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http://ncees.org/about-ncees/news/ncees-approves-revised-approach-education-initiative/ NCEES approves revised approach to education initiative August 25, 2014 The U.S. engineering and surveying licensing boards that make up NCEES have voted to modify the approach to requiring additional education for initial engineering licensure by removing specific language in the NCEES Model Law and Model Rules, originally intended to be effective in 2020. The decision was made during the 2014 NCEES annual meeting, held August 20–23 in Seattle, Washington. As part of the vote, annual meeting delegates decided to instead develop an official NCEES position statement that supports additional engineering education beyond a bachelor’s degree. “NCEES remains committed to improving education standards to better prepare engineers to enter the profession and will work with other engineering organizations, educators, and the professional engineering community to reach that goal,” said…

The following article, written by HMB's John Sacksteder, was the feature in the August issue of Roads & Bridges Magazine. Busy downtown Bridge work escalates at Louisville, Ky., jobsite ROAD DESIGN ARTICLE BY JOHN SACKSTEDER, P.E.   AUGUST 05, 2014 Access into Louisville, Ky., from Indiana has long been limited to two interstate bridges and one local-access bridge. The Kennedy Bridge (I-65) provides direct access through downtown Louisville and Jeffersonville, Ind. Traffic has long exceeded the bridge’s capacity. Earlier attempts to improve capacity involved reducing the shoulders to a minimum width and restricting lanes to 11 ft to convert it to a seven-lane facility. The Sherman Minton Bridge (I-64) is a double-decker bridge providing access approximately 5 miles to the west of downtown. The George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge is a narrow…

July 28, 2014 Crew busy strengthening New Albany's line of flood defense The New Albany Flood Control District approved a $2.1 million plan last October to upgrade all six pumping plants By DANIEL SUDDEATH - daniel.suddeath@newsandtribune.com The News and Tribune Mon Jul 28, 2014, 06:57 PM EDT NEW ALBANY — The Ohio River hasn’t spilled over its shores into New Albany recently, but city leaders aren’t taking anything for granted. Crews worked to reinstall a second pump Monday as part of an ambitious project to strengthen New Albany’s first line of flood defense. The New Albany Flood Control District approved a $2.1 million plan last October to upgrade all six pumping plants within the city’s jurisdiction. The pumps and motors within those plants haven’t been improved beyond routine maintenance in 60…

The Courier-Journal | Charlie White, Louisville In the course of 30 years, the Ohio River Bridges Project is expected to generate an average of 15,556 new jobs a year, $29.5 billion in personal income and $86.7 billion in economic output for the Louisville region, according to a new economic impact study. The study, done for the Indiana Finance Authority by a Boston-based consulting firm, estimates the bridges will open up land for development — especially in and around River Ridge Commerce Center and the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville — that directly leads to about 6,000 new residents and nearly 12,000 new jobs in Clark and Floyd counties within the study period, 2012-42. The study is an update to a similar one released in April 2012, and analyzes the project's impact on Clark and…

City marks first leg of $2.1 million capital improvement project By DANIEL SUDDEATH daniel.suddeath@newsandtribune.com NEW ALBANY — A major maintenance project for the New Albany Flood Control District launched Wednesday. Two of the 19 water pumps used to push away water in the event of a flood were removed and shipped to Kansas City where they will be reconditioned, marking the first leg of a $2.1 million capital improvement project for the district. Beyond remanufacturing 19 pumps, the project will entail improvements at each of the city’s six pumping plants including structural, electrical and ventilation work. The city’s levee system is designed so that its gravity drainage structures close to prevent flood waters from the Ohio River from entering New Albany. However, when those structures are activated, stormwater inside the city…