The SH 349-SH158 overpass on the Nadine & Tom Craddick Highway, northwest of Midland, was added to the list of projects to be funded by Proposition 14 bond proceeds. Related Links: NorthGate Constructors Begins Work on Massive DFW Connector New Data Shows Open-Road Tolling Improves Toll Plaza Safety State Approves $56 Million in Alternatively Financed Projects Austin’s Mobility Authority Closes $32-Million Loan for Expressway The overpass will take SH 349 traffic over SH 158. TxDOT says it will be a safety improvement for the new route. Until the overpass is built, SH 349 will stop at the intersection. SH 158
Three of the largest toll agencies in the U.S. released new data recently that demonstrating that the number of traffic accidents at open road tolling (or ORT) plazas is significantly less than that at traditional toll plazas. “From the data that we have on the toll roads Texas Dept. of Transportation operates, open-road tolling facilities have far fewer traffic accidents,” Karen Amacker, TxDOT spokesperson, tells Texas Construction. Photo: TxDOT Recent data from three major toll agencies shows that open-road-tolling plazas have significantly less traffic accidents than traditional toll plazas. Related Links: NorthGate Constructors Begins Work on Massive DFW Connector State
The Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority recently authorized the sale of $235 million in unlimited tax refunding bonds and approved the 2010 operating budget. The commission also approved awarding a contract to Houston-based Republic Services/BFI Waste Systems to provide trash disposal and recycling services for the Turning Basin, Barbours Cut and Woodhouse terminals and the Fireboat barracks for a two-year term for $2.2 million. Related Links: States, Industry Groups Take Legal Action Opposing EPA Mandates Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Dedicated to Belton Dam Repairs New Supercritical Plant Employs New Environmental
The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas recently dedicated its new 60,000-sq-ft space designed by HKS Architects. HKS Architects, HKS Commercial Interiors and Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors provided reduced fees for services. The team also secured in-kind donations totaling more than $1 million to help defray the cost of the building. Related Links: Building IT Into Construction Dallas Logistics Hub Buildings Achieve Gold LEED Certification Hill International Acquires Boyken International STV Acquires Dallas-Based Civil Structures Inc. TxDOT Selects Leader for New Rail Division BNSF Names Dean Wise Vice President, Network Strategy Yates Construction Relocates North Texas Office Operations
STV acquired Dallas-based bridge and highway design firm Civil Structures Inc. The new group, called STV/Civil Structures will continue to operate in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and become part of STV’s Transportation & Infrastructure Division. Related Links: Building IT Into Construction Dallas Logistics Hub Buildings Achieve Gold LEED Certification Hill International Acquires Boyken International TxDOT Selects Leader for New Rail Division BNSF Names Dean Wise Vice President, Network Strategy HKS, Hill & Wilkinson, Complete Dallas’ Ronald McDonald House Yates Construction Relocates North Texas Office Operations STV, which opened its main Dallas office in 1997, is working on the Dallas Area
The 800-megawatt Unit 1 and all common facilities of the two-unit complex at Luminant’s new supercritical Oak Grove Power Plant in Robertson County are online having recently achieved substantial completion, according to Irving-based Fluor Corp. Related Links: States, Industry Groups Take Legal Action Opposing EPA Mandates Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Dedicated to Belton Dam Repairs PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds EPA Awards $13 Mil to Okla. Dept. of Environment Quality Almost $600 Million in Water Project Funding Allocated Unit 1 passed the required performance and emissions compliance tests. Unit
The Texas Water Development Board approved financial assistance totaling $598 million including funding from the stimulus bill. Related Links: States, Industry Groups Take Legal Action Opposing EPA Mandates Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Dedicated to Belton Dam Repairs PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds New Supercritical Plant Employs New Environmental Controls EPA Awards $13 Mil to Okla. Dept. of Environment Quality Among the funding includes financial assistance not to exceed $45 million through the State Participation Account and a loan in the amount of $12 million from the Water Infrastructure Fund
Around The Clock Freightliner Group LLC opened a new 200,308-sq-ft facility along IH- 20 in south Dallas recently. Arlington-based Bob Moore Construction was the general contractor and Oklahoma City-based Fitzgerald & Associates was the architect. The new ATC facility includes a freightliner office, service area, retail store and warehouse. Related Links: Fort Worth Museum of Science & History Inspires Building Ingenuity Alamo Colleges Opens New Northeast Lakeview Campus Lakeside Hospital Opens in The Woodlands OakBend Doctors Center Tops Out in Fort Bend County Cadence McShane Completes Dallas Medical Office Building Texas Health Resources Plans New Hospital in North Tarrant County
The Anzalduas International Bridge recently opened, making it Texas’ 24th border crossing with Mexico and the fifth in Hidalgo County. The Rio Grande Valley cities of Mission, McAllen and Hidalgo partnered with Reynosa on the Mexican side to get the bridge open. Construction of the recently completed Anzalduas Bridge, built by Williams Bros. Construction to attain LEED-silver certifi cation requirements. The bridge connects McAllen to Reynosa on the Mexico side. Related Links: States, Industry Groups Take Legal Action Opposing EPA Mandates $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Dedicated to Belton Dam Repairs PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, began repairs on the upstream slope of Belton Dam in January. The damage occurred during 2007, where lake levels entered the flood pool. Wind and wave action hitting the slope caused surface layer displacement of rip rap, a rock or similar product that protects the underlying layers of the dam. Related Links: States, Industry Groups Take Legal Action Opposing EPA Mandates Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds New Supercritical Plant Employs New Environmental Controls EPA Awards $13 Mil to Okla. Dept. of
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