Legacy Trail, Everglades Holiday Park, Wekiva Parkway Among Engineering Projects Honored TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 15, 2022) – The Everglades Holiday Park, Legacy Trail Extension Design in Sarasota County, I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project and Wekiva Parkway Section 6 are among 11 engineering projects that will soon be honored with the ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Award. Each…
Orange County and Osceola County Transportation Tax Voter Outcome WESH News Central Florida voters have let their voices be heard on several amendments. See the round-up below: A measure to stabilize rent in Orange County is heading toward approval by voters, according to early results. Orange County voters shot down a one-cent transportation system surtax…
Walton County residents say ‘No’ to 1-cent sales tax for roads, reject amendment 2 to 1 Daily News/USATODAY Network Published: 9:51 p.m. ET Nov. 8, 2022 Updated: 11:43 a.m. ET Nov. 9, 2022 Walton County voters voiced a clear “no” to a proposed amendment for a one-cent sales surtax to be used to pay for…
Southland Awarded $596 Million SR 23 Bridge Project over St. Johns River for the Florida Department of Transportation GRAPEVINE, Texas, Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Southland Holdings, LLC (“Southland”) announced today it has been awarded a $596 million contract to construct a new bridge over the St. Johns River near Jacksonville for the Florida…
Preparing for Future Tragedies Decades Before They Happen A look at the Surfside condominium collapse & lessons learned in liability by Mitch Cohen Monday, November 7, 2022 The design-bid-build project delivery method has dominated the construction landscape for many years. Under this methodology, contractors commonly bid on fully completed designs drawn to code with cost estimates,…
Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach County Students to Experience Variety of Transportation Industry Careers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (October 24, 2022) – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida) is proud to join the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Federal Highway Administration and others to host the South Florida Construction Career Days for…
Florida Engineering Firms Honored for Their Excellence With ACEC Florida Outstanding Project Awards in Transportation TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (May 26, 2022) – Honoring transportation engineering excellence, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida has awarded Outstanding Project Awards (OPA) to engineering firms and FDOT Districts for their outstanding achievement in seven statewide categories. “Congratulations to Florida…
Stronger Structural & Building Safety Inspections Will Help Protect from Another Surfside Tragedy TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (May 25, 2022) – On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Surfside, FL, building collapse, the Florida Legislature fully passed a bill that will help ensure Florida never experiences another similar tragedy. The Florida House of Representatives passed SB…