What civil engineers are reading this week

• AI system helps Wyoming transportation engineers improve safety on our roads

  A tool powered by artificial intelligence helps Wyoming transportation engineers collect and analyze road safety data faster, reducing roadway risk. Learn how the system works.

• From pre-Civil War to present, US drinking water pipes show range of ages

  Aging water mains’ age tell a story of urban growth and infrastructure deterioration. In the United States, many pipes have outlived their designed life.

• Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions of dollars amid federal cuts

  Cities and states file lawsuits and scramble for alternative sources of money as the White House seeks to shut off the federal funding spigot for biking and walking trails.

• Reaffirmed standards offer assurance their guidance still applies to your project

  Every five years, ASCE standards committees reevaluate their standards to affirm they remain current. Here are four that recently met the criteria for ensuring they are still reliable, dynamic, and safe.

• Study warns data centers may require billions for water infrastructure upgrades

  As artificial intelligence and cloud computing grow, facilities that house servers will draw much more water to cool equipment during the hottest days of the year than they do now. 

• Funding fight could halt construction again on Hudson Tunnel work

  Without certainty around federal funding disbursements, the Gateway Development Commission warned construction on the $16 billion infrastructure program could stall again in a few months.