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- January 6, 2022
- ACEC Vice Chair Melvin Williams Pens Op-Ed on IIJA Benefits
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In The State--the main newspaper in Columbia, S.C.--ACEC Vice Chair Melvin Williams wrote an op-ed piece highlighting the transformative impact of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act.
- November 19, 2021
- ACEC Launches Resources for IIJA Implementation
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ACEC's Advocacy team launched a new landing page to provide member firms with resources on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
- November 19, 2021
- DOT Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Discretionary Grants to States
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced this week that the Biden Administration will invest nearly $1 billion in American infrastructure through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants program.
- September 16, 2021
- Engineering Influence Podcast: A Conversation with Urban Planner Jeff Speck on U.S. Road Engineering Standards
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What began as a podcast conversation about induced demand with urban planner Jeff Speck quickly broadened into a wider discussion about U.S. road engineering standards, their impact, and what responsibility engineers may have to improve them.
- July 28, 2021
- Podcast: Strong Towns' Charles Marohn on Traffic Congestion, Federal Transportation Funding, and "Stroads"
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Charles Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns, came on the Engineering Influence podcast to talk about his new book, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town.
- April 6, 2021
- Podcast--ACEC Research Institute Studies on Infrastructure's Impact on Economic Development
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On the latest Engineering Influence podcast, ACEC Board Chair Charlie Gozdziewski and Terracon Consultants President and CEO Gayle Packer discuss the ACEC Research Institute's recent economic studies and the real world impact of infrastructure investment.
- March 25, 2021
- DOT Secretary Buttigieg to Congress: "Now is the Time" to Invest in Transformational Infrastructure
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Testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation made an impassioned call for "a national commitment to fix and transform America's infrastructure."
- December 16, 2020
- ACEC Files Comments in Support of FHWA Proposal on Design Standards
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ACEC is supporting a proposed regulatory change from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to give states more latitude on design standards for resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation (RRR) projects on the National Highway System. The rule would allow State DOTs to develop RRR freeway projects using a performance-based approach rather than follow more stringent design standards that would apply to any new construction.
- November 7, 2020
- ACEC Statement on the Election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States
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The American Council of Engineering Companies - the business voice of America's engineers - released the following statement on the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
- October 1, 2020
- ACEC Research Institute Hosts Online Panel on Innovation in Climate and Water Infrastructure
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The ACEC Research Institute, in partnership with Accelerator for America and the New Partnership on Infrastructure, hosted an online panel on Wednesday looking at recommendations to empower localities to innovate in climate and water infrastructure.
Brown and Caldwell announce Euan Finlay has been promoted from senior vice president to chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. A senior executive with 25 years of experience, Finlay excels in leading organizations and teams to deliver excellence to clients while driving sustainable growth.
VHB welcomes Meghan Powell as Director of Transit and Rail for the Mid-Atlantic region. In this role, Powell will carve a path forward for VHB's Transit and Rail service line by strategically leading the development and implementation of its growth strategy.
Brown and Caldwell today announced Vice President Dr. Kati Bell has been appointed a fellow of the UC Irvine Water-Energy Nexus Center (WEX Center).
The WEX Center promotes fundamental and applied research at the water-energy nexus in partnership with industry. Its research focuses on all dimensions of power/energy use and efficiency in the water processing sector, including extraction, treatment, conveyance, reclamation, and reuse.
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