After enduring a decade of planning and funding issues, the project team delivered this $300-million courthouse, which is designed for a 100-year life span.
Photo Courtesy of NCRMA Many rail capacity upgrade projects require crews to add extra lines of track while trains continue to operate on existing lines. Related Links: Oil Boomlet Fuels North Dakota Roadwork and Puts Pressure on Aggregate Costs For Panamax Port Expansions, The Freight Wait is Almost Over L.A. Commuter Rail Line to Roll Out First Positive Train Control System in U.S. Construction firms working in the freight rail sector are benefitting from increased investment by U.S. railroad companies over the past decade. But freight infrastructure work is barreling ahead, thanks to a huge influx of capacity upgrade projects
A worker was killed Monday morning at the Levi's Stadium site in Santa Clara, Calif., the second death in four months at the $1.3-billion project. A 61-year-old driver for Tampa-based steel subcontractor Gerdau Ameristeel was unloading a bundle of rebar at the new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers when the bundle fell and crushed him, says Cal-OSHA spokesperson Kathleen Hennessy. The worker from nearby Vacaville, Calif., whose name has not been released, was transported to the hospital and later died from his injuries. Related Links: Calif. OSHA Investigating Worker Deaths at 49ers Stadium, Cement Quarry The job site was
Many readers will be familiar with the dramatic exterior dome (below) on the $185-million San Diego New Central Library (ENR California 10/10/11 p. 35). But equally impressive is the cathedral-like reading room under the dome (left), which Stephen Whalen recently photographed for the San Diego office of general contractor Turner Construction. Photographer: Stephen Whalen Photography Interior of $185-million San Diego New Central Library Photographer: Stephen Whalen Photography The iconic exterior dome covers the reading room. Related Links: Upload Your Own Project Photos to ENR California's Project Photo Gallery ENR California Photos Page Whalen says a major factor in shooting the
Julie L. Labonte will join the San Francisco office of MWH Global as vice president and director of program management for the Americas, beginning in January 2014. Labonte is a professional civil engineer with more than 25 years of experience in utilities engineering for the private and public sectors. Until the end of 2013, Labonte will remain in her current position as director of the San Francisco Public Utility Commission's Water System Improvement Program—the largest wet infrastructure program ever undertaken by the city and county of San Francisco. Labonte was named the American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 Government Civil
From Levi's Stadium for the San Francisco 49ers in the north to Dodger Stadium's renovation in the south, ACCO Engineered Systems has become known throughout the California construction industry as a valued member of teams that build ultra-fast-track projects.
Construction is back on track for many, but not all, California specialty contractors, according to a recently conducted ENR California-McGraw Hill Dodge Analytics survey. The top 40 firms participating in the survey reported $5.65 billion in total 2012 revenue. That's up 42% from the $3.97 billion that the same number of companies reported in 2011. Related Links: View the Ranking of California's Top 50 Specialty Contractors View Complete List of Top Specialty Contractors by Market Sectors Specialty Contractor of the Year: ACCO Engineered Systems "Construction is looking up," says Larry Hollis, vice president of business development with San Jose-based Rosendin
Image courtesy of City of Sacramento The arena is intended to boost redevelopment of Sacramento's blighted downtown. Image courtesy of City of Sacramento/AECOM AECOM produced this early concept drawing of the arena prior to the firm's selection as architect. Related Links: PLA Deal for New York's Tappan Zee Bridge Construction 49ers Use 'Integrated Bridging Design-Build' To Speed Stadium Construction In an effort to expedite the construction of a new $448-million sports-and-entertainment arena in downtown Sacramento, the California Legislature late last week overwhelmingly passed a bill to prevent potential litigation over environmental concerns.The bill's passage came on the heels of a
