It’s been a long time coming, but the final piece of the city of Jacksonville’s Better Jacksonville Plan is finally becoming a reality. Turner Construction Co. is leading the $224-million design-build construction of the Duval County Courthouse. Construction started last April, with scheduled completion in May 2012. Turner vice president and operations manager David Reaves says the company expects to top out the seven-story, 800,000-sq-ft structure in April. Image: Turner Construction The new Duval County Courthouse, designed by KBJ Architects of Jacksonville, Fla. Turner Construction Co. is leading the construction of the $224-million project. Related Links: Public Works: Industry’s Salvation
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. Photo: Dwayne Easterling, Jacobs Associates The South Cobb Tunnel project represents the largest capital
High-speed rail advocates celebrated the Jan. 28 award of grants from the $8-billion pot that is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but officials must now figure out how to leverage the seed money into successful long-term programs. Florida, one of the big grant winners at $1.25 billion, is now pondering design-build and public-private partnerships along with other funding sources. Related Links: Public Works: Industry’s Salvation Transportation, Military and Civic Projects are Saving the Day for Some Southeast Firms Most of the funds went to long-term programs that now can proceed with environmental reviews and preliminary engineering. But
Military project starts remain strong throughout the four-state region. But how long can it last? Photo: Walton Construction Co. Walton Construction Co. of Harahan, La., is building a barracks complex at Parris Island, S.C. Photo: AeroPhoto, www.aerophoto.com VOA Associates of Orlando is the designer of record for the $21-million barracks complex for the Echelons Above Brigade at Fort Stewart, Ga. Image: BPRH ShenkelShultz Architecture of Orlando designed and Balfour Beatty Construction is building an elementary and middle school at Fort Bragg, N.C. Image courtesy of Balfour Beatty Construction. Image: BPRH BRPH Cos. of Melbourne, Fla., designed a $7-million, Child Development
USACE districts across the Southeast Construction region are busy delivering a long list of military and civil projects. While these projects often have the intent of supporting either today’s soldiers and their families, or another critical natural resource, the environment, the magnitude of projects being delivered by today’s Corps is also giving a much-needed boost to the region’s construction and design industries.
Baseball, transportation and education have become the top construction markets in Miami, an area where residential condominium work has hit a wall and public work has taken precedence. Photo: Odebrecht Construction Miami International Airport and the surrounding area is one of the areas in Miami where construction activity is robust. Projects include MIA’s North Terminal, an extension of Miami’s light-rail line (pictured here) and the Miami Intermodal Center. Image: Turner Construction Co. Miami Dade College is constructing a hospitality management building in downtown Miami. Related Links: Game Changer Image: Suffolk Construction Suffolk Construction expects to complete Florida International University’s School
WILLIAMS DUEKER Aguirre Roden announced Taylor Dueker, AIA, has been named vice president for its Austin office. In his role, Dueker will be responsible for professional design services, business development and project management. He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in art and design from MIT and master’s of architecture from MIT. KBR, Houston, announced the appointment of Mark S. Williams as group president overseeing KBR’s Government & Defense, Infrastructure & Minerals, and Power & Industrial Business Units. Williams has more than 25 years experience in the government and defense sector. Williams joinsed KBR from Jacobs Engineering, where he most
When it arrives from Europe in July, the first high-reach work platform to join Abilene High Lift Aerial’s fleet will be the tallest of its kind in North America. Photo: Abilene High Lift Aerial Texas rental company is importing what will soon become the tallest aerial lift in North America, reaching up to 328 ft. The Abilene, Texas-based company plans to rent the giant lifting device to utility operators, wind-turbine technicians, tall-building contractors, moviemakers and anyone else who needs to go as high as 328 ft above ground with up to 1,100 lb of equipment and workers. The “staggering capability”
Image courtesy Populous A rendering of the Florida Marlins' new ballpark, which was designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport). A joint venture of Hunt Construction Group and Moss & Associates is leading the construction effort. Photo by Smith Aerial Visions/Courtesy Moss & Associates This aerial photo of the project shows the super-columns taking shape. Related Links: Miami Report: Public Projects are Metro's Saving Grace In September, Hunt-Moss JV, conducted the first vertical concrete pour for the super columns of the new Florida Marlins ballpark. The pour constituted the first estimated 16 ft of the nearly 40-ft tall rebar cage. The
Hanging more than 200 ft over a jobsite in downtown Kansas City, Mo., James Hague doesn�t seem to notice the tiny people and equipment below his feet. The senior technician is intently fiddling with a dial gauge that measures the amount of play in a crane turntable�the giant gear that rotates the jib. �A bearing could go bad,� says Hague, suspended from a full-body harness. �And that�s something we want to know before the top falls off.� Photo by Tudor Van Hampton A J.E. Dunn tower crane stands at about 240 ft above the site of the Kauffman Center for
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