Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) is the only organization that advocates for a modern, efficient and well-maintained system of inland waterways infrastructure. WCI educates policy-makers in the national’s capital and around the nation, in the news media, and the general public about the waterways systems’ critical importance. With aging locks and dams built in the 1920s and during […]
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Guest on The Infra Blog: Mike Toohey, President and CEO, Waterways Council, Inc.
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017Interactive Report: Our Deficient Bridges
Monday, February 27th, 2017A new interactive report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) draws attention to the tens of thousands of bridges deemed structurally deficient throughout the United States. The term “structurally deficient” means that at least one of the key bridge elements–the deck, superstructure or substructure–is in poor condition.
View this complete Infra Blog post...Making America’s infrastructure great again will take lots of time and money
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017In the months leading up to the presidential election, Donald Trump announced that, if elected, he would incentivize $1 trillion into the nation’s ailing infrastructure. Citizens, taxpayers, public officials and contractors have been waiting to see if that would really happen or not. President Trump recently announced that he had selected private-sector P3 expert David James “DJ” Gribbin to serve as his special assistant for infrastructure. It was a big announcement and one that caused people to ask…will it really happen? Maybe so!
View this complete Infra Blog post...February 28 – March 2, Los Angeles, CA: USHSR West Coast Rail Conference
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017$180 Billion in projects, new studies, construction news, project announcements, new procurement schedule, P3s and much more! Join the movers and shakers bringing rail to America at the 2017 West Coast Rail Conference.
View this complete Infra Blog post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Charlene Wheeless, Principal Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, Bechtel Corporation
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017Bechtel is very supportive, obviously, of the need to improve our infrastructure and we’re really pleased that there’s ongoing dialogue about the need to update our infrastructure and to take action. So that’s very exciting for us as a company, but also for us as citizens.
View this complete Infra Blog post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Karen Horting, CAE, Executive Director and CEO, Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Thursday, February 9th, 2017Karen Horting, CAE, is the executive director and CEO for the Society of Women Engineers, a position she has held since Dec. 31, 2013. With more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and fund development, Horting was most recently the SWE deputy executive director. In this capacity, she was responsible for all fund-development […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Airport modernization – next big wave of infrastructure Projects
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017Operational inefficiencies, passenger congestion, limited retail, access in and out of terminals and the negative passenger experience found in almost every U.S. airport is the result of outdated design, increasingly high demand, a lack of funding investment and a tendency to reject the concept of collaborating with private-sector experts. That, however, is changing.
View this complete Infra Blog post...Dream Big: Engineering Our World—Coming to an IMAX Near You
Tuesday, January 24th, 2017Dream Big is bringing awe-inspiring feats of engineering to the big, big screen this February. The film aims to burst stereotypes and portray engineering as an “exciting, creative, heroic realm.” According to the film’s web site, “It is not only a journey through engineering’s greatest wonders, but equally a tale of human grit, aspiration, compassion and the triumph of human ingenuity over life’s greatest challenges.”
View this complete Infra Blog post...Airport collaborative redevelopment proposal could leverage $7 billion in private investment
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017Written by Mary Scott Nabers President and CEO, Strategic Partnerships Inc. Hampered by outdated systems and infrastructure in need of repair, the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City has found a friend in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The forward-thinking governor this week announced his $10 billion plan to redevelop the JFK […]
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