The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program recently selected recipients for the 2009 Gulf Guardian Awards. The program began in 2000 as a way to recognize and honor public and private groups that work to keep the Gulf healthy. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members AGC Houston Recognizes Construction Safety Excellence Key Construction Recognizes Top Subs of
The Texas Transportation Commission approved approximately $113,000 to make improvements to the Hale County Airport in Lubbock. The funds will be used for planned airport enhancements that include the engineering and design work for pavement improvements. Related Links: $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports Project Completed at Blue Creek Wind Farm Houston Airport Lands Multimillion-Dollar Grants to Reduce Emissions KBR Forms Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds TxDOT Making Safer Routes to Pecos Schools Leadership Team Changes at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion
Texas Sterling Construction Co., a subsidiary of Houston-based Sterling Construction Co., was awarded a $28.9-million Texas Dept. of Transportation project in Harris County. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early Passing Lanes to be Added on Kermit Highway SH 137 Rehabilitation Project Rebuilds 7-Mi Road IH-45-Gulf Freeway Project Near Calder Progresses Castro County Maintenance Project Widens FM 1055, FM 2943 TxDOT Prepares to Fund Additional Mobility
The city of Houston Department of Aviation received $8.8 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants to install new equipment at George Bush Intercontinental Airport with a goal of reducing emissions by up to 60%. Related Links: $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports Project Completed at Blue Creek Wind Farm State Approves Funding for Hale County Airport Improvements KBR Forms Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds TxDOT Making Safer Routes to Pecos Schools Leadership Team Changes at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion Water Development
An exhibition of photographs, models, video and memorabilia will highlight the accomplishments of the contractors who made Houston what it is today. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health AGC Houston Recognizes Construction Safety Excellence Key Construction Recognizes Top Subs of ‘08 Intertech Flooring Purchases RWA Flooring Associates Dreyer Named POH
Houston-based real estate company Cameron Management acted as engineer and contractor in the remodel and update of 2000 St. James Place in Houston, a building owned by the company, which resulted in a LEED-gold certification under the USGBC Existing Buildings Rating System. Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project Parking Planners to
It seemed fitting for Houston-based Linbeck to use its “hypertrack” construction process for Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative in Houston. The contractor’s crews used the process recently to complete the core and shell of the BRC project. The facility will serve as a central location for scientists and educators from the university and Texas Medical Center institutions to conduct research that benefitshuman medicine and health. Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores
With a goal of reducing congestion by adding an additional lane in each direction, the two-phase, $20.2-million IH-10 East Freeway in East Harris County opened early this fall. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Passing Lanes to be Added on Kermit Highway SH 137 Rehabilitation Project Rebuilds 7-Mi Road Texas Sterling Starts $29-Million Harris County Project IH-45-Gulf Freeway Project Near Calder Progresses Castro County Maintenance Project Widens FM 1055, FM 2943 TxDOT
In late summer, the existing Calder overpass on IH-45 in Galveston was demolished as part of the construction of an at-grade crossing of SH 96 at the IH-45 flyover just south of Calder. Houston-based W. W. Webber began working on the $21-million project in 2007. The project is scheduled to be complete in March. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early Passing Lanes to be Added
Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District chose SHW Group’s San Antonio studio as its architect for renovations and additions to some of the district’s elementary, middle and high school campuses. Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project Parking Planners to Build Garage for Stephen F. Austin Student Housing Cadence McShane Completes Near Half-Million
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