Photo Courtesy of WSDOT Seals surrounding a tunnel-boring machine's main bearing were manufactured in Japan and are now damaged, but the project contractor believes the actual bearing is still sound. Related Links: Divers Searching for Way To Get TBM 'Bertha' Moving Again http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/transportation/2013/1213-divers-searching-for-way-to-get-tbm-bertha-moving-again.asp Bertha, the 57.5-ft-dia tunnel-boring machine attempting to dig a 1.7-mile state Route 99 tunnel underneath Seattle, is stuck again, having progressed 4 ft after a delay in December. Now, Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP), a joint venture of Dragados USA and Tutor Perini Corp., have decided to build a shaft in order to reach the TBM after discovering
Courtesy Rosatom Rosatom's Novovoronezh II plant under construction approximately 400 miles southeast of Moscow. Related Links: Work on Enclosure for Chernobyl Begins Japan's Government Takes Over the Fukushima Cleanup Russia’s nuclear power program is making aggressive moves, taking big financial risks to become the world’s leading nuclear powerplant builder. In recent months, the state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom says it has doubled its orders for new plants since the disaster in Fukushima. It is lending Hungary EU 10 billion to construct a new reactor at an existing Hungarian facility in Paks. Local reports say the finance ministry aims to use
Israel Ports Development Co. New private megaport in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, valued at $1 billion, would compete with a government-owned facility. Related Links: Israel Moves Forward on Port Expansion and Bridgebuilding Israel Weighs $3-Billion Remake of Port of Eilat Israel Boycott Fears Prompt Foreign Bidders to Abandon Ports Tender European bidders for two new privately-owned megaports in Israel have dropped out of the competition—two at the last minute—amid growing concerns about pressure on companies to boycott business activity there.The pro-Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement has been stepping up efforts in recent months to keep firms from
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia. Related Links: Luanda Institute of Planning an Urban Management website (in Portuguese) Broadway Malyan news release London-based global architecture and urbanism practice Broadway Malyan has been selected to deliver an urban growth plan for Angola’s capital, Luanda.The company, which has operations in Asia, Europe and North America, won an international city-planning competition to accommodate, by 2030, a population of 13 million people in Luanda, which now has an estimated six million people.Malyan said in a statement that it would work closely with the Luanda Institute of Planning and Urban Management and a team of consultants, including
Photo Courtesy of Malcolm Pirnie/CH2M Hill Joint Venture Each of the 56 UV units has a 40-million-gallon-a-day capacitysaid to be the largest built to date. Related Links: 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners 2013 ENR New York's Best Water/Environment Project Winner New York City's $1.3-billion new water system stands as the world's largest-capacity ultraviolet disinfection plant. It is also the country's largest unfiltered surface-water facility, treating and controlling the flow of 2.2 billion gallons of drinking water every day.The project included several firsts, including the installation of equipment thought to be record-setters for size. For example, each of the
Photo by Shem Oirere Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (center) led, in November 2013, the ceremonial start of the $3.8-billion railway contract. Image by McGraw Hill Construction The current contract covers the first 485-kilometer section of a $14-billion railway project that will link Mombasa to Kampala, Uganda. In the future, the system could be extended into Rwanda and Burundi. Related Links: Kenya Delays $3B Railway Project for Nine Months $650M Airport Project in Kenya Breaks Ground Three Kenyan government groups are investigating allegations of corruption and flawed bidding procedures for a $3.8-billion railway construction contract awarded to China Roads and Bridge
Photos by: (top) Rosales + Partners; (bottom) Freese and Nichols Inc. The $2.5-million Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Pedestrian Bridge stretches out 366 ft and is 12 ft, 9 in., wide. Related Links: View Other 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners ENR Texas & Louisiana - Best Small Project: Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Ped. Bridge North America's first steel-arch and stress-ribbon bridge now adorns the city of Fort Worth, Texas, serving as a connection from the city's central business area with the arts district and its largest and oldest park.The $2.5-million Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Pedestrian Bridge stretches out 366 ft
photo courtesy of C.C. Myers Inc. The seven-span bridge features a 354-ft arch. Related Links: 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners Elegant Arch Bridge Spans Seismically Active Canyon Constructed 160 ft above a rugged creek bed in an earthquake-prone forest near Quincy, Calif., this seven-span box-girder bridge is supported by an open- spandrel arch. An innovative mass-concrete cooling system pumped cold water from the creek below and circulated it through the 354-ft arch's pour, saving $200,000 compared to other methods. Due to lack of local infrastructure, crews were challenged by a five-hour detour to haul supplies from one side
CCAM, Alan Karchimer Technology commercialization center overcame site and management hurdles to complete with no lost-time injuries or accidents. Related Links: Best Manufacturing Project: CCAM All 2013 Best of the Best Project Winners Innovative teaming on construction was in keeping with this 63,000-sq-ft applied research center's mission to link manufacturers and Virginia-based university researchers in technology commercialization.Project funding issues compressed bid deadlines, and unexpected and extensive groundwater intrusion required extra backfilling.The owner also directly subcontracted much work, contributing some complications, but there was extensive contractor coordination and all subs had to participate in its weekly safety meetings.The job had no
Photo courtesy of CB&I The massive project maintained an excellent safety record. Related Links: View the 2013 Best of the Best Projects Winners ENR Texas & Louisiana Best Safety Award: John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant CB&I and Babcock & Wilcox joined forces to build the 620-megawatt John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant, with work spanning from April 2007 to December 2012. The entire project team, including the owners, contractors and subcontractors, recorded 12.8 million man-hours on the $1.7-billion facility. More than five million linear ft of cable, 200,000 linear ft of pipe, and 66,000 cu yd of concrete were
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