The successful completion this spring of twin 2.1-mile-long bored tunnels in Seattle marks a literal breakthrough in that city's troubled history of light-rail construction. It also represents the halfway mark in the 3.15-mile, $1.9-billion project to connect downtown with the University of Washington.The 21-ft-dia tunnels run between Capitol Hill and the university. A Traylor Bros. Inc. and Kemper-Frontier Constructors Inc. joint venture worked under a $309-million contract.
Photo Courtesy of FPL Florida Power & Light says Turkey Point uprates will run $600 million above earlier estimates, but with the and Port St. Lucie plant upgrade will generate 40 MW more than previously forecast. Photo Courtesy of FPL Florida Power & Light says Port St. Lucie uprates will run $600 million above earlier estimates, but with the Turkey Point plant upgrade will generate 40 MW more than previously forecast. Related Links: Florida Utility Plant To Harness Solar Power With Natural Gas Florida, Progress Energy Reach Fix Plan for Crystal River The estimated cost of uprating Florida Power &
Philadelphia and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed an agreement in April that paves the way for $2 billion in green infrastructure investment over the next 25 years for controlling combined-sewer overflows, or CSOs, and managing stormwater more sustainably.
Related Links: GSA Federal Center South Green Design-Build Model Crafted for Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero Energy Use In an unprecedented departure from the norm, the performance-based design-build team for a fast-tracked office building nearing completion in Seattle is at risk for 0.5% of its original $66-million contract award. The team will not receive the $330,000 held back by the owner unless the three-story building meets energy-use targets promised by the team long before a shovel hit the ground.The fee holdback, combined with a 12-month, post-occupancy measurement and verification period to fine-tune building operations, is the brainchild of the U.S. General
States and localities are getting more active in advancing more infrastructure projects as deficit pressure prompts the federal government to pull back on its public works spending, says a new report on infrastructure trends.The study, “Infrastructure 2012: Spotlight on Leadership,” released on May 9 by the Urban Land Institute and consulting firm Ernst & Young LLP, also says financial stresses and economic slowdowns have caused some other countries, such as India, Brazil and even China, to scale down their infrastructure funding.Looking at the U.S., the report’s authors cite several examples of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to shorten the timetable for identifying a potential permanent solution to the seemingly unstoppable migration of Asian Carp closer and closer to the Great Lakes.
On April 23, contractors began a three-month-long, round-the-clock push to start diverting water from one of the main aqueducts serving New York City into the $1.3-billion Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility.
The spike in natural gas development has proven to be a boon to businesses of all sorts in states located on top of the country’s the largest shale formations and basins.
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