Tag: waterways
Reimagining Resident Transportation: NYC Ferry System
By Stephen A. Famularo, PE, D.PE
An inconspicuous transportation revolution is taking advantage of one of New York City’s greatest attributes: its robust waterways....
Giatec Scientific Applauds $1.2 Trillion Bill for New Infrastructure Projects
$550 billion commitment to improving U.S. infrastructure augurs increasing demand in the construction industry
OTTAWA, Ontario (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After months of negotiations, the Biden...
Land & Water Improves Ecological Status of Southmere Lake as it Safeguards UK Waterways
Water is a compound vital for all known forms of life. It is the main constituent of the Earth’s hydrosphere and it plays an...
EPA Announces Availability of Funding for Waterway Trash Reduction Projects in the Gulf
BILOXI, Miss. (Sept. 24, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Division announced the availability of grant funding for innovative...
House clears Water Resources Development Act
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018 (H.R. 8), bipartisan legislation that provides for improvements to the nation’s ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure.
Illinois civil engineers grade state’s infrastructure a C-
The Illinois Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2018 Report Card for Illinois’ Infrastructure, giving 10 categories of infrastructure an overall grade of C-.