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Labor, Materials, Nature Complicate I-30 Widening

Arkansas highway expansion overcomes a time-consuming triple culvert, weak soils, supplier slowdowns and even endangered mussels

David M. Brown

July 27, 2021

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The 5.4-mile Interstate 30 project in central Arkansas widens the highway to six lanes from four, a $187-million undertaking that’s part of the 36 projects approved by voters back in 2012.

Digging Deeper | Flood Control

Golf Course Turned Into Storm Retention System Saves Homes

Storm retention and green space project is on time and within budget despite pandemic and community-related challenges

Eva Fedderly

July 27, 2021

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When developers attempted to convert a 200-acre defunct golf course in Houston into a commercial development, various groups coalesced with another idea.

Firms of the Year

Swinerton Makes the Most of Milestone Year

ENR Texas & Louisiana’s Contractor of the Year powers forward, growing through pandemic-related challenges

Jim Parsons

July 27, 2021

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ENR Texas & Louisiana’s Contractor of the Year powers forward, growing through pandemic-related challenges while also marking its 25th anniversary.

Improving Markets Spur Worker and Material Shortages

Louise Poirier

July 26, 2021

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The challenges of 2020 forced contractors to be nimble, and now regional firms are seeing signs of a promising remainder of 2021.

Champlain Towers Collapse Prompts Call for Change

Aging buildings are undergoing heightened scrutiny

Scott Judy Stephanie Loder

Nadine M. Post

July 15, 2021

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One of the deadliest accidental building collapses in U.S. history is causing state elected officials, buildings officials, industry groups and others to reassess older buildings and consider the need for stricter regulations and enhanced inspection standards.