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Advance warning on the blue distraction

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Transport Agency contractors intend using YouTube to reduce the chance of drivers being distracted by the $215 million Newmarket Viaduct construction project and its eyecatching huge…

Industry support enhances World of Asphalt Show experience :

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMT

Leading U.S. and worldwide industry organizations, including U.S. government agencies, are lending their support to the 2010 World of Asphalt Show Conference. Industry events have also chosen to co-locate with the show, offering additional networking and education opportunities for attendees

New bridge for canal restoration

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:01:12 GMT

A new canal bridge is to be built near Stonehouse in Gloucestershire as part of a major restoration plan.

Cranberry sewer and water rates to increase

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:59:00 GMT

Township supervisors unanimously approved a preliminary budget last evening for the sewer and water funds that will collectively raise the rates by $22 per quarter for the average customer using 17,000 gallons of water per quarter. Specifically, the water rate will be $4.

Ofwat price determinations to be announced tomorrow

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:09:00 GMT

Capital maintenance, enhancement programme, capital efficiency, Capital Incentive Scheme and operating costs will be of most interest, Mott MacDonald’s Andrew Heather and Bill Hume-Smith have said.

Virtual Streams Created to Help Restore Real Ones

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:30:07 GMT

civil engineering structural construction geotechnical transportation water hydraulic

East Side Big Pipe tunnel boring machine to come to the surface

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The TBM boring Portland’s East Side Big Pipe is due to reach the surface for the first time since it was initially submerged in June 2007. The TBM, affectionately named ‘Rosie’, finished boring more than four miles from the Opera Shaft to...

Broadway Flood Protection Works Complete

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Broadway Flood Protection Works Complete - River drainage at Belfast's Broadway underpass, which flooded last summer, is now compliant with recommendations made by an independent investigations body.

A. O. Smith Concludes Purchase of Tianlong Holding Co. Ltd. Water...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:24:00 GMT

A. O. Smith Concludes Purchase of Tianlong Holding Co. Ltd. Water Treatment Business.

A. O. Smith Concludes Purchase of Tianlong Holding Co. Ltd. Water...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:24:00 GMT

A. O. Smith Corporation today announced A. O. Smith (Shanghai) Water Treatment Products Co., Ltd., concluded its purchase of the water treatment business of Tianlong Holding Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong. A. O. Smith holds 80 percent of the newly formed company, which is considered a wholly owned foreign

Peristaltic Pumps Waste Less in Wastewater Treatment

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The City of Eagan in North Minnesota, US, required a pump capable of accurately dosing 15 sodium hypochlorite or 'hypo' for its new wastewater treatment plant.Hypo has outstanding disinfection properties, used in wastewater treatment to kill off bacteria before being discharged back into the

37% of All US Sewers Are Polluting Rivers and Lakes (Video)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:55:49 GMT

An overflowing sewer in Georgia. Photo via USGS digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/us-sewers-dump-dangerous-waste.php'; Troubling news has surfaced about sewage systems in the US: over the last three years, 9,400 sewers--more than 37% of the all sewers across the nation--have

Wastewater Infrastructure Projects Support Healthy Environment an...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:22:07 GMT

PR: Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was signed into law in February, an unprecedented $4 billion will be awarded to fund wastewater infrastructure projects across the country. The Recovery Act funds go into the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program and are

Stimulus Funds for Infrastructural Repair? Show Me the Dough

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:57:00 GMT

It seems like an eternity ago we were treated to action-oriented promises of significant funding boosts for long-overdue infrastructural upgrades, led by such exciting hyperbole as ...

Private Housing Rise Boosts New Builds

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Private Housing Rise Boosts New Builds - The latest Glenigan Index has been boosted by an improved flow of private housing projects starting on site in recent months.

Brett Landscaping survey calls for education

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Brett Landscaping has commissioned research which suggests there is a need to educate householders on current regulations governing new domestic driveways.

Texas Aamp;M irrigation engineers test subsurface drip systems

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Eight drip irrigation products at different spacings of the drip lines being evaluated in heavy clay soils

Degenkolb Team on Cover of November’s Civil Engineering Magazine

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:57:06 GMT

Ricardo Hernandez, Andrew Scott, Holly Razzano, and Chris Poland all grace the cover of Civil Engineering Magazines November issue. The cover story features Degenkolb’s recent earthquake reconnaissance in L’Aquila, Italy. The article details each team members experience. Among the

MCAA Announces Live Webinar Series

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:35 GMT

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) is proud to announce the MCAA Live Webinar Series.

DoD selects Worrell's "Living Machine" System

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:43:29 GMT

French Bridge Designed for Super Lift

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:06:36 GMT

Construction is about to start on a 433-m-long bridge with a 117-m-long rising main span for shipping in France’s Garonne River, Bordeaux. Units of Vinci Construction, Paris, will design and build the \-million bridge over 33 months for the city council. The 3,500-tonne central span will be able to

High Bridge: Bronx, Building Cultural Infrastructure, Internation...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:09:12 GMT

Architecture News & Views The Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA), AIA NY Chapter, is pleased to announce the jury and extended registration deadlines for its fourth biennial

Oregon's bridges to be readied for the Big One

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:13:26 GMT

Bridges of the twenty-first century There are 2,671

studio bednarski wins competition to design new opening bridge in...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMT

the bridge functions on a sliding mechanism with an opening that spans 50m, a total length of 180m and decks that are 7m wide. it has a low profile and minimal obstruction to views along and across the harbour.

New Laser-Based AccuGrade System Matches Durable Grading Box with...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:49:56 GMT

Caterpillar has announced a new laser-based AccuGrade grading system for Cat C-Series Skid-Steer Loaders, Multi-Terrain Loaders and Compact Track Loaders.