Search Results: 'Parsons Brinckerhoff'

How the west was won
27 June, 2014
Tunnelling work is as diverse and plentiful as the geography in the West Coast.

Muscat to issue rail design and build prequalification tender
20 February, 2014
Oman's minister of transport and communications, Ahmed bin Mohammed al Futaisi, confirmed on 5 February that a tender for prequalification of design-build contractors, as well as systems packages for Oman's national railway project will be issued this month.

Denver Metro Rail Line contract awarded
07 January, 2014
A GBP 209M (USD 343M) joint venture contract with Graham Contracting for the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver USA to initiate the first phase of design and construction on the North Metro Rail Line project, the company announced late last month.

Cable guy
10 October, 2013
A new cable tunnel has gone seemingly without a hitch in the Willesden/harlesden neighbourhoods of North London. Alex Conacher tours the site with Murphy’s tunnelling project manager Keith Pollard.

Indianapolis awards Lower Pogues Run design
10 October, 2013
Citizens Energy Group selected Parsons Brinckerhoff to design the Lower Pogues Run CSO tunnel in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

Alice in Auckland
24 July, 2013
The TBM, Alice, has berthed at the Ports of Auckland¹s Waitemata terminal on board the BBC Georgia, NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) announced yesterday. The TBM was dismantled for shipping and arrived in 100 separate Œbits¹ including 20 containers of small parts.

Makkah Metro contract awarded
23 July, 2013
The role of Program Management Office Consultant by the Development Commission of Makkah and Mashaaer (DCOMM) on the Makkah Public Transport Program (MPTP), has been awarded to Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Blast Security and Protection
20 June, 2013
The security of tunnels against potential detonated explosions from within and outside the tunnel structure is a main challenge facing to owners and operators of tunnel systems, particularly those used for vehicle or rail traffic. This paper by Sunghoon Choi of Parsons Brinckerhoff USA introduces a design practice recently developed for protecting underground structures from explosion in the US.

Construction management services awarded for St Louis tunnel project
10 May, 2013
The Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District has awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff, as a subconsultant to Shannon & Wilson, Inc., for construction management services for the Lower and Middle River Des Peres tunnel programme, the company announced earlier this month.

Obama touts PPPs in Miami
08 April, 2013
President Obama toured the Port of Miami Tunnel project on March 29 as part of his push for more spending on infrastructure, calling for a multi-billion-dollar investment and more PPPs.

Blast Protection Design
27 February, 2013
The security of tunnels against potential detonated explosions from within and outside the tunnel structure is a main challenge facing to owners and operators of tunnel systems, particularly those used for vehicle or rail traffic. This paper by Sunghoon Choi of Parsons Brinckerhoff USA introduces a design practice recently developed for protecting underground structures from explosion in USA

Northern Exposure
19 February, 2013
While Seattle is known for its grey drizzly days, the climate for tunnelling is all blue skies. Sound Transit will bid another major tunnelling contract for its regional mass transit system this March, Nicole Robinson reports

Sinking the future
23 November, 2012
Plans for a new immersed tube tunnel in Virginia are moving forward, Nicole Robinson looks at the design of the new Midtown Tunnel

Parsons Brinckerhoff appointment
18 July, 2012
Engineering and management firm, Parsons Brinckerhoff, has appointed a new principal consultant for its Washington DC office, the company announced earlier this week.

New appointment at Parsons Brinckerhoff
03 July, 2012
Consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff has named Mark Dimmock as the new managing director of the company's Australia-Pacific operations, it was revealed yesterday. Dimmock succeeds Jim Mantle; Dimmock's role takes effect immediately.

Continued movement at Parsons Brinckerhoff
12 January, 2012

Immersed in planning
19 December, 2011
Plans for a new immersed tube tunnel in Virginia are underway and the contractual agreement to build it is near. Nicole Robinson looks into the design of the new Midtown Tunnel

Rick Capka returns to Parsons
16 December, 2011

Critchfield joins Parsons Brinckerhoff
17 November, 2011

Oregon CSO tunnel nominated for OCEA
02 September, 2011