The board of directors for Houston’s light-rail system approved a $1.46-billion contract for four light-rail lines. The budget includes $16 million for the development agreement; $1.28 billion for design and construction; $148 million for vehicles; $16 million for operations and maintenance-preliminary work. Related Links: Dallas Highway Concrete, Asphalt Recycled on SRT/U.S. 75 Project DART Leads Multi-Team Approach With $5.3M in Federal Grant Funds Port of Beaumont Opens New Orange County Wharf Austin Picks MWH Constructors to Build Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Utah DOT Selects Fluor-Led Team for $1.1B IH-15 Corridor Expansion POH Approves $20 Million Toward Ship Channel Maintenance
“Forwarding Dallas” was selected as the winning design from Re:Vision Dallas, an international design competition. The challenge, to transform a vacant inner-city block behind city hall into a carbon-neutral community, drew hundreds of entries from top architecture firms and city planners in 14 countries worldwide. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation Honor Lubbock’s Lee Lewis Construction Wins CNA Leadership Safety Award Fort
Broomfield, Colo.-based MWH was selected as construction manager-at-risk for the Austin’s Water Treatment Plant No. 4. Final design on the new plant near Lake Travis is under way. Related Links: Dallas Highway Concrete, Asphalt Recycled on SRT/U.S. 75 Project Houston Light-Rail Moves Forward With $1.5B Expansion Project DART Leads Multi-Team Approach With $5.3M in Federal Grant Funds Port of Beaumont Opens New Orange County Wharf Utah DOT Selects Fluor-Led Team for $1.1B IH-15 Corridor Expansion POH Approves $20 Million Toward Ship Channel Maintenance The firm was awarded $5.4 million for preconstruction activities. Plans for the northwest Austin plant on 92
Houston-based Satterfield & Pontikes Construction is building the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The 70,000-sq-ft addition includes a theater, a live entertainment venue and restaurant. It is the largest attraction to open in the city since Hurricane Katrina. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22 Million in San Antonio River Walk Austin’s Perry Brooks Building Shows Off New Facelift Smith Seckman Reid Awarded GSA BIM Contract Cadance McShane Selected for 1.2M SF Reconstruction Project Turner Selected to Build Our Lady
Dallas-based Overhead Door Corp. recently completed its acquisition of Wayne-Dalton’s residential and commercial door business, as well as its Fabric-Shield storm panel business, based in North America and Europe, for an undisclosed amount. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation Honor Lubbock’s Lee Lewis Construction Wins CNA Leadership Safety Award Fort Worth Intermodal Airport, AllianceTexas, Celebrates 20 Years Re:Vision Dallas Competition Selects Winner for Inner-City Project Construction and Real Estate
Celebrating the completion of renovation to Austin’s 12-story Perry Brooks building, partners L. M. “Mac” Holder III, FAIA, owner of L.M. Holder Associates and representatives from Capitol Commercial Investments and Transwestern Austin, hosted a tour of the project. Representatives from Austin’s Perry Brooks renovation project pause for a group photo during a tour of the recently modernized 12-story building. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design Aries Capital Invests $22 Million in San Antonio River Walk Smith Seckman Reid Awarded GSA BIM Contract Cadance McShane Selected for 1.2M SF Reconstruction Project Turner Selected to Build
The Port of Beaumont dedicated a new $20-million deepwater wharf on the north bank of the Neches River recently. Related Links: Dallas Highway Concrete, Asphalt Recycled on SRT/U.S. 75 Project Houston Light-Rail Moves Forward With $1.5B Expansion Project DART Leads Multi-Team Approach With $5.3M in Federal Grant Funds Austin Picks MWH Constructors to Build Water Treatment Plant No. 4 Utah DOT Selects Fluor-Led Team for $1.1B IH-15 Corridor Expansion POH Approves $20 Million Toward Ship Channel Maintenance The wharf is the first port facility built on the Orange County side of the Neches River. The port owns about 455 acres
The Texas Transportation Commission acted unanimously to approve roughly $2 billion in highway projects across the state. The projects will be funded by Proposition 12 bond proceeds, which were authorized by the Texas Legislature in 2009. Related Links: Dallas Bridge Construction Gets Thumbs Up Construction Begins on $1B DFW Connector Project Arlington’s FM 157/Collins Street Bridge at IH-30 Opens Tyler’s Toll Segment Breaks Ground Voters initially approved the bond referendum in 2007, directing the Legislature to authorize up to $5 billion in general obligation bonds for transportation projects. Senate Bill 1 allows $2 billion in Proposition 12 bond proceeds be
Cadence McShane Construction Co. of Dallas completed more than 592,000 sq ft of mixed-use construction at The Village at Allen and The Village at Fairview on behalf of Dallas-based developer The MGHerring Group. Cadence McShane provided construction services for the numerous retail and parking components of the adjacent commercial project representing some 400 acres. The project was completed in multiple phases. Cadence McShane recently completed the mixed-use Village at Fairview and Allen north of Dallas. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22 Million
As it reached its 20th anniversary on Dec. 14, AllianceTexas has had a $36.4 billion economic impact on North Texas. The 229 companies that now call the development home have built 31.2 million sq ft and created 28,000 jobs. Since the development began, the companies and residents of the AllianceTexas also have paid more than $730 million in property taxes, including more than $105 million in 2008. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven