With three full floors, a basement level and a secure tunnel connected to other county jail facilities, this 246,000-sq-ft structure serves as the nation’s third-largest county jail system, taking in and releasing approximately 800 to 900 people each day.
To build four 17,000-sq-ft fire stations throughout the Cy-Fair area, contractor JE Dunn created a schedule that staggered the start dates for each of the stations by four to six weeks.
Phased construction and consistent communication with government officials allowed for the rehabilitation of two entry stations at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, without disruptions to operations at the nation’s busiest port.
Stella Wind Farm is a 201-megawatt wind energy facility that spans 23,000 acres along tidal estuaries and associated ranch land along the Gulf of Mexico.
The sheer magnitude of the $23.4-million rehabilitation of the city of Garland’s wastewater treatment facilities meant work had to be thorough at every step—not only to do the job well, but also to ensure the safety of construction team members and plant workers.
This six-acre expansion project created space at the New Orleans Museum of Art for 26 new works of sculptural art and focused on the sculpture garden’s 11-mile-long water system.
Pump Station No. 10 was built in the early 1970s and was reaching the end of its service life when Lubbock contracted Archer Western to rehab the facility.