The U.S. Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 have brought on a joint venture of Freese and Nichols, COWI and CDM Smith (FCC-JV) to part of an $863 million effort to improve hurricane flood protection—levees and floodwalls—for a 65-square-mile area that includes Port Arthur, Texas, and adjacent communities.
Two projects have been awarded $215 million in an effort that will restore more than 4,600 acres of wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats in Louisiana.
Government pact with indigenous leaders may halt Canada-wide rail shutdown protests, but undisclosed details still leave Coastal GasLink route change issues unclear.
Public outcry over a proposed 17-ft wall and other physical barriers to prevent storm surge along the Texas coast has led the Army Corps of Engineers to switch gears.
The University of Miami's School of Architecture dedicated a new studio building, funded in part by a donation from Coastal Construction's Tom Murphy Jr.
