Lincoln Builders of Baton Rouge is nearly halfway through construction a $20 million medical center in Plaquemine, La. The 43,000-sq-ft facility will bring much needed services to a parish that has been without a hospital since 2008 when River West Medical Center was forced to close due to damages from Hurricane Gustav. Courtesy of Lincoln Builders of Baton Rouge Inc. Lincoln Builders of Baton Rouge is constructing a $20 million, 43,000-sq-ft medical center in Plaquemine, La. Related Links: Lincoln Builders of Baton Rouge Iberville Parish “We're right on schedule at roughly 40 percent through it and anticipate a completion date
The Lafayette Regional Airport is in the early stages of planning a new terminal that could bring an additional $60-80 million worth of construction to Lafayette, La. Related Links: Lafayette Regional Airport The rapidly growing airport is expected to triple its passenger population by 2025. A study conducted by airport design and engineering firm URS Corp. in April 2013 found that the cost to remodel the existing terminal would run 85% of the cost of a new one.Gregory Roberts, AAD, director of aviation at the Lafayette Regional Airport, says the Lafayette Airport Commission has made the decision to build a
Contractors have nearly completed the demolition phase of a $70 million renovation project at the Riverwalk Marketplace in New Orleans. The facility is being renovated to accommodate a new factory outlet mall, the first of its kind to be constructed in the downtown area of a major city. Courtesy of Howard Hughes Corp. A $70 million renovation project at the Riverwalk Marketplace in New Orleans will enable the facility to accommodate a new factory outlet mall, the first of its kind to be constructed in the downtown area of a major city. Related Links: Howard Hughes Corp. The Outlet Collection
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
The City of Shreveport has agreed to make $342 million worth of improvements to its sewer system over the next 12 years. Courtesy of the Shreveport Water and Sewage Board The Shreveport Water and Sewage Department will repair its sewer system over the next 12 years, with work split into five phases. Related Links: Shreveport Water and Sewage Department City of Shreveport The improvements are part of a consent decree to settle violations of the Clean Water Act. A complaint by the Environmental Protection Agency alleges that raw sewerage has spilled into surrounding waterways since 2005 due to inadequate operation
The Lemoine Co. is in the process of constructing a 90,000-sq-ft, five-story casino hotel in Harvey, La. The project is valued at $14 million and is on target to be completed in May 2014. Courtesy of The Lemoine Co. A rendering of the new 90,000-sq-ft, five-story casino hotel now under construction in Harvey, La. Related Links: The Lemoine Co. Mathes Brierre Architects Lemoine Co. Project Operations Manager John Manion says the hotel at Boomtown Casino will feature 150 guest rooms, a fitness center, conference space and a 210-space parking lot. The hotel will be connected to the existing casino facilities
The McDonnel Group recently broke ground on a $22.6 million expansion of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. The project will transform a historic warehouse into a 65,000-square-foot modern teaching facility complete with classrooms, labs and a kitchen. Courtesy of The McDonnel Group A rendering of the $22.6 million expansion of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Related Links: The McDonnel Group John C. Williams Architects The project design-build team is being led by The McDonnel Group, with John C. Williams Architects as the lead designer. McDonnel Group President Allan McDonnel says the interior of the
Five years after work began, the Interstate-49 North Project has nearly completed a 36-mile four-lane link between Shreveport and the Arkansas state line. Cut through farmland and the rolling hills of North Caddo and Desoto parishes, the challenging $670-million project, divided into 11 segments, has prompted the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development and contractors to use some unique solutions to keep it on pace. Related Links: Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development Massive UndertakingFour of the project's segments have been completed, six are under construction and one is set to go to bid in December, leaving five miles to
An extensive prefabrication strategy aims to keep the $1-billion University Medical Center project in New Orleans on target to meet the project's daunting scope and aggressive construction schedule. With more than 2 million sq ft of built space, the project for the state of Louisiana is one of the largest health care campuses under construction in the U.S. Its 31-month construction schedule has prompted construction-manager-at-risk Skanska USA Building, New York City, and joint venture partner MAPP Construction, New Orleans, to pursue prefabrication of mechanical systems, headwalls and bathroom facilities. Related Links: Parkland: A 'Hospital for the Future' Top Starts: Texas
FHP Tectonics Corp, New Orleans, will start construction in June on a $26.5 million school in New Orleans. Image courtesy FHP Tectonics The $26.5-million Morris Jeff Community School was designed by the joint venture of VergesRome Architects and Fanning Howey. The new Morris Jeff Community School is being funded by State of Louisiana Recovery School District and was designed by the joint venture of VergesRome Architects and Fanning Howey, both of New Orleans.The three-story building will be constructed in accordance with the Educational Specifications for PK-8 schools with 35 teaching stations and a total area of 108,000 square feet. It