being discharged to the Anacostia River.... Read More...

EnvironmentSouthWater

NCDOT announces 2018 N.C. Drone Summit and Flight Expo

April 19, 2018

The 2018 North Carolina Drone Summit and Flight Expo (NC Drone SAFE), Aug. 5-7, will feature speakers, exhibitors, and flight demonstrators from around the world that showcase the present and future of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, or drone) industry. ... Read More...

Continuing EducationSouthTransportationUAV + Surveying

Northeastern Region

PennDOT highlights progress on P3 for bridges

April 19, 2018

There are 390 bridges complete and open to traffic with 50 under construction in the state's public-private partnership (P3) for bridges, the Rapid Bridge Replacement project, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards said.... Read More...

NortheastStructuresTransportation

Researchers find manganese oxide-coated filters remove contaminants from hospital wastewater

April 16, 2018

Researchers at Penn State have developed a water filtration system that removes contaminants and reduces toxicity in hospital wastewater. ... Read More...

EnvironmentNortheastWater

Three STV projects win honors in New Jersey

April 13, 2018

STV’s contributions to the Central Railroad of New Jersey’s terminal restoration and flood resiliency design program, construction management of the reuse of Camden Bank for Rowan University, and emergency repairs of the Delaware River Turnpike Bridge (jointly submitted by STV and HNTB), all received Distinguished Engineering Awards from the New Jersey Alliance for Action.... Read More...

NortheastStructures