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5 Innovations Revolutionizing Road Construction 

Construction Today

The field of road construction is on the cusp of a revolution, driven by a surge in innovative technologies and materials. As our societies grapple with challenges like climate change, urbanization, and the need for sustainable infrastructure, these advancements offer promising solutions.

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Award of Merit Specialty Contracting: I-17 ITS Infrastructure

ENR Construction

Connecting remote communities to high-speed internet required innovative technology and hard hours of work for crews from Kiewit, which was chosen as construction manager at-risk to install 67 miles of high-capacity fiber optic infrastructure.

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Housing's Incremental Innovation Path

Pro Builder

Housing's Incremental Innovation Path. housing industry is not innovative are, in a word, crap. And that’s coming from someone who has, through these pages and other channels, championed innovation as a necessary element of operational improvement and business sustainability for builders. Innovation. Innovation.

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Global provider of mobile cranes and lifting equipment, Manitex International, continues to deliver practical innovations to the construction site

Construction Today

The company is now a leading provider of mobile truck cranes, industrial lifting solutions, aerial work platforms, construction equipment and rental solutions, and is serving the infrastructure, heavy industry… Source The post Global provider of mobile cranes and lifting equipment, Manitex International, continues to deliver practical innovations (..)

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Drone Fleet to Help Inspect Infrastructure

Construction Equipment

A federal innovation grant is helping the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol launch a statewide drone program. The drones can also be used for bridge or other infrastructure inspections, according to the article. According to the article, most departments of…

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AECOM and Ferrovial to design vertiport infrastructure in Florida

BD+C

Vertiports are a key component in enabling innovation in electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft by providing the necessary infrastructure for landing, recharging, and departure. AECOM and Ferrovial have partnered to design a network of vertiports that will connect strategic locations in major Florida cities.

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Floating landscape infrastructure wins top ASCE innovation prize

BD+C

A sustainable, climate-change-resilient floating landscape infrastructure took the top prize of the American Society of Civil Engineer ’s latest Innovation Contest.