Commuters traveling west on Seattle’s state Route 520 had the first-ever opportunity to traverse the world’s longest floating bridge; then, heading back east, they crossed the world’s second-longest floating bridge.
General Electric subsidiary Alstom and China contracting giant Sinohydro Corp. have signed an agreement in principle to build, operate and maintain what would be Israel’s largest pumped-storage project, a 340-MW facility to be built in northern Israel.
After a slow start, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation is stepping up its work in distributing funding from the $305-billion, five-year Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to state and local agencies.
As the California High Speed Rail Authority executes multiple contracts for California’s $62.1-billion high-speed-rail line, crews are making headway on the initial 100 miles of track.
The recent death of Robert Ebeling, the former Morton-Thiokol engineer who went public with some of the regrets he suffered in the 30 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, presents all engineers with an opportunity to reflect on the importance of what they do.
More than 150 institutions have announced plans to boost U.S. water infrastructure in collaboration with the Obama administration’s efforts to address water challenges.
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