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T.Y. Lin International acquires Medina Consultants PC
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March 25, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO — T.Y. Lin International has acquired Medina Consultants PC (Medina). Medina will now conduct business as T.Y. Lin International | Medina....
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Reclamation facility awarded
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March 25, 2010
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CAMERON PARK, CALIF. — The City of Placerville’s Hangtown Creek Water Reclamation Facility has won awards from three engineering associations — the Wastewater Project of the Year Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), an award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, and the 2009 Engineering Achievement Award from the California Water Environment Association (CWEA)....
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CH2M HILL reduces internal environmental footprint for fifth year
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March 25, 2010
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DENVER — For the fifth consecutive year CH2M HILL has exceeded its internal Environmental Management System (EMS) goals....
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Gannett Fleming acquires VANUS Inc.
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March 24, 2010
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HARRISBURG, PA. — Gannett Fleming has announced that VANUS Inc. has become the VANUS Group of Gannett Fleming (VANUS). Effective March 1, VANUS is now part of the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) practice in GeoDecisions, a division of Gannett Fleming specializing in geospatial solutions and ITS....
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United Water signs contract with East Providence to upgrade city’s wastewater facilities
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March 24, 2010
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — United Water has reached an agreement with the City of East Providence, R.I., for a 10-year, design-build-operate (DBO) contract for the city’s wastewater collection and treatment facilities, which provide service to roughly two-thirds of East Providence’s 50,000 residents....
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Fairhaven receives $7.9 million in Recovery Act funding to improve green infrastructure
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March 24, 2010
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BOSTON — EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Ira Leighton along with state and local officials broke ground this month on a wastewater treatment facility in Fairhaven, Mass. The wastewater infrastructure project, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is helping to create green jobs, boost the local economy, improve aging water infrastructure and protect human health and the environment....
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Water and sewer rates expected to increase two to four times by 2028
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March 19, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors says that water and sewer rates for American households will double to quadruple over the next 20 years. The report forecasts future spending for public water and wastewater systems will range between $2.5 and $4.8 trillion over the next 20 year period 2009 to 2028. Over the last 53 years, local governments have invested $1.6 trillion.
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Parsons Brinckerhoff awarded U.S. high-speed rail contracts
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March 19, 2010
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NEW YORK — Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announced that Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), its recently acquired professional services business, was awarded three new contracts to manage high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects in Illinois, Ohio, and Florida. PB is managing projects accounting for a combined $4 billion of the $8 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act high-speed and intercity passenger rail grants awarded by the federal government in 2010....
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USC offers Master’s degree in environmental engineering online
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March 19, 2010
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LOS ANGELES — Beginning this fall, the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering will offer its Master’s of Science degree in environmental engineering completely online, via its Distance Education Network (DEN). The program includes courses in water pollution control, air pollution control, hazardous waste management, and energy issues....
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High Speed Rail 2010 conference draws international experts, business leaders, and legislators
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March 18, 2010
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ORLANDO, Fla.-The future of the nation's high speed rail system is on course as leaders from the U.S. High Speed Rail Association (US HSR), legislators, and other business and civic leaders gathered in Orlando, Fla., March 4-5, 2010, for High Speed Rail 2010. The conference, hosted by US HSR, sought to foster dialogue about the feasibility and process of building high-speed rail systems in Florida and in several other states....
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Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition releases 2010 recommendations
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March 18, 2010
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ARLINGTON, VA. — Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri released a report, “Great Expectations: U.S. Wind Energy Development, the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition’s 2010 Recommendations,” that includes a call for adopting a renewable electricity standard and developing new interstate electric transmission system infrastructure....
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Bentley issues call for 2010 Be Inspired Awards entries
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March 18, 2010
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EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems, Inc., announced that it is accepting entries for the 2010 Be Inspired Awards competition. Be Inspired brings together infrastructure professionals from around the world, as well as members of the academic community, to advance innovation in information modeling best practices leading to higher-performing infrastructure and more cost-effective project realization; and to promote the achievements of architects, engineers, constructors, geospatial professionals, and owner-operators in sustaining infrastructure empowered by Bentley software. Bentley users wishing to have their projects considered for recognition in the 2010 competition must submit their entries by June 18....
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Application period open for Best Firms To Work For
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March 17, 2010
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DEERFIELD, ILL. — Stagnito Media, publisher of CE News and Structural Engineering & Design, in collaboration with management consulting and research firm ZweigWhite, is now accepting applications for the 2010 Best Firms To Work For rankings. The application deadline is April 23, 2010. Go to www.zweigwhite.com/go/bestfirms2010 for application requirements and forms....
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Senate approves Highway Trust Fund extension
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March 17, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate gave final approval on March 17 to a bill known as the "HIRE Act" containing seven transportation provisions including an extension of authorization for federal highway and transit programs through Dec. 31, 2010, as well as providing $19.5 billion to the Highway Trust Fund. ...
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Continuing education online
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March 15, 2010
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Stagnito Media’s Continuing Education portal is now live at www.stagnitomedia.com/cedu. This new platform offers civil engineers a number of convenient features, including free and paid courses to earn professional development hours....
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Parsons Brinckerhoff marks 125th anniversary
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March 15, 2010
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NEW YORK — Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) is celebrating its 125th year as a New York City-based international engineering giant. In 1885, William Barclay Parsons established a consulting engineering practice at 22 William Street in Lower Manhattan. Since then, PB has continued to play leading roles on transportation, power, buildings, and environmental projects throughout the world....
