Few construction professionals are more familiar with today's infrastructure crisis than the staffers of the country's various departments of public works-and few are more misunderstood. Unlike larger public owners that shepherd attention-grabbing mega-projects, DPW officials are routinely labeled as wrench-turning, snow-removing, garbage-collecting civic servants charged with small-potatoes projects not worthy of national interest.DPWs are frequently stereotyped as managers of the nation's "roads and commodes, with the big yellow trucks for pushing snow," says Kurt Blomquist, public-works director for Keene, N.H., and a member of the American Public Works Association.ENR's "Low & Slow Across America's Infrastructure" road trip visited with dozens
Few construction professionals are more familiar with today’s infrastructure crisis than the staffers of the country’s various departments of public works—and few are more misunderstood.
What's missing here?" That's how Ron Heustis begins his public briefings as the manager of construction for the Indiana Dept. of Transportation on the East End Crossing.
Related Links: Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure The Low and Slow team reaches Salt Lake City, and gets an exclusive construction tour of an expanding SLC International Airport.Click the photo to begin the slide show.
Related Links: Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure The Great Basin is bookended by Salt Lake City to the east and Reno to the west. Over the past week the Low and Slow tour rolled down the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains blasting into the Basin with plenty of water but short on gas.Click the image to begin the slide show.
Related Links: Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure The Low and Slow team visits major projects in the Dever area, aided by ENR Mountain States editor Mark Shaw.Click the image to begin the slide show.
Related Links: Low & Slow Across America's Infrastructure Our hosts in Glenwood Springs for the Low & Slow Tour were Stan and Cindy Orr of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) whose world headquarters is on the 800 block of Grand Avenue in the heart of the Rocky Mountain town. AEMP hosted Mrs. Martin and myself at their annual meeting in Orlando, Florida this year. Yes, that’s right, Mrs. Martin went to Disney World - all expenses paid. Impressive is their association’s membership. They are aligned with our sponsor’s on the Low & Slow Tour, APWA and CASE Construction
Related Links: Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure Crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri was significant for Mrs. Martin and her crew.Click on the image to begin the slide show.
Related Links: Low & Slow Across America's Infrastructure Moving west across the country, Aileen and Dan visit the the CityArchRiver 2015 project in St. Louis.Click the image to begin the slide show.
