Considering that Richard “Dick” McLane “fell into engineering,” it seems appropriate that he ends up digging deeply into a project both literally and figuratively.
Tunneling through an urban environment like that of Los Angeles is complex enough. Add to that a medley of poor soils (including tar pits); a variety of dangerous gases; and two seismic faults and it becomes a task that until not so long ago was impossible.
Bechtel has joined the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance as the sole engineering and construction sector partner following an invitation from the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center to help cities prepare for rising temperatures.