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The complete transformation of Interstate 10 on El Paso’s west side presented a host of challenges for contractors on this $160-million project, which was designed to improve traffic flow and reduce the risk of accidents on a stretch of I-10 that Congress identified as a high-priority corridor.

The $70.5-million, 161,000-sq-ft Health Education Center consolidates education space for the university’s schools of medicine, nursing, health professions and graduate biomedical sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

The three-story, $27.4-million Texas A&M Dallas AgriLife Center includes six modern laboratories, a rooftop greenhouse and a workspace for about 100 employees.

To construct a $55-million, two-story vertical addition at Methodist Richardson Medical Center, crews worked atop a fully operational acute care hospital with a newborn ward located directly below major construction activities.

In constructing its Austin office, DPR Construction set out to focus on energy efficiency and promote healthy living.

Given the highly sensitive environmental concerns surrounding the construction of the $80-million State Highway 45 Southwest toll road, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority set a goal to not only meet environmental standards for the project, but to exceed them.