San Antonio Independent School District’s Alamo Stadium, built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration, is a nationally registered historic landmark.
In 2010, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District launched a $52-million design-build project to repair nine work areas at six dilapidated jetties and dikes along the 750-mile Texas coastline.
After decades of political, funding and environmental challenges, Austin’s Water Treatment Plant No. 4 was completed, commissioned and started up in November 2014.
Constant challenges for the project team included keeping the existing plant operating at peak performance during heavy construction, keeping plant staff safe, outfall permitting, high water levels of the Mississippi River and maintaining safe site access for the plant staff.
This year’s regional Best Projects competition drew more than 100 entries from contractors, design firms and project stakeholders across Texas and Louisiana.
The $1.2-billion Houston METRO Light Rail Expansion Design-Build Project included design, construction, testing and commissioning of three new rail lines totaling 15 miles.
