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Dream Big: Engineering Wonders of the World – New Film
Dream Big: Engineering Wonders of the World is a film for IMAX® and giant screen theatres that gives people of all ages a fresh perspective on the world of engineering and the imagination it takes to create a sustainable future. The first giant-screen film connected to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Dream Big uses…
Fears Grow that Brexit Vote Will Delay or Ruin Plan of Building Third Runway at Heathrow
David Cameron had been expected to approve the £17.6bn expansion on July 7, but now there are serious doubts whether any decision will be taken before the Tory leadership election. The future of South East airport expansion will also be seized upon as a pointer for a post-Brexit Government’s commitment to the National Infrastructure plan. Concern…
The US Interstate System Turns 60; Utah Leads the Way with Smart Practices and a Boost in the Gas Tax
As interstate system turns 60, Utah freeways in better shape than most. The nation’s interstate freeway system celebrates its 60th birthday this week, an age when many people would approach retirement. A new report says Utah’s interstates are aging more gracefully than most. Utah’s freeways generally are in better physical condition than in most states and are…
Congratulations to Jeremiah Glasz for winning AGC’s Bruce Tucker Memorial Scholarship Trust.
MEC Blueprint Mississippi Report Calls for $375 Million Annually to Address Mississippi’s Deteriorating Roads and Bridges
An investment of an additional $375 million annually is needed to address the most vital road and bridge needs in Mississippi at the state and local level, according to a report released Friday, Dec. 18 by the MEC Blueprint Mississippi Transportation Infrastructure Task Force. MEC also announced the formation of ‘Excelerate Mississippi’, a program designed to…
First Long-Term Highway Bill in a Decade Signed into Law
On December 5, President Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act into law. The conference report was approved overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives by a vote of 359-65 and an equally impressive tally of 83-16 in the Senate. A comprehensive five year/$305 billion surface transportation authorization, this law is the culmination of…
How Engineers Can Adapt Infrastructure Design for a Changing Climate feat. Farshid Vahedifard
Now in its fourth year of severe drought, California is juggling with knives. Groundwater levels are falling. Seawater intrusion threatens drinking water supplies. Sinking land and erosion expose structural vulnerabilities. But drought alone does not cause infrastructure failure. Factor in heavy rainfalls or an earthquake, and that precarious knife-juggling act could result in some serious…
Bridges, Broadband, Water Mains — What to Fix First?
This week, many Americans will hit the road to spend time with family and friends. And when they get to their destinations, they’ll be thankful for electricity, running water and high-speed Internet service. But all of these systems in the United States are overburden by use, inattention, congestion and lack of funding. Which requires most…
An investment in America’s infrastructure could cost taxpayers nothing
A recent report showed unexpectedly slow job growth over the summer, raising the odds of a stall in the already sluggish U.S. economic recovery. While this in itself is disappointing, the even greater disappointment is the failure to do anything about it, particularly when there’s an obvious and costless solution: borrow hundreds of billions of…
Americans Pay Steep Price for Repairs Caused by Bad Roads
With the nation’s road repair fund running on fumes, a transportation research and lobbying group has collected data on just how much bad roads are costing American drivers in higher repair bill. Every spring thaw brings potholes. This year, one of the harshest winters in memory is turning America’s highways into a historic pothole-palooza. Now,…