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NJSME
The following is a 37-page report detailing the counties receiving funds via the Municipal Aid grant program, where each county is apportioned a share of the total funding based on population and the number of local centerline miles. More than 500 municipalities submitted grant applications during this funding cycle.
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NJSME
Please be aware that you have until Saturday, April 14, to send in your NJSME insertion order form and ad copy for this year's annual directory. NJSME has over 400 member engineers, students and business affiliates. This is an opportunity to have your company's ad featured in one of the most valuable publications produced for our members.
There's still time to purchase ad space! Please click here to download the form to reserve your space. An invoice will be mailed to you for the amount of your ad. Forms and ads are due no later than April 14th. Final copy can be emailed to kbiddle@njpsi.com as a PDF, EPS, JPG or TIF file with supporting fonts and graphics. All ads will be printed in black and white. Prime placement ads (inside front, and back) have already been reserved.
New Jersey Department of Transportation via NJSME
Here are some updates from the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) online grant management system, SAGE (System for Administering Grants Electronically).
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NJSME
The Township of Maplewood is seeking an assistant township engineer for full-time employment.
Under the direction of township engineer, the qualified candidate will be responsible for design, managing projects, planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and completing a variety of comprehensive engineering projects, programs and activities for the municipality. The qualified applicant must have a BS or MS in civil engineering. Preference will be given to those candidates with an Engineer in Training (EIT) and also have 3-5 years of experience in municipal engineering, NJDOT reimbursement procedures, knowledge of Public Contracts Law, Municipal Land Use Law and use of Edmunds database.
Proficiency in CAD systems is a must. A valid New Jersey driver's license and good communication and customer service skills are required. The salary range is DOQ/E, with competitive benefits. Please send letter of interest resume with salary history via email by Thursday, March 15.
Contact engineer@twp.maplewood.nj.us for additional information.
NJSME
Mark your Calendars!
April 4, June 6, Sept. 12
NJSME will continue offering continuing education credits for PEs at all of our general membership meetings in 2018. We pride ourselves on offering low cost options and relevant topics for our membership. If you would like to recommend a topic or speaker for one of these meetings, please email Vice President Tim Staszewski with your suggestions.
Further, to help subsidize our meeting costs, we rely on meeting sponsors who can participate in our meeting with a tabletop display and brief remarks for a relatively small contribution. Any potential sponsors should also be directed to Tim via the email above, or they can call NJSME at 609-393-0102.
Lastly, this year we will be offering a discount for those who choose to pre-pay their meeting registrations up front for the entire year. In addition to cutting down on paperwork, members will save 20 percent! Look for more information when you receive the February Meeting notice.
Nj.com
Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday declared a state of emergency as New Jersey braces for another big coastal storm that could dump up to a foot of snow in parts of the state. Although the storm is not expected to be as strong as the monster nor'easter that ravaged New Jersey and other states along the East Coast on Friday, it is expected to bring a big mix of snow, rain and gusty winds.
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NJBIZ
Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced the largest amount for Municipal Aid grant awards in New Jersey Department of Transportation history, crediting the recent gas tax increase with more than doubling the amount of funds for local road and bridge safety improvement projects. More than $161 million is being awarded in Fiscal Year 2018 to 505 New Jersey communities, according to Murphy's office.
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NorthJersey.com
Concerns about noise, weekend construction and safety of children surfaced after officials signed off on another redevelopment project for the borough's downtown. The latest project will convert a mostly-vacant three-story downtown commercial building on Wanaque Avenue into five stories of mixed-use retail and residential space.
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Newswise
Millions of commuters and goods worth billions of dollars rely on the safety and efficiency of railway systems in the region, including NJ Transit, Amtrak, PATH, New York City subways, CSX Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp. and many shortline freight railroads. And in an era of high-profile railroad accidents and rising rail traffic, many of these systems face challenges ranging from infrastructure integrity to operational safety to uncertainty regarding future funding.
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Reuters
New York and New Jersey must shoulder more of the costs to build a transportation tunnel under the Hudson River, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Tuesday while confirming that the Trump administration was opposed to Congress financing the project.
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Construction Dive
According to Wells Fargo Equipment Finance's 2018 Construction Industry Outlook report, optimism for increased construction activity this year on the part of contractors, distributors, manufacturers and equipment rental companies is at a 20-year high.
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Engineering News-Record
Despite estimates that automation is set to perform about half the tasks done by the U.S. craft workforce, workers are still critical to technology on jobsites and efforts are growing to boost their skill sets to master tools from drones to virtual reality, according to a new study.
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