Traditional infrastructure solutions are changing due to disruptive technologies, and traditional engineering and construction firms must adapt accordingly.
Bruce Landsberg laments the "group think" that pervaded the FIU bridge project's team members and led to the collapse that killed six people in March 2018.
The National Transportation Safety Board last came down hard on engineering and construction in 2007. Did group-think obscure last year's unfolding disaster in Florida?
In its Oct. 22 announcement of the probable cause of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board characterized the investigation as one of its most complex.
Virgin Trains’ planned $4.8-billion high-speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas secured a major portion of financing, with the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank approving the developer’s $3.5-billion bond request.