Skanska Builds Hotel in Seattle, USA, for USD 52M, about SEK 430M
Skanska has signed a contract with the Widewaters Group to build the new Charter Hotel, which will be part of the Curio Collection by Hilton. The contract is worth USD 52M, about SEK 430M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building in the third quarter 2016. The 16-story, 16,250-square meter hotel, to be constructed in downtown Seattle at 2nd Ave. and Stewart St, will include 229 guest rooms. Construction will take place above an existing parking structure built f...
Major Expansion Secured at Brisbane Airport's International Terminal
Laing O’Rourke has secured another key expansion project at Brisbane Airport, being confirmed as Managing Contractor for the International Terminal Building’s Northern Concourse Expansion in Queensland. Major expansion secured at Brisbane Airport's International Terminal | Laing O'Rourke/ The $70m+ project will deliver two new gates, Gates 73 and 74, to increase the capacity of the terminal to suit bigger aircraft including the Airbus A380.The scope – currently in planning phase - inc...
HDR to Design Airport Runway Rehabs in Florida and Kentucky
HDR continues to grow its aviation planning and engineering practice, most recently by adding commercial airfield rehabilitation contracts in Florida and Kentucky. "These projects strengthen HDR's qualifications for airfield design per the latest Federal Aviation Administration design requirements," said Tim Fish, HDR aviation technical services director. "Our approach, values and culture continue to distinguish us in the aviation infrastructure marketplace." Fish credits the firm's client...
Clark Reaches Substantial Completion on Los Angeles United States Courthouse
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - After three years of construction, the design-build team led by Clark Construction Group and project partner SOM has reached substantial completion on the General Services Administration's (GSA) new United States Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. The 12-story, 631,000 square-foot facility will be the new home for the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, meet the needs of the U.S. Marshals Service, and provide trial preparation space for the U.S. Attorneys’...
Cardno Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Expert Publishes Article on Reducing Risks During SUE Project Work
Cardno’s Aaron Hopkins has authored an article, “Subsurface Utility Engineering Benefits Trenchless Installation,” which has been published in the June 15, 2016, issue of Trenchless Technology magazine. Although subsurface utility engineering (SUE) has predominantly applied during the engineering or design phases of projects, Aaron describes how it provides critical existing underground information as an effective means of reducing the risk of damages, claims, significant project delays, and...
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to Design Widening of Mountain Parkway in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, KY – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has awarded a contract to WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to finalize design plans for the widening of a segment of the Mountain Parkway in Wolfe County. The project entails widening to four lanes an 11-mile segment of the parkway in Eastern Kentucky, including reconstruction of two interchanges and numerous crossroads. Structural plans will be developed for nine bridges and 11 box culverts, and numerous retaining walls and lighting plans will be...
Design-Build Bill Becomes Law in Missouri
/ / KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 29, 2016 — For two decades, countless lawmakers, municipal and county officials, and engineering and construction professionals have worked behind the scenes to enact legislation that would allow local Missouri public agencies to use the design-build construction process for everything from roads and bridges to water and wastewater infrastructure. This week, the long-awaited...
Construction Starts on the Atkins-Designed Masterplan to Transform Morocco’s Capital City, Rabat
Construction has started on the Wessal Bouregreg project, a visionary scheme to transform the cultural and social landscape of Morocco’s capital, Rabat. Atkins designed the masterplan for this inner city site, as well as two of its most iconic buildings - the Library of National Archives of the Kingdom of Morocco, and the House of Arts and Culture - for Wessal Capital, an investment fund for tourism and real estate projects in the Kingdom of Morocco. The masterplan will create a new nation...
Skanska Builds Extension of D1 Highway in Slovakia for EUR 197M, About SEK 1.8 Billion
Skanska has signed a contract with the National Highway Authority, NDS, in Slovakia to build an extension of the D1 highway in eastern Slovakia. The contract is worth EUR 197M, about SEK 1.8 billion, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Czech Republic & Slovakia for the third quarter 2016. The construction of the 14.4 kilometer section between Budimír and Bidovce, including an additional 1.1 kilometer of express road (R2/R4), will be financed by the European Regional Dev...
A New Space for Special Collections Opens at the San Diego Natural History Museum
/ A new space for special collections opens at the San Diego Natural History Museum | Arup | A global firm of consulting engineers, designers, planners and project managers. We provided structural engineering services for the renovation of a wing of the museum that once provided back-of-house storage space. Redeveloped to showcase a special collections gallery, what was once a forbidding, closed-off space is now an integrated and enticing part of the museum experience....
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