The Circuit of the Americas is the first Grand Prix facility in the U.S. built exclusively for Formula One racing. The circuit was built around a state-of-the-art 3.4-mile track.
The LPV-3.2 West Return Floodwall is a key piece of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' $14-billion mission to build the Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System.
Out of more than 80 entries submitted for this year's ENR Texas & Louisiana Best Projects competition, an independent panel of judges named 27 winners, all of them featured online and in the December 16 print issue.
Work is fully underway on an ambitious $798 million project that will transform interstate traffic through downtown Dallas. When completed in 2017, the Horseshoe Project will revitalize the I-30 and I-35 corridors through the city while replacing the series of bridges that carry traffic across the Trinity River. Courtesy of the Texas Dept. of Transportation An aerial view of the $798 million Horseshoe Project in Dallas. Related Links: Project Overview: Dallas Horseshoe Texas Dept. of Transportation The project is dubbed the “Horseshoe” due to its U-shaped configuration around the city's central downtown, a section currently referred to as the “Mixmaster.”Pegasus
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office in New Orleans is halfway through construction of a 1,438-bed prison complex. Designed to better withstand hurricanes and built with some of the most advanced correctional technologies available, the $145-million prison is on target for completion in summer 2014. Related Links: Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office McDonnel Group Work has gone well for general contractor McDonnel Group, Metairie, La., but it has been challenged with building a heavy construction project on a small footprint, literally feet from high-security inmates. McDonnel is using precise scheduling, precast cells and extensive building information modeling. The contractor has a 10-person
Turner Construction completed the $14.9-million, 84,500-sq-ft Carnegie Vanguard High School in August 2012. The school, built as part of the Houston Independent School District's 2007 Bond Program, educates more than 500 gifted and talented students.
KBR Building Group led construction on a $23.9-million manufacturing facility for Triumph Aerostructures' Vought Aircraft Division in Red Oak, Texas. This specialized facility comprises 240,000 sq ft of manufacturing space with 17,000 sq ft of attached office area.
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