This is the twelfth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Dams’ Category
Great American Infrastructure: Redridge Steel Dam
Monday, January 16th, 2012Great American Infrastructure: Grand Coulee Dam
Friday, December 23rd, 2011This is the eleventh in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
What: The Grand Coulee Dam, located in Washington State and the largest hydro-power producer in the United States, is one of the top ten largest producers of electricity in the world.
View this complete post...Infrastructure in the Afternoon
Monday, October 31st, 2011November Public Forums at the Boston Public Library Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 November 1, 15, 29, 2011, 4:00 – 5:30 PM The Massachusetts Infrastructure Investment Coalition (MIIC) is identifying the long-term needs for infrastructure investments to support economic development and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Massachusetts. The [...]
View this complete post...The 10 Tallest Dams in the United States
Thursday, September 1st, 2011The 10 tallest U.S. dams out of the 75,000 in operation – DonaldDuckVids on YouTube
View this complete post...Building America’s Future: Falling Apart and Falling Behind
Thursday, August 11th, 2011Building America’s Future’s just released a report entitled, Falling Apart and Falling Behind. InfrastructureUSA’s Managing Director Steve Anderson discussed the findings with former Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell, a Co-Chair of President of Building America’s Future’s Educational Fund (BAF), and Marcia Hale, President of BAF.
View this complete post...Building America’s Future: Falling Apart and Falling Behind
Monday, August 8th, 2011BUILDING AMERICA’S FUTURE
Rebuilding America’s economic foundation is one of the most important missions we face in the 21st century. Our parents and grandparents built America into the world’s leading economic superpower. We have a responsibility to our own children and grandchildren to strengthen—not squander —that inheritance, and to pass on to them a country whose best days are still ahead.
View this complete post...Time Lapse of Construction on I-90, WA
Monday, August 1st, 2011WSDOT and crews are in the third construction season on the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass — Hyak to Keechelus Dam project. In this time lapse video, you can watch construction of the Gold Creek Bridges from 2010 — 2011. In 2010, crews installed 120-foot deep bridge foundations, and part of the animal under crossing at Gold [...]
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: The Hoover Dam
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011This is the first in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
View this complete post...Utah Flooding Situation Reports
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011The Utah Department of Emergency Management has put together a list Flood Situation Reports, detailing the status and levels of recent flooding, as well as warnings for neighboring towns. The reports are updated frequently; be sure to check often for the latest info.
View this complete post...Dams on the Deerfield
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011This is a video made for the Spring 2011 Water Geographies class at UMass Amherst. It’s an examination of the history and current status of the 10 dams on the Deerfield River in Massachusetts and Vermont.
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