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2025 IECA award winners announced
March 31st, 2025
The mission of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Awards program is to recognize outstanding achievements in the erosion and sediment control industry. These awards are selected on criteria that reflect quality, skill and environmental benefits. All winners were recognized recently at the 2025 IECA Annual Conference and Expo in Richmond, Va. All images courtesy […]
McMaster nominated as FHWA administrator
March 28th, 2025
The Trump administration has nominated Sean McMaster – an executive with the Boeing aerospace company and a former vice president with infrastructure consulting firm HNTB – to be the next administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Sean McMaster. Image courtesy of HNTB. McMaster – who holds a bachelor of science in finance from George Mason University […]
Consumer confidence drops to four-year low
March 27th, 2025
On March 26, the Conference Board released the March 2025 Consumer Confidence Index. The index fell 7.2 points to 92.9—the lowest it has been since January 2021. This dip was largely driven by sentiments among consumers 55 and older; to a lesser extent, consumers between 35 and 55 years old also contributed to the decline. However, […]
Terraforce wins CMA Digital Awards for retaining wall excellence
March 27th, 2025
Terraforce recently won two awards at the 2024 Concrete Manufacturers Association’s (CMA) Digital Awards. Open to all CMA members, this year’s competition attracted 34 entries including two international projects. Such was the overall quality of the submissions that each of the competition’s 15 entry categories attracted a winner. Terraforce® supplied over 110000 L12 blocks for […]
European Commission delays tariffs on U.S. goods until mid-April
March 26th, 2025
The European Commission has announced a two-week delay in reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods, which are now set to go into effect in mid-April. The commission announced these tariffs in response to the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports imposed by the U.S. that began March 12. The commission initially planned to introduce tariffs […]
Landslide infrastructure repair at Army airfield in Hawaii
March 26th, 2025
Contributed by Presto Geosystems During a 40-day rainstorm, six landslides occurred on military service roads at the Wheeler Army Airfield along the side of a ravine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Surface water runoff on the roads triggered embankment failures in clayey silt fill soils and saprolite. All images courtesy of Presto Geosystems. Debris avalanches developed along […]
Webinar – Unlocking the Power of Geocells: Value Engineering Solutions for Mine Infrastructure – April 8
March 25th, 2025
Presto Geosystems presents the webinar - Unlocking the Power of Geocells: Value Engineering Solutions for Mine Infrastructure – on April 8, 2025 at 11 a.m. CDT. The presenter is business manager José Pablo George, M.S., CPESC-IT, a 1.0 PDH credit is available, and you can register here. Discover better solutions to soil stabilization challenges in […]
IECA webinar – Chitosan Biocoagulants: Improving the Safety, Economics, and Environmental Impacts of an Open Air Activated Sludge System in Georgia – April 8-9
March 25th, 2025
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) presents the webinar - Chitosan Biocoagulants: Improving the Safety, Economics, and Environmental Impacts of an Open Air Activated Sludge System in Georgia – on April 17, 2025, at 1 p.m. Mountain Time in the U.S. and on April 18 at 7 a.m. AEDT in Australia. The webinar is presented […]
TRB webinar – Innovations in Concrete Bridge Deck Design, Construction, and Materials – March 28
March 25th, 2025
Extending the service life of concrete bridge decks can reduce maintenance costs and improve infrastructure resilience. TRB will host a webinar on Friday, March 28, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will explore innovative practices being implemented across the U.S. to enhance bridge deck durability and serviceability. Presenters will discuss strategies to […]
ASHTO GIS-T Symposium set for April 2025 in Portland
March 25th, 2025
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) will hold its annual Geospatial Information Systems for Transportation or GIS-T Symposium April 7-10 in Portland, Ore. Image courtesy of AASHTO. The 2025 AASHTO GIS-T Symposium is the premier event for geospatial professionals to share how they harness the power of GIS technologies to solve complex transportation […]