| State-to-State |
| The Power List: People who make transportation infrastructure go |
| March 9, 2010 Rebuilding America's Infrastructure |
 During the last year, I’ve had the privilege to report and write for this young magazine, as well as our veteran publication, CE News, about the engineering of bridges and roads, as well as the history and future of transportation funding and policy. In that time I’ve developed an admiration for the bright, methodical, and often misunderstood men and women within this industry. I’ve also developed a frustration with the divide that exists between an engineer’s understanding of this nation’s dismal bridge and road conditions, and his or her opportunity to communicate this reality to the (thinking) public. |
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| White Papers |
| To tweet, or not to tweet |
| February 25, 2010 CE News |
| Online social media is a phenomenon in modern society. You likely hear mentions of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube on a daily basis. But, it is not just a fad. Rather, it is about dialogue — two-way discussions that bring people together to discover and share information. But how does this new way of communicating fit into the civil engineering industry? |
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| Project Spotlights |
| Safeguarding coastal states: Army use GIS for storm preparedness |
| February 18, 2010 CE News |
 The 2009 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues work on safeguarding coastal states in the Northeast from storm events that can occur now and in the future. The Corps’ Philadelphia and Baltimore Districts are using GIS to reduce storm-related problems such as flooding, beach erosion (loss of sand), destroyed homes and businesses, and loss of life. |
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| Project Spotlights |
| Calling an audible: demolishing Oregon's Willamette River Bridge |
| February 3, 2010 ODOT |
 One of the less glamorous aspects of a heavy highway construction project is the constant checking and rechecking for quality assurances and quality controls. On the Oregon Department of Transportation’s largest bridge replacement to date, the $187 million Interstate 5 Willamette River Bridge project, such continual comparison of as-built specifications with actual measurements and capacities paid off, big time.
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| Product Applications |
| Elumin8 launches range of energy efficient LED traffic signs |
| January 22, 2010 Sustainable Engineering |
Elumin8 Ltd has launched its new range of energy efficient road signs. These internally lit signs use the latest LED technology and provide a clean flat lighting surface. Elumin8 has spent the last 12 months in R&D and testing and will showcase the new products at Intertraffic 2010 held in Amsterdam. The signs are already on test throughout Europe and Asia.
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Department of Transportation makes steps to ensure the structure's ecological footprint is as small as possible, leaving room for natural habitats to flourish.
