How Does SUE Pinpoint Critical Underground Pipelines? Precisely
What is Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)? SUE blends utility designating, utility locating, surveying and mapping, and data management into a fluid method where “X” marks the spot for underground utilities – literally. SUE experts enjoy the challenge of piecing together a precise map of underground infrastructure at a project site. Pinpointing utility locations requires much… Read More »
Tags: Cable and Pipe Locator, Florida, Radio Detection, Radiodetection, Subsurface Utility Engineering, SUE, Underground Infrastructure, Underground Utilities, Utility Engineering, Utility Locating
Revitalizing Historic Industrial Districts
A former foundry in Denver’s River North Art District is now home to restaurants, food vendors, a flower shop, and a brewery. By Matt Ashby, AICP CUD While much attention is being paid these days to revitalizing deteriorating downtowns and urban cores, another movement is also afoot: repurposing adjacent industrial districts. The renovation of these… Read More »
Tags: Brownfield, Cheyenne, Cheyenne Spur Project, Colorado, Denver, Industrial Placemaking, Iron Works, Makers Movement, Redevelopment, Revitalization, River North Art District, Sheridan, Urban Planning, West Edge District, Wyoming
Pushing Your Luck? Heed Advisory Speeds
By Troy Robillard, PE People ask me from time to time about those yellow speed signs that can be found on sharp highway curves, on and off ramps, or any place where drivers should exercise caution, such as a narrow bridge. What are those called? Can law enforcement pull you over for exceeding those speeds?… Read More »
Tags: Advisory Speeds, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Roundabouts, Transportation Engineering