The $42.16-million project included 1.6 miles of double track, station platforms, a traction power substation (TPSS), overhead catenary system, street lighting, fiber optic and signal systems and relocation of nearly 9,500 linear ft of utilities.
Judges selected the winning ENR Texas & Louisiana entries based on the following criteria: overcoming challenges and teamwork, safety, innovation and contribution to the industry and community, construction quality and craftsmanship, and design function and aesthetics.
In the wake of a rise in fatal trenching cave-ins, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a targeted education and enforcement program to try to reverse the trend.
A federal appeals court has vacated a Corps of Engineers construction permit for the 300-mile Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to southern Virginia.
Joint partners Fluor and JGC will begin construction on a $40-billion liquefied natural gas export terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia, following a final decision Oct. 1 to build the facility, which will move Canadian natural gas to Asia.
A visitor looks over the photovoltaic panels of “Solar Chernobyl” during an official opening ceremony on Oct. 5 of the new 1-MW solar power plant built 100 meters from ground zero of what was the world’s worst nuclear mishap.
Transportation infrastructure stakeholders say it’s a good time to be in the business, despite myriad challenges, and they are holding out hope for bipartisan agreements on federal funding and regulatory reform.
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