What civil engineers are reading this week

• Lattice bridge innovator transformed American construction, book argues

  Ithiel Town’s lattice bridge enabled mass construction 200 years ago, much like the Model T later revolutionized autos, the author of American Bridge: Reinventing Building, Making History argues.

• Center span of historic US 181 Harbor Bridge in Texas successfully removed

  The successful endeavor marks a significant milestone for the Harbor Bridge Replacement Project in Corpus Christi.

• SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants

  Critical Energy is turning rocket engines into geothermal power plants, and it wants to build 300 gigawatts per year by 2045.

• Investing in climate-ready infrastructure: It’s no longer ‘do we?’ but ‘how much?’

  Jake Bittle, senior staff writer at Grist and an ASCE2027 keynote speaker, discusses how the climate crisis heightens the need to invest in resilient infrastructure. Watch the new ASCE Interchange.

• Are eVTOLs ready for takeoff? Infrastructure holds the key, according to civil engineers

  Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft offer a new, eco-friendly type of air mobility with multiple use cases. How can engineers help infrastructure catch up?

• House advances spending bill with proposed 16% state revolving fund cut

  A House committee held a markup of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies spending bill that has a 16% reduction in state revolving loan fund spending for water and wastewater.