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Difficult times create opportunities in the water/wastewater market
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March 15, 2010
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. water and wastewater industry is evolving because of evaporating funds, system failure, increased pressure on natural resources, and strict regulations. However, according to FMI, alternate methods of financing, design, and project delivery provide engineering and construction firms with new opportunities....
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TRB.org now housing nation's largest transportation research database
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March 3, 2010
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The Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database, formally housed on the National Transportation Library's website, is now accessible through the Transportation Research Board's website. TRIS is the largest database of published transportation research, containing some 650,000 records of journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, and books on all modes and disciplines of transportation. More than 50,000 of the records in TRIS provide links to the full-text documents.
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EPA unveils Great Lakes restoration plan
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March 3, 2010
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has released an action plan to guide the Obama Administration’s efforts to restore the Great Lakes. The action plan, which the administrator unveiled at a Sunday meeting with governors from the Great Lakes states, lays out the most urgent threats facing the Great Lakes and sets out goals, objectives, and key actions over the next five years to help restore the lakes....
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City of Austin selects LAN and AECOM to engineer rail project
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March 2, 2010
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HOUSTON — The City of Austin has selected Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) AECOM joint venture to provide preliminary engineering services for its anticipated urban rail project....
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RBF Consulting chooses Reno for sixteenth office location
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March 2, 2010
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IRVINE, CALIF. — RBF Consulting has selected Reno, Nev. as the site of the company’s newest office location in response to its expanding business opportunities in Nevada. According to RBF’s top management officials, the Reno office is an integral part of RBF’s business planning objectives to better serve the growing need for environmental and regulatory services in the Nevada region....
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Flood control project honored
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March 1, 2010
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — GEI Consultants Inc. has announced that the Feather River Setback Levee project has been recognized by the Sacramento Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as the 2009 Flood Control Facility Project of the Year. Located in South Yuba County, Calif., and owned by the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (TRLIA), the Feather River Setback Levee is the longest setback levee in the state....
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Recovery Act funding jumpstarts Aiken Green Infrastructure Project
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March 1, 2010
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ATLANTA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Beverly Banister last month joined officials from Clemson University and the city of Aiken to celebrate Aiken’s Green Infrastructure Project kickoff ceremony in Aiken, S.C. The project, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), designed to control the impact of rainwater on the surrounding environment. The ceremony was highlighted with a tour of Sand River and demonstration planting of a rain garden....
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McCarthy Engineering Associates adds geotechnical services
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March 1, 2010
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WEST LAWN, PA. — Civil engineering firm McCarthy Engineering Associates Inc. has expanded its service offerings to include geotechnical engineering, adding to its portfolio of site development and environmental services for both public and private sectors throughout eastern Pennsylvania. McCarthy Engineering Associates said this new service enables the company to offer a wider array of services, including well monitoring, soils investigation, soil testing, foundation systems, compaction grouting, nuclear density testing, structural engineering, design and inspections....
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Transportation officials address federal program shutdown
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March 1, 2010
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ARLINGTON, VA. — Following an emergency meeting to discuss the impact of the current shutdown of federal highway and transit programs, state transportation officials called the action "a bad situation and it's only going to get worse." On Sunday, Feb. 28, the current extension of the surface transportation program expired, leading to a shutdown in reimbursements to states for highway projects and transit programs administered by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration....
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Transportation and BIM webcast series
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March 1, 2010
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DEERFIELD, ILL. — CE News and Rebuilding America's Infrastructure are presenting a series of four, one-hour-long webcasts — sponsored by Autodesk — focused on the use of BIM for transportation design projects. ...
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EPA announces support for sustainable communities
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February 26, 2010
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced three steps to support communities’ efforts to provide their citizens with economic opportunity while reducing impact on the environment. The actions will encourage state and local government to make their communities more sustainable by strategically aligning their environmental, transportation and housing investments....
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Tetra Tech awarded $40 million EPC wind energy project
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February 26, 2010
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PASADENA, CALIF. — Tetra Tech Inc. has been awarded a $40 million contract to design and build a 152-megawatt (MW) wind farm outside of Woodward, Okla. The company will provide engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) services to CPV Keenan II Renewable Energy Co. LLC for the Keenan II Wind Farm....
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Local firm helps build major Texas highway
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February 26, 2010
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AUSTIN, Texas – On Monday, Feb 15, 2010, the construction process began on the "DFW Connector," a stretch of highway running through Grapevine and Southlake, Texas. The project should reduce peak hour traffic commute times and introduce a highly anticipated economic boost to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Texas engineering firms such as pavement designers The Transtec Group, Inc, from Austin have been chosen by builder NorthGate Constructors to support the $1.02 billion design/build project....
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IECA announces Winners of 2009 Awards of Environmental Excellence
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February 26, 2010
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DENVER – On Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at the 41st conference and expo of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), the Awards of Environmental Excellence presentation ceremony was held. For the past 19 years, IECA has recognized the industry’s best by awarding persons and projects epitomizing the principles of environmental excellence. Awards are only given to the highest quality projects and innovations. Annually, IECA members submit nominations of worthy individuals and projects. After careful review and consideration, the IECA Awards Committee selects each year’s winners....
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