What civil engineers are reading this week

• Eager to see your idea shine in the spotlight? ASCE2027 offers perfect opportunity

  ASCE2027 “is your chance to showcase you big idea in front of an audience of other big thinkers,” says ASCE Executive Director Tom Smith. Learn how to submit your content for the 2027 event.

• White House pauses $11B in Army Corps water projects across 12 states

  The Office of Management and Budget has not released a full list, but the states affected include New York, where Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure projects on hold total about $7 billion.

• Program improves water security in developing nations using carbon credits for financing

  Even as climate change affects water supplies, applying carbon credits has allowed a University of Colorado engineering resilience center to expand access to clean water for millions in Africa.

• Amazon’s DNS problem knocked out half the web, likely costing billions

  Amazon’s outage is over. But backlash over billions in losses has just started.

• NYC Gateway tunnel construction continues despite federal claim of termination

  President Donald Trump said his administration had “terminated” funding for the program on Manhattan’s west side, however, Tutor Perini, the general contractor, says it has not missed a shift.

• Civil engineers should ‘weigh in on the real impacts’ of shutdown on infrastructure, experts say

  The government shutdown began Oct. 1 and has resulted in a slew of funding freezes, including an estimated $26 billion for U.S. infrastructure projects. The pause in funding could cause major issues for projects.