This year’s Southeast Project of the Year is a showcase of meticulous design and construction practices

A surge in entries nets an impressive lineup of award winners

Hurricane Maria was still raging over Puerto Rico when the spillway of the remote Guajataca Dam failed, forcing the evacuation of 70,000 area homes.

Known as the 4G Wetlands, this first-of-its-kind 176-acre groundwater recharge wetlands system is constructed on upland pastures.

Located adjacent to the Catawba River Treatment Plant, this $35-million project includes a 100-ft-high earthen embankment dam, a 1-billion-gallon reservoir as well as a 66-million-gallon-per-day raw water reservoir pump station that substantially expands reserves for a system serving more than 200,000 customers.

Designed and constructed on an aggressive 21-month schedule, the $38.3-million multi-use BB&T Point stadium is a fitting catalyst to jump-start economic development in downtown High Point.

To modernize the 680,000-sq-ft Philips Arena for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, the team broke the project into three phases.

The first man-made crystalline lagoon of its kind in the U.S. caused challenges for the local permitting agency, which had never permitted anything like it.

When heavy rains caused part of one lane of Tennessee SR 68 to give way, local residents were faced with a two-hour detour.

The main attraction of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s $1.5-billion expansion is the new 36-story, 450-ft-tall guitar-shaped hotel.