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ArticlesFebruary 29, 2016

No. 7 Subway Extension Brings Rail to N.Y.’s Hudson Yards

The $2.4 billion line lays the groundwork for a projected $20 billion in development for midtown Manhattan’s far west side. Its accompanying station links to 18 subway lines.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2016

Lemke to oversee rail system design at WSP | PB

Prior to rejoining WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, he was a senior signal designer with a national engineering firm responsible for designing systems for light rail operations in Seattle and the NCTD in Oceanside, Calif.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2016

Porcari named president of U.S. Advisory Services at WSP | PB

Will direct the firm’s strategic consulting services across all market sectors, including buildings, transportation and infrastructure, industrial and energy, and environment. 

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2016

WSP | PB appoints Pulicare to lead U.S. transportation & infrastructure

As president he will oversee planning, design and construction services for highways, bridges, transit and rail, aviation, as well as ports and marine. He will be based in the firm’s U.S. headquarters in New York City.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2015

Tampa, Fla. to spend $1.2M to study streetcar as commuter option

Three firms — HDR Engineering, AECOM Technical Services and Jacobs Engineering — have been shortlisted for the contract. City leaders have identified the project as a critical part of revitalizing downtown Tampa and catering to millennials who want alternatives to the automobile.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2015

Jacobs Engineering wins California high-speed rail contract

Will be the lead designer for the Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture for the design-build contract and is responsible for the infrastructure design. Officials estimate the construction value to be $1.2 billion.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Design Build group releases 'Choosing a Project Delivery' primer

The document defines and describes the most commonly used project delivery methods, and details key considerations owners must make when choosing between each one.

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ArticlesJune 17, 2015

Pub Perspective: Alternative delivery depends on good outside expertise

This issue contains our annual rail projects survey as well as our annual focus on consultants. Great rail projects have always depended on good outside expertise that the best engineering and planning consultant teams have provided to project owners.

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ArticlesJune 17, 2015

Consultant Roundtable 2015: Execs Foresee Changing Federal Role

With nothing but short-term extensions predicted for the immediate future, the consultant industry stresses the need to find a long-term funding mechanism, while also looking at states and localities to play more of a role in financing capital projects.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2015

Hill International relocates headquarters

The company's new headquarters office contains approximately 60,000 square feet of office space pursuant to a 12-year lease with Brandywine Realty Trust. The new office space was designed by architecture and interior design firm L2Partridge and built by INTECH Construction.

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