Transportation Research Board attendance was down as US COVID-19 cases rose, but participants spoke volumes about efforts underway and risks ahead to wisely spend billions coming to the sector.
Gabriel Neves, Tekla bridge structures manager, recalls meeting Sigmund Reinsborg Log, head of section/head of verification and approval for the Department of Structures, an authoritative body of Norway’s Directorate of Public Roads.
Freshly armed in 1963 with a master’s degree in civil engineering from Istanbul Technical University, a young Ersin Arıoğlu and a partner had a daunting task: reinforce, upgrade and make an iconic contribution to Istanbul’s silhouette out of the Galata Tower, a building dating back to the Ottoman Empire.
OnStation, a mobile app that allows road construction crews to easily locate people, assets and physical conditions, is gaining traction on projects throughout the U.S.
Navigating treacherous terrain and a dense population, a team built a 118-km road that will ease congestion and create economic opportunity for Pakistan.
This project expands the capacity of a crucial West Africa freight hub in Ghana with four massive container vessel berths, 3,558 meters of breakwater and 1,400 m of wharf.
With President Joe Biden’s Nov. 15 signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, federal agencies are stepping up plans to implement the landmark package, estimated at $1 trillion over five years.
An e-ticketing system that keeps track of trucks delivering materials to construction sites is gaining popularity among contractors and owners for its potential to speed up invoice processes, increase safety and eliminate paper.