Bechtel Selected to Build First Expressway in Kenya
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has been selected by the Kenyan National Highways Authority to build the first high-speed expressway in the country. The new 294-mile (473-kilometer) route will vastly improve the connectivity, efficiency and safety of road transport between Nairobi and the country’s main sea port, Mombasa, and will reduce the journey time from over 10 hours to under four hours. The expressway will serve as a central part of Kenya’s national...
Building to Begin on Liverpool's First Specialist Cancer Hospital
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Laing O’Rourke have finalised the contract to build a new cancer hospital in Liverpool and comedian Johnny Vegas was at the build site to celebrate the significant milestone. Johnny was also joined by Everton legend Ian Snodin to mark the occasion. Andrew Cannell, Chief Executive of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, said: “We are delighted to be working with Laing O’Rourke on this very exciting development that will transform canc...
Bechtel Completes Stonewall Energy Facility Ahead of Schedule
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has completed the state-of-the-art Stonewall Energy Facility in Loudoun County, VA, USA for Panda Power Funds ahead of schedule. The client took over commercial operation of the 778-megawatt combined-cycle generating station last week. The cleaner, natural gas-fired power plant will now supply electricity to up to 778,000 homes. This is the fourth facility that Bechtel has built for Panda Power Funds. “Stonewall has been...
136.8-foot Super-Girders Used to Replace Washington’s Miles Creston Bridge
LINCOLN COUNTY, Wash. - As part of the Lincoln County Bridge Replacement Program, Oldcastle Precast of Spokane, Washington fabricated 136.8-foot-long prestressed concrete super-girders for the new Miles Creston Bridge in Lincoln County, Washington. The term “super-girder” resulted from the efficient shape of this new bridge girder family, which utilizes high strength concrete and .6” diameter prestress strand to maximize span length and minimize the number of girders. Precast, prestressed...
Stantec Celebrates Return of World Series Champs Chicago Cubs and Exciting New Additions at Wrigley Field
On the heels of a much-celebrated World Series baseball win, one that many fans waited a lifetime for, this season the Chicago Cubs are giving back more than just a trophy to their Northside home. Directly outside Wrigley Field, in what was once a coal shipping yard turned parking lot, a new office building and public park now stand. The transformation, years in the making, was led by Stantec’s Chicago office. With a goal of creating a vibrant public plaza full of activity year round, the des...
Fluor Finishes Construction of Dow Chemical’s Ethylene Production Facility on Schedule
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has safely finished the mechanical construction of The Dow Chemical Company’s (NYSE: DOW) new ethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas on schedule. Fluor provided engineering, procurement and construction services on the 1.5-million-ton-per-year light-hydrocarbon cracker, which can use both ethane and propane as feedstock. The ethylene produced by the facility will be used as a building block for ma...
Skanska Upgrades Rail Network in Southern England for GBP 165M, About SEK 1.9 Billion
Skanska has, in alliance with Aecom, Colas Rail and Mott MacDonald, been awarded a contract by Network Rail to design and construct the Waterloo and South West Upgrade on the South West Trains network in the South of England. The total contract value is GBP 453M. Skanska will include its part of the contract, worth GBP 165M, about SEK 1.9 billion, in the order bookings for Skanska UK in the fourth quarter of 2016. The project includes full design and construction to bring back the Waterloo...
Gilbane Building Company Kicks Off Construction of the New Van Leer Interdisciplinary Design Commons
Atlanta, Georgia – November 2016 – Construction is officially underway at the new Van Leer Interdisciplinary Design Commons. The ceremonial groundbreaking was held at the site of the current Blake R. Van Leer building named after Georgia Tech’s fifth president and the fist engineer to head the college. Dean of the College of Engineering, Dr. Gary S. May and Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson, president of Georgia Institute of Technology kicked off the event as they addressed the students and community on t...
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New High School in Osceola County
Orlando, Florida – October 2016 – The community along with students and local city officials came out for the official groundbreaking ceremony held by Gilbane Building Company and the School District of Osceola. The new high school campus will have a heavy emphasis on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). The building is designed to serve up to 3,000 student stations and showcase their career and technical education programs as well. “The planning and construction of our...
Laing O’Rourke formally Appointed Delivery Partner on £1Billion Redevelopment of Edinburgh St James
Laing O’Rourke has been formally appointed as the construction partner to deliver the £1 billion landmark redevelopment of the Edinburgh St James centre. TH Real Estate and Dutch pension asset manager, APG have formed a joint venture to develop one of the UK’s largest private sector regeneration projects. The 1.7 million sq ft retail and leisure centre development represents one of the largest inward investments for Scotland this year. Edinburgh St James will comprise 850,000 sq ft of retail...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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