MC 22A Rescues Weak Dam
Editor: Debbie Reaney
The number of deficient and potentially dangerous dams in America is on the rise. Lower design criteria of older dams, long-deferred maintenance, and increased rainfall brought on by climate change pose a threat to human life if a dam were to breach from too much stress on its structure. Over in Happy Valley, PA, home to the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Rockview Reservoir dam is one of the most high-hazard ... Read more
Drilling Towards a Renewable Revolution
Non-Road Diesel Engine for Decarbonizing Road Use
Editor: Debbie Reaney
According to researchers, the world is creeping up on its carbon budget. Over the past decade, about 54 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) has been emitted into the atmosphere; 85% of that amount is a result from burning fossil fuels in ways like heating our homes and running our vehicles. To help buy some time on the carbon clock, a joint ... Read more
Environmental Effects of Ancient Timber Pile
Editor: Allison Braswell
J.B. Coxwell Contracting, Inc is constructing a Four Seasons hotel across from Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. The project involves drilling concrete pile for its foundation, but something beneath the surface is causing an obstruction -- 100-year-old timber pile originally installed for a shipyard in the 1920s.
At one point in history, timber pile was the preferred construction material b ... Read more
Supporting Clean Energy in New Jersey
Editor: Allison Braswell
Built in 2005, the Jersey Atlantic Wind Farm is the first wind farm to be built in New Jersey, and the first coastal wind farm in the United States. It consists of five 380-foot turbines capable of producing a combined 7.5 megawatts of power, which is enough emission-free energy to power around 2,500 homes. About 60% of the energy is used for the electricity needs of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) Wastewat ... Read more
Modernizing Water Infrastructure
Fish Curtain on the Connecticut
Editor: Allison Braswell
An aging 1938 pump station on the Connecticut River is nearing the end of its useful life, including the three river crossing pipes that carry wastewater from the pump station to the appropriate wastewater treatment facility. Because of the sewage system's poor state, there have been instances of rainwater forcing sewage to overflow into the river and complaints of substandard drinkin ... Read more
Model 2 Repels Rising Seas
Editor: Allison Braswell
Every summer since 1895, families of East Providence, RI take a spin on the Crescent Park Looff Carousel, a National Historical Landmark that neighbors Rose Larisa Memorial Park. This waterfront park included a seawall that supported several walking paths overlooking the bay, but strong wave action and rising sea levels due to storms over the years have caused the seawall to deteriorate and ultimately fall apart. Without the wall in ... Read more
Beavers really are "Worth A Dam"
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Located in Westerly, Rhode Island along the southern border of Newton Swamp, the Cottrell Bridge, which carries Westerly Bradford Road (Route 91) over McGowan Brook, was one of many around the state deemed structurally deficient. The replacement and upgrade of this structure was vital to ensure the safety of the surrounding wildlife habitat as well as the over 4,300 vehicles that traverse it daily. The Newton Swamp M ... Read more
50B works to enable changes on Canal Street
Since the first regular scheduled ferry service from Algiers to Canal Street in 1827, New Orleans has provided dependable passage across the Mississippi River. The Canal Street Ferry Terminal has seen many years of evolution in transportation, including in 1952, the construction of the Greater New Orleans Bridge. Today, the New Orleans Ferry system is on ... Read more
Reducing nitrogen to rehabilitate the Western Bays
On the world's 51st celebration of Earth Day, New Yorkers came together to break ground on the $513 million Bay Park Conveyance Project in Long Island, NY. Western Bay Resiliency Initiative was organized to repair 7.3 miles of the aqueduct and construct a 3.6-mile force main pipe located 20-60 feet below the ground. The connection line will ... Read more
Amtrak encourages the creation of transportation innovation
Since 1971, Amtrak has been providing safe and reliable transportation through progressive technology. From being the first nationwide transportation company to offer a reservation system designed for deaf customers in 1976, to being on the first-ever "America's Best Employers" list issued by Forbes magazine in 2015. Amtrak is a part of American history, ... Read more
