The Atlanta area is home to some of the biggest sewer and water projects in the four-state region, and the South Cobb Tunnel is one of the largest. This $305-million contract for the Cobb County, Ga., Water System represents the largest capital improvement project in the water system’s history. Shea –Traylor J.V., a joint venture of J.F. Shea Construction of Camarillo, Calif., and Traylor Brothers of Evansville, Ind., started work on the contract in March 2008. Construction began four months later, with completion expected by 2014.
Pasadena, Calif.-based Parsons and its subcontractor, Jacobs Associates, are acting as construction managers.