The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, began repairs on the upstream slope of Belton Dam in January. The damage occurred during 2007, where lake levels entered the flood pool. Wind and wave action hitting the slope caused surface layer displacement of rip rap, a rock or similar product that protects the underlying layers of the dam. Related Links: States, Industry Groups Take Legal Action Opposing EPA Mandates Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds New Supercritical Plant Employs New Environmental Controls EPA Awards $13 Mil to Okla. Dept. of
Working remotely at a construction site seldom conjures images of co-location facilities or data centers, but for many companies the idea might be a plus. Related Links: Dallas Logistics Hub Buildings Achieve Gold LEED Certification Hill International Acquires Boyken International STV Acquires Dallas-Based Civil Structures Inc. TxDOT Selects Leader for New Rail Division BNSF Names Dean Wise Vice President, Network Strategy HKS, Hill & Wilkinson, Complete Dallas’ Ronald McDonald House Yates Construction Relocates North Texas Office Operations Remote access is something construction firms, in particular, need with their project managers spread out across many work sites, Michael Ehrich, CEO of
NorthGate Constructors installed perimeter signage on the DFW Connector corridor and construction started in mid-February along SH 114 and SH 121. The $1.02-billion project is being built under a comprehensive development agreement between TxDOT and NorthGate Constructors. The CDA allows for NorthGate Constructors to design and build the project simultaneously. Related Links: New Data Shows Open-Road Tolling Improves Toll Plaza Safety State Approves $56 Million in Alternatively Financed Projects Odessa Reliever Route Overpass Among Prop. 14 Projects Austin’s Mobility Authority Closes $32-Million Loan for Expressway The 8-mi initial phase of the project is designed to improve safety, mobility and air
Dallas-based The Allen Group’s first speculative industrial buildings in the 6,000-acre Dallas Logistics Hub in Dallas were recently awarded LEED-gold certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council. Other team members included MYCON General Contractors of McKinney, Bjerke Management Solutions of Parker and Dallas firms 3i Construction and GSO Architects. Related Links: Building IT Into Construction Hill International Acquires Boyken International STV Acquires Dallas-Based Civil Structures Inc. TxDOT Selects Leader for New Rail Division BNSF Names Dean Wise Vice President, Network Strategy HKS, Hill & Wilkinson, Complete Dallas’ Ronald McDonald House Yates Construction Relocates North Texas Office Operations
The Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $13 million to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (or ODEQ) to provide loan assistance to eligible public water systems for infrastructure improvements needed to ensure safe drinking water. The following types of set-aside activities will also be funded: administrative, small systems/technical assistance, state programs management, and local assistance. Related Links: States, Industry Groups Take Legal Action Opposing EPA Mandates Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Dedicated to Belton Dam Repairs PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds New Supercritical Plant Employs New Environmental Controls Almost $600
With recent legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency, Texas, Virginia and Alabama added fuel to a firestorm of complaints against the EPA’s proposed regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Related Links: Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Dedicated to Belton Dam Repairs PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds New Supercritical Plant Employs New Environmental Controls EPA Awards $13 Mil to Okla. Dept. of Environment Quality Almost $600 Million in Water Project Funding Allocated On Feb. 16, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced at a press conference in Austin that Texas, which emits more
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Transportation Commission closed on a $31.6-million loan from the State Infrastructure Bank for the US 290 East (Manor Expressway) project in the Austin area. Related Links: NorthGate Constructors Begins Work on Massive DFW Connector New Data Shows Open-Road Tolling Improves Toll Plaza Safety State Approves $56 Million in Alternatively Financed Projects Odessa Reliever Route Overpass Among Prop. 14 Projects The loan will help fund right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation on a 1.4-mi segment of the roadway between U.S. 183 and Springdale Road. The segment, when combined with a new flyover interchange
Construction firms are discovering that monitoring and analyzing safety observations collected electronically can improve safety by identifying hazards and taking action to eliminate problem areas. Photo: Jordan Construction Crew members enter SafetyNet data in the field. Photo: Jordan Construction Jordan Construction crews enter SafetyNet data in the field, tracking safety and quality information by documenting observations in various categories. “We’re trying to drive all incidents to zero,” says Cindy L. DePrater, vice president and corporate director of safety and loss control for Turner Construction Co. in Dallas. “If we know what we should be looking for out on the job,
The 125 Texas firms in our 15th annual Top Contractor rankings collectively billed about $24 billion in the state in 2009, a decrease of about $1 billion reported from the 2008, when we listed an additional five firms for a total of 130. Worldwide, the collective revenue generated by the 125 participating firms decreased from the previous year by about $20 billion; $80.4 billion was reported from all revenue worldwide compared to the previous year’s $102.8 billion. That $80.4 billion, however, is not drastically different than the $82.5 billion from the Top Contractors total of 2007, considered by many to
Diversification, backlogs and sharp pencils have kept some Texas contractors at the top of their game. A snapshot of this is seen in the profiles of the following six firms. Photo: Don Krueger Construction Don Krueger Construction is building Victoria West High School and Harold Cade Middle School in South Texas. E. E. Reed Construction recently completed the 25-story Legacy at Memorial apartment complex in Houston. Don Krueger Construction “We had our best year ever,” says Kevin R. Krueger, president of Don Krueger Construction in Victoria. “We got lucky and got most of our work the summer before everything went
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