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Transportation

DC Metro's Safety Surge Report Card

Jim Parsons

July 20, 2016

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Early results are in on efforts to fast track rail system's voluminous maintenance needs.

In Orlando, an Infrastructure Facility Lights Up the Darkness

Scott Judy

July 20, 2016

The Central Florida Expressway Authority and its contractors expressed the sentiment of #OrlandoUnited by lighting up a landmark bridge in rainbow colors.

Markets

Call to Action

Telecommunications Sector Remains Ripe for Design, Construction

Jim Parsons

July 14, 2016

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A variey of trends and technologies are combining to increase telecommunications network access and capacity--good news for design firms and contractors serving this sector.

Information and Technological Change

Timoshenko’s Error and the Debate About 'Size'

Too much information about everything, including thin plate theory

Brian Brenner

July 12, 2016

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A few thoughts on information overload and engineering.

Water Quality

Lead Tests in Capitol Hill Office Building Leave Legislators, Staff Members Dry

Source of months-old contamination still under investigation

Jim Parsons

July 6, 2016

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Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics

ENR New England Gears Up to Publish First-Ever Top Contractor Rankings

Participating firms report $3.85 billion of revenue collected during 2015

Justin Rice

June 13, 2016

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For the first-time ever the July 25 Special Regional Edition of ENR New England will rank the region’s Top General Contractors.

Transportation Technologies

A Date With "Disruption"

Panel Examines How AVs, Connected Vehicles Will Alter Infrastructure Management

Jim Parsons

June 7, 2016

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The looming influence of connected and autonomous vehicles on transportation infrastructure was the topic of an Infrastructure Week discussion on Capitol Hill, sponsored by AASHTO and the Eno Center for Transportation.

Motivational Words from Momentous People for Transportation Officials

McCullough, Ledbetter Keynote AAAE, WTS

Aileen Cho

May 26, 2016

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From the inventors of flight to a crusade for justice, AAAE and WTS events provided inspiration

Journey Toward New NC Beach Bridge Begins With A Single Piling

Jim Parsons

May 13, 2016

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What’s so special about a concrete piling? For North Carolina’s Outer Banks, it means quite a bit, especially when it’s the first of many to support a new bridge.