San Antonio Center Defies Convention

The $2.4-billion reconstruction of U.S. 290, a major east-west artery in metro Houston, involves 38 miles of roadway.
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Regional design firms are benefiting from large transportation projects, including the $818-million Dallas Horseshoe.
Photo Courtesy of Pegasus Link Constructors

The 430,000-sq-ft Patrick F. Taylor Engineering Building at LSU- Baton Rouge is one of the largest educational projects ever undertaken by the state.
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Work was slowed somewhat by the size of the duct-work, which required multiple deliveries to the site.
"You can haul only five or six joints at a time and end up with very few linear feet on a trailer. We may only receive a few trucks per day, and you're talking almost 3,000 ft of duct," says Chandler.
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