A new high-speed rail project is gaining traction, having reached a 50% milestone in development capital this month and will move forward with engineering and pre-construction with the announcement of its design-build development partnership.
The continued prevalence of energy projects across the Gulf Coast is one of the main reasons specialty contractors are seeing largely stable or increasing workloads in Texas and Louisiana.
With four offices spanning Texas and Louisiana, and a team of 2,100 “associates,” Baton Rouge-based ISC Constructors LLC is bringing its collaborative approach to electrical and instrumentation work to more customers across the region. The firm saw one of its strongest years in 2014, bolstered by the continued strength of oil and gas-related work in both states that brought a steady project load from clients such as ExxonMobil, Sasol and Shell Oil Co.
Texas A&M University houses the only veterinary school in the state of Texas—a program that is ranked in the top five in the country. The school is expanding its footprint at the College Station campus with a new Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Education Complex and by renovating and expanding the existing Small Animal Hospital.
Officials with Yuhuang Chemical Inc. held a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony on September 18 for a $1.85 billion ethanol plant to be constructed in Vacherie, La. The project is Yuhuang's first investment outside of mainland China and the largest investment by a Chinese company in the Gulf Coast. The company closed on the purchase of 1,300 acres on River Road last month and recently signed key design, engineering and construction contracts. The first two phases involve the construction of two separate methanol plants with a combined annual capacity of 3 million metric tons. The third phase will construct a methanol derivatives plant.
Hazelwood Energy announced in late-September that it will construct a $400 million crude oil storage and blending complex in St. Landry Parish, La. The facility is designed and will be constructed to blend ten types of crude oil on premise. It will include four salt dome storage caverns and above-ground tanks capable of storing up to 13 million gallons with options and space for expansion. When completed, the Hazelwood Energy Hub will be the world's largest blending operation, serving 17 Gulf Coast refineries.Contractors will construct a blending facility, pump facilities and an electrical substation along with power transmission lines and
Contractors will soon break ground on another building at The Water Campus in Baton Rouge, La. The 35-acre property along the Mississippi River is being developed to house 1.8 million sq ft of labs, research, facilities and commercial space for coastal science and engineering. Phase 1 of the project includes $55 million in commitments for the construction of three buildings. The latest facility to be constructed is a $22 million glass and metal building over the Mississippi River that will serve as the headquarters of the Water Institute of the Gulf. The 33,000 sq ft building will feature a gallery,
Charlotte's eight-year-old LYNX Blue Line, which attracts more than 15,500 daily riders and has spurred $1.45 billion in development within a half-mile of its 9.6-mile corridor, is frequently touted as a model for cities interested in developing light rail transit systems.
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