Georgiou AECOM Consortium to deliver Townsville Ring Road Stage 5
TOWNSVILLE — AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, as part of the Georgiou AECOM consortium has been awarded the contract to design and build a six-kilometre stretch of road that will duplicate the last remaining two-lane section of the Townsville Ring Road. Stage 5 of the Townsville Ring Road will improve access and connections to key services in the local community and facilitate safer movement of freight and tourist traffic along Queensland’s major north-south corridor...
Port of Long Beach and Caltrans open new Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project in Long Beach
HNTB performed type selection, conceptual and preliminary design and owner’s engineer responsibilities for the new 2,000-foot-long cable-stayed bridge LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Port of Long Beach and Caltrans officially dedicated the new Gerald Desmond replacement bridge in Long Beach with a virtual opening ceremony on October 2. Motorists can access the new bridge beginning the morning of October 5. The new bridge offers several improvements, including three lanes in each direction with wide...
Skanska builds replacement high school in Vancouver, Washington, USA, for USD 144 M, about SEK 1.3 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with Evergreen Public Schools to construct the replacement of Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington, USA. The first phase of the contract is worth USD 144 M, about SEK 1.3 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2020. The project scope includes the demolition of the existing school, construction of the new 26,000 square-meter building, with new athletic fields and parking lot. Construction began in July 20...
Skanska builds Tier III Data Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, for USD 64 M, about SEK 585 M
Skanska has signed a multi-phase contract with Flexential Corp. to include the construction of the H3 – Flexential Data Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. The first phase of the contract is worth USD 64 M, about SEK 585 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2020. The initial phase of the project includes the construction of an about 32,500 square-meter Tier III Data Center with a structural steel core and concrete tilt panels as the primary façade. The fir...
New York City’s Charlotte Gardens Multi-Family Passive House Project Featured on Amazon Prime’s Documentary “Our Corner of the Planet”
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The design of a two-building, seven-story 18,000 square foot development in the Bronx is garnering nationwide attention. “Our Corner of the Planet”, a documentary released this week on Amazon Prime, features the 24-unit multi-family development and its Passive House Pre-Certified design which, once constructed, will be almost a net zero carbon energy building. NODE Founder and Principal Architect, Jakov Saric, a Certified Passive House Designer, jumped at the opportunity t...
Baltimore County Goes Live with Cityworks AMS Project, Implemented Virtually by Woolpert
An initial strategic assessment is serving as the foundation for a successful, phased approach to asset management. TOWSON, Md. (Sept. 24, 2020) — Baltimore County has gone live with its Cityworks Asset Management System (AMS), implemented by Woolpert. The system supports the county’s Department of Public Works and its Utilities group, which includes water and wastewater services. This implementation followed a strategic asset management assessment and phased approach created for Baltimore...
Turner-AECOM Hunt Joint Venture celebrates the opening of SoFi Stadium, largest in the NFL
SoFi Stadium recently kicked off its first regular season NFL football game LOS ANGELES – Turner-AECOM Hunt, the joint venture of Turner Construction Company and AECOM Hunt, part of AECOM (NYSE:ACM), celebrate the opening of SoFi Stadium, the new home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, in Inglewood, California. The 3.1 million-square-foot facility, which is the first football stadium erected in Los Angeles in nearly a century, can host approximately 70,000 fans and is expandabl...
UC Davis completes Phase I of nation’s largest student housing project
The Michaels Organization/Stantec team adds more than 1,000 beds to student campus Davis, CA- NYSE, TSX:STN : The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) opened the first phase of The Green at West Village student housing project, adding more than 1,000 beds to the University’s West Village neighborhood. Once the entire project is complete, the housing complex will add nearly 3,300 beds to the campus, making it the largest student housing development currently under construction in t...
Stantec Assists City of Benicia with Completion of 2020 Condition Assessments
Benicia, CA - Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—recently completed a 20-year major facilities condition assessment and technical update to the Wastewater and Water Master Plans for the City of Benicia Public Works Department. The Master Plans provide the foundation for City-based decisions regarding construction, operation, and maintenance of the water conveyance, treatment, storage, and distribution system, along with wastewater collection and treatment consistent...
Stantec-designed San Luis Obispo RTA Bus Operations & Maintenance Facility Breaks Ground
27,500 square-foot, $17 million facility designed with wellness, functionality, and sustainability in mind San Luis Obispo, CA: The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) recently broke ground on a new bus operations and maintenance facility. Top ten global design firm, Stantec, planned and designed the bus facility, which will play a vital role in the RTA’s ability to deliver safe, reliable transit services for San Luis Obispo County. In support of the agency’s wide coverag...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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