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Protecting the Thames Estuary: Modeling to provide a reliable evidence base to safeguard millions of residents and billions in assets

The Thames Estuary is home to 1.51 million people and more than £400 ($546) billion-worth of assets that are at risk from tidal flooding. To address this challenge, Jacobs and JBA Consulting are leading the Thames Estuary 2100 Modelling Project for the Environment Agency — a key pillar of the Thames Estuary 2100 strategy. The project strengthens understanding of flood risk and provides the robust evidence base needed to guide smarter decisions that protect homes, safeguard critical infrastructure and support sustainable growth. By delivering trusted and unified insights for climate resilience, it’s helping to build a safer future for one of the principal development areas in southern England.
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Jacobs’ data center digital twin featured in NVIDIA GTC keynote

During NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote presentation at the company’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on Monday, March 16, 2026, the founder and CEO highlighted Jacobs. The NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint and libraries now features a Jacobs Data Center Digital Twin solution that enables developers and owners to plan, simulate and optimize gigawatt-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, known as AI factories, in a virtual environment – improving time to first revenue, efficient energy performance and resilient long-term operations.
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Jacobs recognized for advancing climate resilience and environmental innovation

Jacobs has received five Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change Business Journal awards, recognizing[RK1.1] global leadership in climate resilience infrastructure, digital innovation, nature-based solutions and data-driven decarbonization, along with a lifetime achievement honor for industry leadership.
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StreetLight launches industry’s first closure impacts tool to instantly predict how lane closures affect traffic flow

StreetLight Data, Inc. (StreetLight), a subsidiary of Jacobs (NYSE: J) and a leading transportation analytics company providing insights into how people, goods and services move, today launched Closure Impacts, a new forecasting tool within its Traffic Monitor product for operations teams. The tool enables faster lane closure scenario planning to help teams anticipate the impact of closures on traffic flow and design effective and safety-focused diversions.

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Jacobs appointed to deliver transformative regeneration project in New Zealand

Jacobs, in collaboration with GHD and Boffa Miskell, has been appointed to deliver the scheme design for the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor in Christchurch, New Zealand. The project supports the regeneration of land affected by increased flood risk as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes, while restoring the river environment and supporting surrounding communities.

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StreetLight introduces U.S. Safe Streets Index to measure how roadway usage impacts safety

StreetLight Data, Inc. (StreetLight), a subsidiary of Jacobs and a leading transportation analytics company providing insights into how people, goods, and services move, has unveiled the U.S. Safe Streets Index: How America’s metros rank across five key road safety factors. A first of its kind, this comprehensive new report ranks the 100 most populated metros overall and across key impact factors, including Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), speed measures, pedestrian risk, and trucking activity.

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Jacobs to support national ecosystem survey delivery for UK Government’s Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment

Jacobs has been selected by Natural England and Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) to provide coordination and field delivery services for the England Ecosystem Survey. This is a cornerstone project within the U.K. government’s Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment program, which is assessing England's land, freshwater and coastal ecosystems to produce a baseline of England’s natural assets by 2029.

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Jacobs and PA Consulting-led consortium supports United Kingdom transport security

Jacobs, in strategic partnership with PA Consulting, has secured a four-year contract extension from the U.K. Department for Transport to continue leading the National Security Science and Research (NSSR) program. The program demonstrates how government and industry can work together to accelerate and translate innovation into operational outcomes that strengthen security and resilience across the U.K.’s air, road and rail networks.

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Jacobs awarded role on US Missile Defense Agency SHIELD contract

Jacobs has been awarded a contract under the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which has a ceiling value of $151 billion. The contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities with increased speed and agility.

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Jacobs selected to lead Southern California rail infrastructure upgrade

Jacobs has been selected by the San Diego Association of Governments to manage construction of the San Dieguito Lagoon Double Track and Special Events Platform project. This critical investment will enhance capacity and reliability along the Los Angeles–San Diego–San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Corridor — Southern California’s sole rail link and one of the nation’s busiest, carrying more than 150 daily passenger trains.