Transportation infrastructure is the backbone of society, enabling efficient movement of people and goods, fostering economic growth, and enhancing quality of life by connecting communities and supporting sustainable development. In this Q&A, Jacobs Americas Market Director of Highways and Bridges Mara Campbell shares her take on the trends impacting today’s transportation infrastructure, what clients are focusing on, and how we’re co-creating the world to come.

Transportation infrastructure is the backbone of society, enabling efficient movement of people and goods, fostering economic growth, and enhancing quality of life by connecting communities and supporting sustainable development. In this Q&A, Jacobs Director of Transportation for the Americas Steve Pelham shares his view on the trends impacting today’s transportation infrastructure, what clients are focusing on, and how we’re co-creating the world to come.

Rail is a vital component of our transportation infrastructure, yet the challenges we face in enhancing and maintaining it are more complex than ever. Leaders like Jacobs’ Americas Market Director for Heavy Rail, Dava Kaitala, are at the forefront, leveraging their extensive experience to drive transformational sustainability initiatives. In this Q&A, Dava explores the latest trends and opportunities in heavy rail and discusses how we can enhance rail infrastructure to support economic growth and environmental stewardship.

Jacobs was selected by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to design and build the San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant in northwest New Mexico. At a cost of $267 million, the plant is the largest and most important component of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. Prior to the project’s initiation, more than 40 percent of the Navajo Nation households relied on hauling water to meet their daily needs, and to this day the Navajo Nation estimates that over a third of Navajo Nation households rely on hauling water to meet their daily needs. When completed, the project will provide water supplies to approximately 250,000 people in 43 Navajo chapters.

Our longest-tenured employee, Peter Lalas, shares how the company has evolved, his work on the Ted Williams Tunnel project and why he stays at Jacobs – even after 55 years.

Jacobs was chosen by the airport’s operator, Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, to participate in a selected group, to provide architecture and engineering consulting services in support of capital improvements at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The capital improvement program addresses infrastructure improvements, increasing passenger and aircraft traffic demand, and mitigates future climate change impacts.

Jacobs continues to deliver complex energy projects in the U.K. that help form the backbone of prosperous communities and economies that depend on resilient, sustainable and secure energy.

Sydney Water program supports system resilience and economic development for the growing region in Sydney

Discover how Jacobs’ comprehensive design and engineering expertise transformed a century-old pipeline into a resilient water supply system, while restoring vital fish habitats in Oregon’s Dog River, in the Mount Hood National Forest.

Delivering for tomorrow means getting creative today to upksill and find the talent of the future. James Chae shares his experience growing our talent pool and attracting the next generation of dreamers, thinkers and doers.

Jacobs has been appointed by CG Semi Private Limited, a Joint Venture between CG, Renesas Electronics Corporation, and Stars Microelectronics (Thailand) Public Co. Ltd., for engineering design of CG Semi's new Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand, Gujrat in India.

On June 11th, 2023, a tanker truck hauling 8,000 gallons of gasoline crashed and caught fire at the intersection of I-95 and Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia. The ensuing blaze led to the collapse of an overpass on I-95, shutting down the vital eight-lane highway in both directions and ultimately snarling commutes and the movement of goods for the East Coast’s main north - south highway. Read on to see how Jacobs supported the reopening of this critical interstate in just 12 days.