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The three-project highway section starts just north of Corsicana, Texas, and ends at the border of Navarro and Freestone counties.

Three Projects Under Way on I-45 in Navarro County

By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT

Work is under way on three I-45 expansion projects totaling $237 million that cover more than 22 mi. (35 km) in Navarro County, Texas.

The three-project highway section starts just north of Corsicana, Texas, and ends at the border of Navarro and Freestone counties.

Corsicana is located on Interstate 45, about 55 mi. (88.5 km) south of downtown Dallas. The population of Corsicana was 23,770 at the 2010 census.

The projects are known as I-45 North, I45 South and SH 31 Relief Route.

• I-45 North involves widening I-45 in

northern Navarro County. It stretches 8.3 mi. (13.3 km) from 2.1 mi. (3.4 km) south of Business I-45 to Business I-45 north.

The price tag is $58.76 million. The contractor for this section of the project is Texas Sterling of San Antonio. Justin Wild is project manager.

• I-45 South includes widening of I-45 in Southern Navarro County. It spans a 14.2-mi. (22.8 km) section of I-45 from south of FM 246 near the Freestone County border to 2.1 mi. south of Business I-45.

Cost of the project is $72 million. Webber LLC of Houston, Texas, is the contractor for the $72 million I-45 South project with Nick Wolf serving as project manager.

• The third project is a SH 31 relief see EXPANSION page 22

$250M Texas Live! Due to Break Ground in November The Texas Rangers and its development partner, The Cordish Companies, released new artist renderings and an expanded vision for the Texas Live! project that will break ground this November.

The first phase of the mixed-use project, which will be located between Globe Life Park and AT&T Stadium, is now expected to cost $250 million and will feature three major venues as well as an upscale, fullservice 300-room hotel and convention space. Texas Live!, set to open in 2018, is projected to create more than 3,000 jobs and draw more than three million visitors to Arlington annually, officials said.

Details about the project were unveiled during a press conference at Globe Life Park in Arlington that included Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and representatives from the team and development company.

Williams called Texas Live! transformative not only for Arlington’s Entertainment District but for North Texas as well, draw-

ing even more tourists to the region.

“This is going to be the beginning of a new day in baseball. This is going to be an opportunity for entertainment and baseball to come together like never before,” Williams said.

With 200,000 sq. ft. (18,581 sq m) of entertainment, shopping and dining options, the three venues — known as Rangers Republic, Live! Arena and Arlington Backyard — are designed to be a year-round destination for Arlington residents and visitors alike, officials said.

“I really do believe Texas Live! will be a great destination for fans to enjoy our game and to be entertained before and after the game,” Manfred said.

Texas Live!, originally billed as a $200 million, 100,000-sq.-ft. (9,290 sq m) project, was first unveiled last December. The 300-room hotel and 35,000-sq.-ft. (3,252 sq m) Convention Center annex were initially set to be built in a later phase but the see LIVE! page 16

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The Texas Rangers and its development partner, The Cordish Companies, released new artist renderings and an expanded vision for the Texas Live! project that will break ground this November.

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TSTC Graduates Help Fill Mechanical Technician Needs An Oklahoma City-based company has found a hiring pipeline for diesel equipment technology majors at Texas State Technical College in Waco.

Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. has hired 10 graduates so far this year. The alumni are all full-time service technicians at the company, specializing in sales, repairs and rentals of bulldozers, dump trucks, excavators, boom trucks, loaders and other heavy machinery.

The company has 400 employees at its locations in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock and Odessa, as well as Oklahoma City, Tulsa, St. Louis and Kansas City.

Ben Sitton, a technical trainer for KirbySmith, said TSTC in Waco’s location is strategic for filling its needs at its Texas branches. Most of the graduates work in Dallas.

“Everything is going computer-based and it is hard to find people who want to get dirty and build things,” said Sitton. “We have a lot of guys retiring in the future, so we will constantly add trainees. We want to give them some of the knowledge of the more experienced workers before they retire.”

TSTC’s graduates are in a two-year, onthe-job training program implemented earlier this year by Kirby-Smith. The program places them with experienced technicians to learn the working culture.

Victor Membreno, 20, of Brenham, Texas, and an August 2016 graduate of TSTC, learned about Kirby-Smith through friends.

(L-R): Texas State Technical College in Waco DET graduates Ciro Suaste of Italy, Texas; Ty McCarver of White Settlement, Texas; Rick Adam of Granbury, Texas; Victor Membreno of Brenham, Texas; and Rodrigo Gutierrez of Ennis, Texas, stand in the maintenance yard at Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. in Dallas. KSM hired by the alumni this year to train and work as service technicians.

“You have people who have done this for 25 years,” Membreno said. “They see you as the next generation. They want to give you their knowledge.”

