What civil engineers are reading this week

• Launch of project utility engineering certification sets a ‘new bar’ for the specialty

  ASCE’s new Board-Certified Project Utility Engineer certification helps ground a specialty considered still in its infancy. What are the requirements engineers will need to earn a BC.PUE credential?

• Full construction on Alabama’s Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project to begin

  With $3.2 billion in financing in place, work can begin on Alabama’s Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project, one of the largest infrastructure projects in state history, officials say.

• Underwater habitat off Florida Keys sets stage for even more ambitious projects

  Vanguard, a four-person underwater habitat 4.5 miles off the Florida Keys, will support research while serving as a test bed for future undersea projects. Learn about the history and engineering that made it possible.

• Nearly $200B worth of data center projects have been blocked or delayed this year

  While major tech companies are racing to build massive data centers across the U.S., local communities are increasingly fighting back and in some cases winning.

• International Day of Peace encourages engineers to build a more stable world

  With competence, capability, and character, engineers can foster peace through infrastructure and systems thinking, enhancing communities throughout the world, say the authors of a new paper.

• State DOTs issue funding to expand EV charger networks

  Minnesota, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania are among state departments of transportation that are continuing efforts to build out electric vehicle recharging networks in their states.