Thomas Neary NEARYhas been hired by Skanska as vice president of business development at its Los Angeles office. He was most recently with Morley Construction. The firm also hired Related Links: Upload Your Own People News to ENR California's Photo Gallery ENR California's People Page Tess da Silva as project executive in that office. She has more than 20 years of experience in construction and program management and was previously with Lend Lease. Skanska adds that Larry Casey, senior vice president, has relocated to Los Angeles from Southern Florida.Kevin Alexander has joined Hazen and Sawyer as vice president and regional
As the Port of Long Beach, Calif., moves forward with its 10-year, $4-billion modernization program, two of its largest components are seeing sharp cost increases. The $1-billion Gerald Desmond Bridge project faces a 15% budget increase, while the price tag on the $1.2-billion Middle Harbor project has now risen by $29.5 million. Related Links: Long Beach's Long-term View Long Beach, Calif., Approves $1-billion Bridge Replacement Project Much of these increases occurred because the port was built on an oil field, with dozens of abandoned wells and other obstructions left behind when drilling ceased decades ago. As a result, prep work
A worker was killed Monday morning at the Levi's Stadium site in Santa Clara, Calif., the second death in four months at the $1.3-billion project. A 61-year-old driver for Tampa-based steel subcontractor Gerdau Ameristeel was unloading a bundle of rebar at the new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers when the bundle fell and crushed him, says Cal-OSHA spokesperson Kathleen Hennessy. The worker from nearby Vacaville, Calif., whose name has not been released, was transported to the hospital and later died from his injuries. Related Links: Calif. OSHA Investigating Worker Deaths at 49ers Stadium, Cement Quarry The job site was
Many readers will be familiar with the dramatic exterior dome (below) on the $185-million San Diego New Central Library (ENR California 10/10/11 p. 35). But equally impressive is the cathedral-like reading room under the dome (left), which Stephen Whalen recently photographed for the San Diego office of general contractor Turner Construction. Photographer: Stephen Whalen Photography Interior of $185-million San Diego New Central Library Photographer: Stephen Whalen Photography The iconic exterior dome covers the reading room. Related Links: Upload Your Own Project Photos to ENR California's Project Photo Gallery ENR California Photos Page Whalen says a major factor in shooting the
Another description-defying building—which resembles a honeycomb with sharp edges—is taking shape in Los Angeles, directly across the street from the mother lode of nontraditional architecture—the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Julie L. Labonte will join the San Francisco office of MWH Global as vice president and director of program management for the Americas, beginning in January 2014. Labonte is a professional civil engineer with more than 25 years of experience in utilities engineering for the private and public sectors. Until the end of 2013, Labonte will remain in her current position as director of the San Francisco Public Utility Commission's Water System Improvement Program—the largest wet infrastructure program ever undertaken by the city and county of San Francisco. Labonte was named the American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 Government Civil
From Levi's Stadium for the San Francisco 49ers in the north to Dodger Stadium's renovation in the south, ACCO Engineered Systems has become known throughout the California construction industry as a valued member of teams that build ultra-fast-track projects.
Construction is back on track for many, but not all, California specialty contractors, according to a recently conducted ENR California-McGraw Hill Dodge Analytics survey. The top 40 firms participating in the survey reported $5.65 billion in total 2012 revenue. That's up 42% from the $3.97 billion that the same number of companies reported in 2011. Related Links: View the Ranking of California's Top 50 Specialty Contractors View Complete List of Top Specialty Contractors by Market Sectors Specialty Contractor of the Year: ACCO Engineered Systems "Construction is looking up," says Larry Hollis, vice president of business development with San Jose-based Rosendin
In an effort to expedite the construction of a new $448-million sports-and-entertainment arena in downtown Sacramento, the California Legislature late last week overwhelmingly passed a bill to prevent potential litigation over environmental concerns. Image courtesy of City of Sacramento The arena is intended to boost redevelopment of Sacramento's blighted downtown. Image courtesy of City of Sacramento/AECOM AECOM produced this early concept drawing of the arena prior to the firm's selection as architect. Related Links: PLA Deal for New York's Tappan Zee Bridge Construction 49ers Use 'Integrated Bridging Design-Build' To Speed Stadium Construction The bill's passage came on the heels of
Tunneling 100 ft below a busy city with varying substructure is a delicate job, especially when the work comes within 8 ft of existing tunnels. Such is the case on San Francisco's new $1.5-billion Central Subway Project, which began major subterranean excavation last month. Photo courtesy SFMTA Mom Chung began tunneling more than 100 ft underneath San Francisco. Related Links: Barnard Impregilo Healy JV Awarded San Franciscos Central Subway Tunneling Project "The tunnels pass through both soft ground and Franciscan formation, which is heterogeneous rock that is not predictable except in its unpredictability," says Sarah Wilson, a San Francisco Municipal
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