With a goal of reducing congestion by adding an additional lane in each direction, the two-phase, $20.2-million IH-10 East Freeway in East Harris County opened early this fall. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Passing Lanes to be Added on Kermit Highway SH 137 Rehabilitation Project Rebuilds 7-Mi Road Texas Sterling Starts $29-Million Harris County Project IH-45-Gulf Freeway Project Near Calder Progresses Castro County Maintenance Project Widens FM 1055, FM 2943 TxDOT
In late summer, the existing Calder overpass on IH-45 in Galveston was demolished as part of the construction of an at-grade crossing of SH 96 at the IH-45 flyover just south of Calder. Houston-based W. W. Webber began working on the $21-million project in 2007. The project is scheduled to be complete in March. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early Passing Lanes to be Added
Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District chose SHW Group’s San Antonio studio as its architect for renovations and additions to some of the district’s elementary, middle and high school campuses. Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project Parking Planners to Build Garage for Stephen F. Austin Student Housing Cadence McShane Completes Near Half-Million
Intertech Flooring recently acquired Dallas/Fort Worth-based RWA Flooring Associates, a 12-year-old, family-owned commercial flooring business. The acquisition expands Intertech’s presence into four markets – Austin, San Antonio, Rio Grande Valley and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health AGC Houston Recognizes Construction Safety Excellence Key Construction Recognizes
Houston-based KBR formed a government, defense and infrastructure business group, which will serve existing and future customers in North America, the Middle East, United Kingdom and Australia. Related Links: $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports Project Completed at Blue Creek Wind Farm Houston Airport Lands Multimillion-Dollar Grants to Reduce Emissions State Approves Funding for Hale County Airport Improvements TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds TxDOT Making Safer Routes to Pecos Schools Leadership Team Changes at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion Water Development Board Approves $14 Million in Loans, Grants
Construction will get under way late this fall in West Texas on a $2.2-million safety improvement project to add five 1.5- to 2-mi sections of passing lanes to the two-lane SH 302 between Notrees and Kermit. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early SH 137 Rehabilitation Project Rebuilds 7-Mi Road Texas Sterling Starts $29-Million Harris County Project IH-45-Gulf Freeway Project Near Calder Progresses Castro County Maintenance
Denver-based wind power company NACEL Energy Corp. completed major environmental assessment work at its Blue Creek wind-power project in Moore County and received Federal Aviation Administration permits covering the placement of 27 turbines there. Related Links: $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports Houston Airport Lands Multimillion-Dollar Grants to Reduce Emissions State Approves Funding for Hale County Airport Improvements KBR Forms Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds TxDOT Making Safer Routes to Pecos Schools Leadership Team Changes at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion Water
Irving-based Collegiate Development Construction Services recently began construction at Texas A&M University in College Station on a new housing project with 250 total units. Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Parking Planners to Build Garage for Stephen F. Austin Student Housing Cadence McShane Completes Near Half-Million SF Distribution Center Dallas Park Foundation Selects Architect for Performance Pavilion SHW Starts
Gov. Rick Perry appointed Carlos Rubinstein of Austin to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to a term to expire Aug. 31, 2015, and appointed Bryan W. Shaw of Round Rock as presiding officer of the commission. The commission oversees the state’s environmental permitting and enforcement agency. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health AGC Houston Recognizes Construction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District recently awarded $118.7 million in contracts to Hensel Phelps Construction of Austin for construction of two barracks to house Army personnel that will attend the Medical Education and Training Campus at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. The barracks will augment three dormitories already under construction as part of the ongoing development of METC, which will consolidate the enlisted medical training programs of all branches of the U.S. military. The Army barracks include a 366,000-sq-ft unit for 1,200 individuals and a 192,000-sq-ft facility for an additional 600 personnel. The three dormitories
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