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City Infrastructure Expansion: Leveraging Technology for Public Support

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Balaji Sreenivasan, CEO, Aurigo One of the toughest jobs city managers face is getting buy-in from the public on infrastructure projects. These projects, such as highways, roads, and bridges, are often essential for economic growth and development but can be met with fierce opposition from residents.

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Trust is at an all-time low. Here are 5 ways to address it

Civil + Structural Engineer

Trust in infrastructure is generally solid, and rightly so. Gallup has recorded near-record lows in public confidence in the majority of institutions it tracks, including big business, unions and newspapers–among the groups that build infrastructure and report on its progress. By Jannet Walker-Ford First, the good news.

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Bowman Completes Intersection Improvements in Inman Square, Cambridge, MA

Civil + Structural Engineer

the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN), a national engineering services firm delivering infrastructure solutions to customers who own, develop and maintain the built environment, is pleased to announce the completion of the Inman Square intersection safety improvements in Cambridge, MA.

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McCarthy Completes Harmon Road Project for City of Fort Worth

Civil + Structural Engineer

“McCarthy is pleased to once again partner with the City on a project that will improve the city’s infrastructure and meet population demands.” However, crews had green fields alongside the existing roadways allowing them to begin construction without impacting normal traffic flows.

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First stage of Fishermans Bend project begins

Roads Online

They also include the creation of public realm and open space and unlocking development-ready sites for related industry investment. million Stage One is being delivered by Development Victoria and the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP). Early works on Stage One were completed in 2024.

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New SA program to tackle workforce shortages

Roads Online

Planning by South Australias Department of State Development estimates that the state will need 78,000 additional vocational qualifications over the next five years to meet forecast demand. The post New SA program to tackle workforce shortages appeared first on Roads & Infrastructure Magazine.

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Winvic to start first phase of £1bn West Midlands Interchange

Construction Enquirer

Construction will start later this year on phase one which will include road and energy infrastructure and the earthworks required to create development plots and landscape zones. Winvic Construction Ltd has been awarded the contract for the first phase of the £1bn West Midlands Interchange (WMI) project.