Houston-based Satterfield & Pontikes Construction has won renovation contracts from Dallas Independent School District and the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School, a new DISD campus as well as a Naval Air Station contract in Pensacola. Related Links: Wylie Civic Complex Gives Birth to a New Town Center 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 Upgrades Soldiers’ Accommodations MAPP Completes Dallas Office Project for George W. Bush
With 270,000 vehicles traveling daily on Dallas’ LBJ Freeway (IH-635) and 500,000 projected by 2020, the start of the $2.7-billion LBJ Managed Express project by mid-year couldn’t come sooner. Image: TxDOT A rendering of the public-private LBJ Express project in Dallas that will begin construction early next year. 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 The project will
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Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale recently opened its 117,500-sq-ft, $68-million project. The center is owned by a partnership consisting primarily of physicians. 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 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 Earns LEED Gold Certification Irving
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 More than 50% of the 43,000 annual U.S. highway fatalities are related to poor roadway conditions, costing $217 billion a year. That was testimony researcher and safety economist Ted R. Miller gave the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on improving transportation safety. Miller says the cost of crashes
The 60,000-sq-ft Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, designed by Dallas-based HKS Architects, recently opened. It is located in the Southwestern Medical District. 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 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 Earns LEED Gold Certification Irving Convention Center
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Fluor Corp. of Irving was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd. in Ras Laffan, Qatar. The EPCM contract is part of a project with a total capital expenditure of approximately $1 billion. Under a previous contract, Fluor completed front-end engineering and design and other services. 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
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Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Al Armendariz joined Port of Houston Authority chair James Edwards and CEO Alec Dreyer recently to tour the port’s environmental programs. The port and EPA are partners on several initiatives designed to develop best practices for port operations across the U.S., and to study emissions from cargo ships. 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