Some of the skills the graduates are learning include fire, water and air analysis; hydrology; and failure analysis. The end result will be experienced workers certified as Komatsu technicians with a knowledge of how Kirby-Smith handles its service to customers.

“We can mold them into what we want,”

Sitton said.

The company teaches safety around the machinery. Ty McCarver, 21, of White Settlement, Texas and a spring TSTC graduate, said the family-like atmosphere is also emphasized. His career goal is to get repair experience and later move into management.

“I told them when I was interviewing that I was willing to work,” McCarver said. “I did work on my grandfather’s older cars growing up.”

Rick Adam, 35, of Granbury, Texas, and a

spring TSTC graduate, said his job at KirbySmith is the best he has ever had.

Adam said the key to being successful at the company, and any job, is to listen.

“If you are willing to work and have an open mind and be willing to learn, those are the best things,” he said. “We want co-workers who are willing to take a step back and think.”

The alumni are grateful for what they learned in TSTC’s diesel equipment technology program.

“At DET, they taught us the basics,” said Rodrigo Gutierrez, 21, of Ennis, Texas and a spring 2016 TSTC graduate. “Knowing your basics is important. We can grow from there.”

Gutierrez said working with engines came naturally to him because he did repairs on his father's two tractor-trailers while growing up.

“I went to school for this, so I knew what I was getting into,” Gutierrez said.

Ciro Suaste, 21, of Italy, Texas, said TSTC’s career services staff were helpful in him finding a job. The summer graduate said he enjoys the flow of work and the tools, particularly the sockets, he uses daily.

Sitton said the company anticipates hiring more TSTC graduates later this year.

“We like to find students with good grades who are willing to learn and have a good knowledge of hand tools and the basics going through school,” Sitton said.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

EPA Plans $97M Cleanup of Houston-Area Superfund Site

By David Warren ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS (AP) About $97 million will be spent to remove material in waste pits along the San Jacinto River east of Houston that is contaminated with toxic chemicals from a former paper mill, the Environmental Protection Agency announced.

The remediation of the Superfund site will include hauling away soil, sediment and other material from the disposal sites that were built in the 1960s and contain material contaminated with dioxins, which in people can cause cancer, reproductive problems, skin disease and changes in hormone levels.

The mill was in the Houston suburb of Pasadena, and pulp and paper waste was placed on barges

and then dumped along the San Jacinto. The area was deemed a Superfund site in 2008, a designation used for the nation’s most contaminated land. Signs in the area caution people not to eat fish or crabs caught there.

Most of the $97 million will go to efforts to clean up 14 acres just north of Interstate 10, the EPA said in a statement. Another $10 million will be spent on removals from about 20 acres south of the interstate. An estimated 152,000 cu. yds. (116,212 cu m) of material will be hauled away from the area north of the interstate, a volume that amounts to 140,000 tons (127,005 t).

The EPA will accept public comments on the cleanup plan for the next two months, and Rock Owens, who heads the environmental compliance division for the

Harris County attorney's office, said contractors could begin removing contaminated material in the next year or two.

“It’s been moving forward rather quickly, I think,” Owens said of the effort since the land was given Superfund status. “Our office has been putting pressure on the EPA since day one to get the stuff out of there.”

Vince Ryan, Harris County attorney said in a statement that the waste pits weren’t discovered by government inspectors until 2005 and that they had become partially submerged in the river water.

A protective cap was put in place in 2011, but not before dioxins had leaked for years into the water and riverbank, Ryan said.

Problems have been found with the cap, such as a hole found in it last year that may have allowed addi-

tional dioxins to seep away.

“We are very pleased that the EPA’s preferred remedy will lead to the removal of the contaminated material from the San Jacinto River,” Ryan said.

Two companies, International Paper and McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corp., a subsidiary of Waste Management, will cover the cost of the cleanup, Owens said.

Tom Ryan, a spokesman for International Paper, said IP is not responsible for the waste and that the dumping occurred before it purchased the mill.

“When you purchase a company you purchase the liability that comes with it,” he said.

IP said in a formal statement that it is evaluating the plan.

McGinnes, the company that contracted with the mill’s previous owner to dig the waste pits,

released its own statement criticizing the EPA plan. The company argued that the better option is reinforcing the cap because excavating the site would release contaminated material along the river and put “nearby communities at risk for years to come.”

But Owens has argued that in light of destructive storms that periodically strike southeast Texas, the best course of action is to haul away the soil and sediment. He added Wednesday that the EPA’s solution may not be a panacea because a full assessment of the site has not been done.

“I hesitate to say they’re getting all of it out because we just don’t know,” he said.

