Italian engineers had to assess the tunnel's condition after lying idle for five years in a potentially hazardous environment.

Purchase terms for The Wild, a technology firm with an immersive virtual/extended reality environment for industry professionals and a dedicated virtual meetings tool, were not disclosed.

When the software firm's founder and chief started the company, he and his initial employees offered free jobsite WiFi to potential customers to get them to use their platform.

In recent years contractors have seen the advantages of employing light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology with unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones.

Software firm leaders say funding law has encouraging boosts for upfront engineering and opportunities to expand construction and lifecycle digital twin use.

Walking a jobsite with a total station in tow to perform layouts can be a time-consuming task, if only because getting survey locations just right can come down to juggling a tablet and a prism pole at the same time.