What civil engineers are reading this week

• Prayer-inducing, ‘temporary’ Massachusetts bridge will be replaced after 4 decades

  A wider, more pedestrian-friendly crossing will replace the one installed in 1983 that has long brought trepidation to Lowell drivers, including a member of Congress who navigated it as a new driver decades ago.

• Port Authority of New York and New Jersey proposes 10-year, $45B capital plan

  Authority officials say the plan will complete major initiatives started in the 2017-2025 capital plan and advance a new generation of projects.

• Meet Eaves and CORI, the new AI search tools that are taking ASCE to a new level

  ASCE's two new artificial intelligence assistants will help members find answers in the Society’s extensive technical resources and from advice shared by other members. Here's where to find them.

• Tensions mount as data centers eye ‘sleepy’ Michigan farm towns

  In a deal that shocked residents with its speed, the small farming community of Saline Township is set to host Michigan’s first hyperscale data center, three buildings the size of 28 football fields.

• Sustainability, returning ‘glory of nature’ key as Taiwan rebuilds coast after 2023 typhoon

  A new master plan, called Nature Rocks, emphasizes lookout points to allow people to appreciate the area’s natural beauty as it rebounds from devastating damage.

• Acting FEMA administrator resigns

  Saying he stepped up to fill the role when others would not, acting Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator David Richardson resigned Monday after six months on the job.