San Diego County water chief Bob Yamada points to Peter MacLaggan as a true visionary and persistent leader in moving to completion the nation’s first large-scale seawater desalination plant, in Carlsbad, Calif., and offering a template for other water-strapped municipalities in North America.
Don’t let the elegance of the $135-million, 1,720-ft cable-stayed Tilikum Crossing bridge in Portland distract you from the ingenuity that occurred before construction even started, in 2011, on Portland’s first bridge over the Willamette River since 1973.
When, on Aug. 5, the Florida state board of All Aboard Florida’s request was approved to issue $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds to fund its planned 235-mile passenger-rail project, it signaled a key milestone for the company developing the Miami-to-Orlando transportation system.
On the night a massive landslide swamped State Route 530 near the community of Oso in Snohomish County, Wash.—killing 43 and seriously injuring 10—IMCO superintendent Brent Richards acted quickly to mobilize equipment and personnel to the area.