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Work Continues to Restore Massive South Texas Fort

By John MacCormack SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

SAN YGNACIO, Texas (AP) About two centuries ago, a Mexican boy named Jose Villarreal and a companion were captured and taken by raiding Comanches north across the Rio Grande.

After the two escaped, they found their way out of the hostile wilderness by following the North Star.

The San Antonio Express-News reported decades later, in 1851, Villarreal, a blacksmith, built a simple iron sundial that was placed over an arched stone doorway of “El Fuerte,’’ the oldest structure in this colonial river town.

According to local lore, the device, which keeps Mexico City time, was Villarreal’s tribute to the celestial body that had guided him and his companion to freedom.

As San Ygnacio approaches the bicentennial anniversary of its founding in 1830, the old sundial still presides over the massive old fort, which, after decades of decline, has been lately bustling with carpenters, masons and other workers.

“A year ago, the south stone wall was rubble. Now it’s quite lovely. This is a fabulous thing that you wouldn’t expect to see in a small town,’’ said Gigi Rodriguez of the River Pierce Foundation, a local nonprofit organization that owns the fort.

The dramatic ongoing resurrection of the structure, the oldest in San Ygnacio, is being funded by a $269,130 grant from the National Park Service, plus nearly as much in matching funds from sponsors.

Work began in June after five years of study and planning. If all goes well, the project will be finished by the end of the year.

River Pierce officials hope the restored fort will stimulate a cultural and business revival in San Ygnacio, a sleepy settlement of whitewashed Mexican-style structures, modest houses and mobile homes about 30 miles south of Laredo.

With a picturesque historic district and quiet streets where chickens and stray dogs wander, San Ygnacio evokes another time. It is anchored by a classical Mexican

“A year ago, the south stone wall was rubble. Now it’s quite lovely. This is a fabulous thing that you wouldn’t expect to see in a small town.’’

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plaza with a gazebo, benches and a tiny, alabaster Catholic Church that was built in 1875.

Among the town’s better-known admirers was architect O’Neil Ford, who oversaw the renovation of San Antonio’s La Villita and designed the campuses of Trinity University and UTSA, among many prominent projects. He died in 1982.

“He was quoted as saying this plaza was a very beautiful example of border vernacular architecture.

He loved the space, the place and thought it was romantic as well,’’ said painter Michael Tracy, a cofounder of River Pierce.

But the pulse of San Ygnacio has slowed with the years, and it now attracts few visitors.

“In a month, I’ll probably run into two to five strangers, and they are usually coming to look for birds. When the weather cools, a few people drive through just to check us out,’’ said Christopher Rincón, executive director of River Pierce.

“I’ve heard that 1,000 to 1,200 people live here, but I don’t know where they are. I’ve never seen them,’’ he added.

Surviving Raids and Floods Despite nearly two centuries of trials, including raids by Indians and border bandits, war, accidental fires, hurricanes, river floods, illadvised modifications and general neglect, the fort complex, which occupies half a city block, is largely intact.

“The incredible thing about this project is that it was almost untouched. San Ygnacio didn’t even have a paved road until 1935.

The only thing that has touch it

lately is the oil industry,’’ said restoration expert Frank Briscoe recently working at the site.

“This is all I do and it is probably the most challenging and gratifying project of my career,’’ said Briscoe, an architectural conservator.

Others, with deep local roots, also are involved in the project.

“I grew up here and whoever made that sundial was related to me,’’ said Jose Villarreal who with his younger brother Daniel now is working on the site.

“I’d come over and play inside.

Everything was falling down. It was abandoned for 30 years,’’ said Villarreal, a pipeline welder idled by the slump in the oilfields.

A bumper sticker on his huge black welder’s truck, parked nearby, read: “Pipeliner wives have lots of problems. Money ain’t one of them.’’

“Everyone is proud of the fort.

In 30 years, I’ll be telling my grandchildren that I helped remodel it,’’ he added.

Gun Turrets Known formally as the TreviñoUribe Rancho, the old thick-walled structure on a bluff above the Rio Grande is one of the last good examples on the border of colonial Mexican ranch architecture.

Similar 18th- and 19th-century structures, including all those in Old Guerrero, Mexico, vanished under the rising water in 1953 when the river was dammed to make Falcon Reservoir.

The original structure, called “El Cuarto Viejo,’’ or the Old Room, was built in 1830 by Don Jesus Treviño, a city leader and rancher from Guerrero who established a ranch here in 1830.

Defense against raiding Indians dictated the construction. The original one-room building had 26-in.thick stone walls, no windows, three heavy doors and an escape hatch to the fireproof roof.

The surviving mesquite door was secured by a mesquite cross bar and opens on heavy wooden pins at the top and bottom. Two towers once stood by the south door, complete with gun ports to fight off attacks. Along the outside wall, built much later, are more gun turrets.

