Houston-based CB&I Lummus was awarded a contract for concept development services for the Yamal LNG Integrated Project by Yamal LNG LLC to be completed by early 2011. Related Links: Wood County Airport Wins General Aviation Airport of the Year Houston in Attainment for PM2.5, Avoids EPA Penalty Threat EPA Studies Emissions From Houston-Bound Cargo Ship DFW International Airport Partners with EPA to Fight Climate Change Houston’s METRO President Resigns, Interim Leader Named TCEQ Names Texas Environmental Excellence Award Winners Fluor Awarded Three Middle Eastern Contracts CB&I Awarded Concept Development for Yamal LNG Project Plants Commended for Benefitting Local Communities, Environment
Related Links: Wood County Airport Wins General Aviation Airport of the Year Houston in Attainment for PM2.5, Avoids EPA Penalty Threat EPA Studies Emissions From Houston-Bound Cargo Ship DFW International Airport Partners with EPA to Fight Climate Change Houston’s METRO President Resigns, Interim Leader Named TCEQ Names Texas Environmental Excellence Award Winners Fluor Awarded Three Middle Eastern Contracts CB&I Awarded Concept Development for Yamal LNG Project Plants Commended for Benefitting Local Communities, Environment A Tulsa cement plant is one of six to receive recognition for commitment to improving the environment and communities at the Ninth Annual Cement Industry Environment and
Related Links: LBJ Managed Lanes Project Ahead of Schedule; Starts 2011 FM 1938/Davis Boulevard Extension Begins in Tarrant County Kermit Highway Passing Lanes Completed SH 146 Southbound Breaks Ground U.S. 290/Hempstead Corridor Achieves Development Milestone Maintenance Project Started in Waco District Deficient Highways Contribute to Half of Roadway Deaths Construction began in Baytown recently to build a ramp connecting SH 146 southbound to Spur 330 westbound. It is designed to improve traffic flow, completing a primary regional hurricane evacuation route. TxDOT awarded the $4.1-million project to Lone Star Construction Co. of Amarillo. It is scheduled to complete early next year.
Dallas-based Cadence McShane Construction Co. was selected to build a new 185,221-sq-ft headquarters for CTI Foods. The multi-purpose facility will be located on a 14.35-acre site in Saginaw. Dallas-based Pross Design Group is providing architectural services. A rendering of CTI Foods’ new headquarters in Saginaw. Cadence McShane will build the facility, designed by Pross Design Group. Related Links: Wylie Civic Complex Gives Birth to a New Town Center Satterfield & Pontikes Wins School, Naval Air Station Contracts Dallas Firms Tasked With GSA Feasibility Study Women’s Center Opens at Texas Regional Medical Center Mega-Movers Inspires Historic Church’s New Two-Part Design Ronald
Dallas-based Beck Technology Ltd. secured a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration to conduct a feasibility study for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Related Links: Wylie Civic Complex Gives Birth to a New Town Center Satterfield & Pontikes Wins School, Naval Air Station Contracts Women’s Center Opens at Texas Regional Medical Center Mega-Movers Inspires Historic Church’s New Two-Part Design Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Opens in Medical District Cadence McShane Starts CTI Foods, Completes Industrial Project New Fort Hood Barracks Upgrades Soldiers’ Accommodations MAPP Completes Dallas Office Project for George W. Bush Johnson Space Center Building
Baton Rouge-based MAPP Construction recently completed the interior construction of the new offices for former President George W. Bush, former First Lady, Laura Bush and staff at the George W. Bush Library Foundation offices in Dallas. Related Links: Wylie Civic Complex Gives Birth to a New Town Center Satterfield & Pontikes Wins School, Naval Air Station Contracts Dallas Firms Tasked With GSA Feasibility Study Women’s Center Opens at Texas Regional Medical Center Mega-Movers Inspires Historic Church’s New Two-Part Design Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Opens in Medical District Cadence McShane Starts CTI Foods, Completes Industrial Project New Fort Hood Barracks
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality named nine winners for its 18th annual Texas Environmental Excellence Award, which recognizes projects that provide superior resource conservation, waste reduction and pollution prevention. Related Links: Wood County Airport Wins General Aviation Airport of the Year Houston in Attainment for PM2.5, Avoids EPA Penalty Threat EPA Studies Emissions From Houston-Bound Cargo Ship DFW International Airport Partners with EPA to Fight Climate Change Houston’s METRO President Resigns, Interim Leader Named TCEQ Names Texas Environmental Excellence Award Winners Fluor Awarded Three Middle Eastern Contracts CB&I Awarded Concept Development for Yamal LNG Project Plants Commended for Benefitting
Amid political and environmental conflicts over Texas air quality, International Power announced a long-awaited powerplant expansion in South Texas. Barring intercession by the courts, the Coleto Creek Unit Two project is expected to create more than 1,000 construction jobs by 2015, when it is scheduled to come on line. Rendering courtesy South Texas Electric Coop. The $1.4-billion expansion project will add a 650-MW coal-burning power plant to International Power’s existing Coleto Creek Unit One at its power station in Goliad County. Michael Fields, director of expansion for International Power, says that after a six-month open-bid period, the company expects to
A 98-year-old, accident-prone southeast Texas bridge is being upgraded following a long and bumpy bidding process. The U.S. Coast Guard declared the rolling-lift single-leaf bascule causeway bridge connecting Galveston Island with Texas a navigational hazard in 2001. Old bascule bridge was subjected to repeated barge collisions. The 108-ft-wide bridge often is struck by barges, costing more than $2 million in repairs each year, says Raymond Butler, Gulf Coast Intracoastal Canal Association’s former executive director. A new structure—designed by Galveston County with Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Modjeski and Masters—triples the clearance width. Bids came in higher than expected in October, resulting in value-engineering