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August 26, 2020
The design-build project delivery method has been used in the U.S. for almost 30 years, but there is still some confusion about what the term really means. The simple explanation is that under a design-build contract, a client hires a design-builder team that will deliver a project through design…
August 26, 2020
Building a successful Environmental Management System (EMS) is a lot like loading a cargo ship. There are several moving parts that need to be accounted for and organized in a way that is both trackable and reportable. The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) approached our firm for assistance with staffing…
August 26, 2020
Leslie Haglan
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was signed into law on January 1, 1970 to ensure that federal agencies consider the environmental impact of their decisions when approving a public or private project. Later that year the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was enacted to ensure…
August 26, 2020
Mohamed Morsy
Bridges and culverts have traditionally been designed assuming there will be no significant long-term changes in rainfall intensities and patterns. Evidence suggests, however, that the climate is changing, and this will result in different rainfall intensities and patterns from those experienced in…
August 26, 2020
Jeff Finitz and Adam Zysk
Designing modern roadways is challenging, but designing a modern roadway along an historic route with strict regulations is even more challenging.
August 26, 2020
Brian Bradner
Railroads have been instrumental in our nations’ history. For the last 150 years or more, and especially during the Industrial Revolution, they served as a gateway for advancing into the next era of technology. Without them, it would have been incredibly difficult, inconvenient, and costly to…
August 26, 2020
Tionesta Township lies in Forest County, Pennsylvania, a rural area set along the western edge of the Allegheny National Forest. The Allegheny River, part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, traverses southward through the township. As a protected resource, the river offers a rich and…
August 26, 2020
Dennis Pitts
Wake County, North Carolina, is a hustling and bustling area. In the last 20 years, the population has increased by 53 percent, according to the Wake County government’s website, and gains an average of 63 new residents each day. More than 400,000 households reside in the county. Approximately…
August 26, 2020
Built in 1904, the Little Muncy Creek Pratt Truss served Moreland Township for more than a century. The truss provided a critical waterway crossing for this small, rural community of residents and farmers in northeastern Pennsylvania. It’s also a contributing resource to the Smith/Wallis Gristmill…
August 26, 2020
Ben Revette
When we talk about “5G” we’re talking about the fifth generation of wireless networks—an updated version of the current 4G networks you use every day for your cellphones and other mobile devices. With each new generation of network comes new and exciting possibilities, both in capacity and data…
August 26, 2020
Craig Swengle
When I mention to folks that my work involves ports, they often remark, "oh, on the coast." To their surprise, I inform them that, "no, right here in Oklahoma we have a port facility capable of handling shipping vessels that can travel in the oceans." In Oklahoma, we have an inland waterway, the…
August 26, 2020
New Jersey has more than 450 roadway-adjacent rock slopes, all of which are inventoried and assessed using the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Rockfall Hazard Rating System. The number one most hazardous rock site in the state is on I-80 westbound in the Delaware River Gap. The rock slopes…
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