PROJECT COST: $87,176,614 Photo: Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Infantry Brigade Combat Team Complex 2 - UEPH Barracks Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 This is the second of two Fort Bliss complexes (see previous project) that will support an entire Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Like Complex 1, it consists of twelve buildings, each housing 120 Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel in El Paso. The general contractor erected a mock-up barracks to provide a first glimpse of finishes as well as reduce the number of modifications while working on the actual project. The
PROJECT COST: $65,000,000 Photo: Hunt Construction Group University of Texas of the Permian Basin Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 This new 97,700-sq-ft performing arts center at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin will feature a 1,800-seat, two-balcony performance hall, a multi-use recital hall, performer support spaces and music academic spaces. The facility’s grand lobby rises three levels and features a grand staircase and elevators providing access to each floor. Capable of accommodating nonperformance events, the Grand Lobby will include fixed and movable concession counters, ticket will-call window and
PROJECT COST: $106,000,000 Photo: The Benham Cos. Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing, Task Orders 3 & 4 Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 As part of Fort Bliss' ongoing transition from an air defense center to a heavy armor training post, crews are building housing units for use by enlisted personnel during training. Task Orders 3 and 4 include construction of a total of 545,000 sq ft of space. Both task orders were constructed using modular-type units that could be placed at a rate of eight to 12 units per day.
PROJECT COST: $102,554,000 Photo: GSA United States District Courthouse Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 The new 217,000-sq-ft, nine-story facility - including basement, seven levels and a penthouse - will house U.S. Federal Judges' chambers and eight courtrooms, with expansion for one addition within the existing footprint. It features hardened requirements with perimeter security measures. Additional work to be incorporated into the project includes extensive relocation of existing utilities. The facility's design reflects high-end finishes inside and out. The interior features materials such as pecan paneling, copper siding and stone
PROJECT COST: $69,649,806 Photo: PBK Architects University High School Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 The new University High School is a two-story, 350,000-sq-ft building with a brick over metal stud facade. Specialized spaces include an 850-seat auditorium, competitive gymnasium, two auxiliary gymnasiums, library, cafeteria/dining and an expansive career and technology education program. Site development includes practice and competition fields with bleachers and press boxes, greenhouse and concession stands. The design team was faced with a unique challenge during the design phase, as the site is located alongside a vaguely defined FEMA floodplain. Because the exact
PROJECT COST: $51,000,000 Photo: Jacobs Engineering University of North Texas Business Leadership Building Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 The new Business Leadership Building at the University of North Texas is a 180,000-sq-ft, four-story classroom and administration building serving a student body of approximately 5,650. It will also be used by 112 faculty members and a staff of 51. Built with the future in mind, the building anticipates future use by 7,500 student and 140 faculty members. It offers 24 classrooms of various sizes and more than 222 offices for faculty, staff and doctoral students. BIM
PROJECT COST: $47,044,014 Photo: McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. Westside Water Treatment Plant Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 Key Facts Location: Fort Worth Construction Start Date: August 2009 Expected Completion Date: December 2011 Utilizing BIM? Yes Seeking LEED certification? No Owner/Developer: City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Dallas Construction Management Firm: Black & Veatch, Fort Worth Civil Engineer: Camp Dresser & McKee Inc., Fort Worth Next Project »
PROJECT COST: $44,500,000 Photo: Archer Western Contractors Woodall Rogers Deck Park Bridge (SP 366) Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 Key Facts Location: Dallas, Texas Construction Start Date: September 2009 Expected Completion Date: June 2011 Utilizing BIM? No Seeking LEED certification? No Owner/Developer: Texas Dept. of Transportation, Dallas General Contractor: Archer Western Contractors, Arlington Next Project »
PROJECT COST: $220,000,000 Photo: W.W. Webber LLC SH 121 & U.S. 75, Segment 4 Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 Segment 4 - also known as the Sam Rayburn Tollway/U.S. 75 Interchange - is one part of the North Texas Tollway Authority SH 121 corridor from Farm-to-Market 423 to U.S, 75. Work includes new construction of a six-lane tollway on SH 121 and reconstruction of U.S. 75 to eight lanes. The work allows for tolls to be collected using an electronic toll-collection system. Tolls can be paid via transponder units
PROJECT COST: $1,350,000,000 Photo: SH130 Concession Co. LLC SH 130 Segments Five & Six Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 Segments 5 and 6 of State Highway 130 comprise a 40-mi route through Travis, Caldwell and Guadalupe counties to IH-10 near Seguin in Central Texas. The two segments are part of the larger, 89-mi SH 130 project that, when complete, will run east of Austin. The new highway will parallel IH-35 and is intended to relieve the freeway�s traffic volume through the Austin-San Antonio corridor. It will be a four-lane
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