The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved a four-year statewide transportation improvement plan that includes preparation for a statewide rail-improvement plan. Photo: ODOT The Interstate 40 Crosstown project is under way in Oklahoma City. Work has been completed on 148 of the state’s 274 stimulus-funded projects with more than 80% paid to contractors. Construction on some stimulus projects will be completed next year. Commissioners approved 65 contracts totaling $195 million for a variety of projects, including the pavement of the new I-40 Crosstown from May Avenue to Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City. The project should be completed in 2012 An engineering services
Dallas-based PageSoutherlandPage will relocate to downtown Dallas in the first quarter. The architectural and engineering company will occupy 34,000 sq ft of the historic Mercantile Building on Main Street. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras"
Houston’s METRO will receive $2.9 million as part of the Federal Transit Administration’s State of Good Repair Program, a new initiative to help address repair and maintenance backlogs in the nation’s transit systems. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" METRO will use the funds to make repairs to its Kashmere and Hiram Clarke bus-operating facilities and will provide $728,000 in local match money for the project. The FTA estimates it will cost $77.7 billion to bring the nation’s rail and bus transit systems into a state of good repair. In addition, a yearly average of $14.4 billion would be required
Architectural firm HKS Inc., Dallas, will join Germany-based Tilke Engineers and Architects in the design and construction of a $250-million Formula One racing complex in Austin, Texas. Tilke is leading the project; HKS will serve as architect of record. Austin Commercial, Dallas, a subsidiary of Austin Industries, will serve as the general contractor for the racetrack venue. Photo courtesy Formula 1 United States/Austin American-Statesman. Nick Craw, senate president FIA; Tavo Hellmund, chairman, Formula 1 United States; Peter Wahl, managing partner, Tilke GmbH. The 3.4-mile track, with its 133 ft of elevation change and 20 turns, is slated to host the
In a boom defying the national bust, Oklahoma City is witnessing approximately $2 billion worth of public and private development. The state capital�s major weapon against the Great Recession is its 17-year-old Metropolitan Area Projects program, designed to put the city back on the map through civic renewal that attracts private investment. Designed to be 850 ft tall, the Devon World Headquarters Tower is on course to become the tallest building in Oklahoma. Last December, voters approved the $777-million third phase of the capital improvement program, called MAPS 3. In three votes since 1993, voters have committed $1.8 billion to
The Texas Capitol lost one of its most beloved figures on November 4, when State Representative Edmund Kuempel [R, Sequin] passed away at age 67 from a heart attack. Kuempel served his constituents since 1983, when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from Seguin, Texas. Photo: Eileen Schwartz Flintco oversaw the restoration of the Texas House chamber, which was opened to the public on November 5. Bottom, left: A vase of flowers sits atop Rep. Kuempel�s seat. KUEMPEL He was third in seniority in the 150-member House. At various times through redistricting, he represented Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales,
Alamo Iron Works in San Antonio announced the appointment of Francis “Duffy” Shea as president of the company. In this position, he will be responsible for all aspects of AIW’s steel and industrial supply business. Shea has over two decades of experience in the industrial marketplace and supply distribution. LJA employees earn Professional Engineer�s Licenses from the state of Texas. LJA Engineering Inc. announced that five employees in the firm’s Houston office recently received Professional Engineer’s License from the State of Texas. They are: Jared Ciarella, PE, Sean Wallace, PE, Mehdi Nezami, PE, Jeff Ebersole, PE and Amanda Carriage, PE,
The Port of Houston Authority Port Commission approved a $512,502 construction contract to Houston-based Sullivan Land Services for maintenance dredging at Bayport Wharf No. 3. A hydrographic survey showed that silt accumulation has reduced the berthing depth at the wharf. The required dredging volume is estimated to be 54,000 cu yds. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" In other areas, the Port will host the 2014 American Association of Port Authorities annual conference. And, PHA received the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s 2010 Best All-Around Clean Air Leadership Award.
The Bridge Homeless Assistance Center in downtown Dallas won Best Architectural Entry in the International Rebranding Homelessness Competition hosted by South Africa’s Tshwane Leadership Foundation. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The competition honors facilities and initiatives worldwide that seek to develop new approaches to addressing homelessness. The 75,000-sq-ft multipurpose facility was designed by San Antonio-based Overland Partners Architects and Dallas-based CamargoCopeland Architects. It was completed in May 2008 on a previously developed 3.41-acre site in Dallas’ central business district.
Houston-based KBR was awarded a contract by the Asian Development Bank to prepare for a proposed water sector project in Samoa. KBR will prepare a national sanitation master plan; a draft land-use plan for Apia; and a Greater Apia integrated water supply, sanitation and drainage master plan. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The sustainable development project will focus on providing a secure and efficient water supply and wastewater management. The plans will recommend upgrades to existing water infrastructure, new infrastructure, flood mitigation works and components to a water demand management program. KBR was also selected by BP to undertake
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