Working in a dense urban environment with existing underground utilities without accurate subsurface records led to unforeseen obstacles during excavation.
Despite encountering remnants of previous underground activities in Pittsburgh’s oldest and densest neighborhood, the team built an underground piping distribution system across numerous streets with steep elevation changes.
Located in the arboretum at Penn State, the Palmer Art Museum provides nearly 20,000 sq ft of gallery space. In its new and more accessible location, the museum also aims to create a gateway to the arboretum.
The team minimized disruption to airport operations through careful planning and phased implementation as it adapted to supply chain disruptions and adverse weather conditions.
The station will be key to catalyzing development of the surrounding area into a walkable urban hub while also substantially reducing vehicle traffic, according to the project team.
Biden administration announced Oct. 8 $2.6 billion more for that
effort, distributed through drinking water state revolving funds and
added to $15 billion funded through the federal infrastructure law.
Bulldozers come first. This slogan crystallizes the role that engineering and construction played in World War II, where combatants were far more mobile than in previous conflicts.
Bring them on, says ENR Senior Art Director Scott Hilling. Send in submissions now for ENR’s annual photo contest in time for the Nov. 18 deadline, as ENR eagerly anticipates receiving what is likely to be at least 1,000 images depicting scenes from the past year of global construction. Hilling, ENR editors and others look forward each year to reviewing the array of images.