Unlike other such border settlements which succumbed to Indian raids and were abandoned, San Ygnacio survived, grew and prospered, later under the leadership of Trevino’s son-in-law Blas Maria Uribe.

Eventually, the 8-ft. stone wall was built to enclose the settlement and rooms were added. In several of them, dates and intriguing messages in Spanish were inscribed in the cypress roof beams, with some still legible.

“Let us work for Peace and Liberty,’’ reads one dated May 15, 1854.

Another, in a different room and dated Dec. 3, 1871, reads “The Peace of Jesus Christ Be With Us. Saint Ignatious, Pray for us.’’ In that room, historians noted, the builders no longer found the need for gun ports to defend against Indians.

By that era, San Ygancio was a ranching hub and an important border point for crossing cattle to Mexico. It also was a platted town with a church and more than 600 residents.

When the Texas-Mexico Railroad reached Laredo in 1881, its connection to the outside world

finally was assured, ending the era of isolation, wagon trains and pack mules.

In subsequent years, San Ygnacio weathered cross-border ripples from the Mexican Revolution, and survived the damming of the Rio Grande.

The town got a reprieve after 200 residents signed a petition asking to be spared condemnation, noting its elevation placed it above the reservoir’s highest anticipated levels.

A Rediscovered Jewel Unlike some historical buildings in San Ygnacio that were altered or modernized over the decades, the old Treviño-Uribe Rancho was relatively untouched, preserving it as a jewel to be rediscovered.

Workers, including the two Villarreal brothers, this month wrestled with the heavy new cypress roof beams in one of the dark old kitchens.

“It’s kind of a big day,’’ Briscoe, the restoration expert, said as the last beam was muscled into place.

“There must have been a fire here in the early 1800s. It destroyed all the vigas [roof beams] in the kitchen except one, so we used that one as an example,’’ he said, pointing to a charred beam.

With that job done, the first phase of the restoration came to an end.

“We’re at a real juncture. I think today we’ve finished the really heavy-lifting part. Now we shift to more detailed work,’’ he said.

And, said Briscoe as he gave a room-to-room tour, more historical revelations are likely to come to light soon.

“For me, one of the most mysterious parts is the Cuarto Viejo, the oldest structure in San Ygnacio.

This is a pretty rare door. We think it’s an original from 1830. Instead of hinges, it has pintles,’’ he said of the mesquite pins.

“There are a lot of writings, even scratchings, on the back side of the door that we’d like to know more about. The leading theory is that they have something to do with Indian attacks,’’ he added.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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Falvez Energy Completes Financing for Data Foundry to 163-mW Wind Farm in Texas Panhandle Build Third Data Center in Austin

Falvez Energy has closed the financing of the Falvez Astra Wind Project in Texas, its first utility scale wind project. GE unit, GE Energy Financial Services, provided the construction financing, which will enable the construction of the 163-megawatt wind farm. Additionally, GE Energy Financial Services and BNP Paribas SA will each provide 50 percent of the long-term tax equity for the project.

The project is located in Randall, Castro and Deaf Smith Counties, in the Texas Panhandle, approximately 30 mi. (48 km) south of Amarillo. The project property is comprised of approximately 11,000 acres on land historically used for ranchland and agricultural purposes. It is considered to be in the western part of the Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) in Texas, which provides renewable energy generation produced in west Texas access to major transmission lines that serve eastern Texas load areas including Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

The project was designed and is being constructed to utilize 68 GE 2.4-107 wind turbine generators with advanced performance, reliability and output. GE is supplying the main power transformer. The renewable energy generated by the project will be transmitted through a new 14-mi. (22.5 km) 345 kV transmission line to the Sharyland Utilities Windmill Substation, and via the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). GE also will provide the dayto-day operations and maintenance services for the project under a 10-year Full Service Agreement.

“The financial closing is a testament to the strong partnership amongst GE, BNP Paribas and Falvez Energy, and the beginning of an excellent long-term strategic relationship for future wind projects,” said Hossein Fateh, principal of Falvez Energy.

Falvez Energy, along with the sister company, WindHQ,

is currently pursuing a number of wind energy projects in the Americas, including in Tamaulipas, Mexico, and the Eastern United States.

“This achievement is the result of close cooperation with the parties participating as a single motivated team to get to the finish line. GE’s approach to a one-stop shop enables this project to become a reality,” said Leandro Alves, principal of Falvez Energy.

Kevin Walsh, managing director and head of U.S. renewables, GE Energy Financial Services, said “We are pleased to establish a new relationship with Falvez Energy and build upon our strong global renewable energy footprint in support of projects that use GE’s technology.”

GE Energy Financial Services has committed to invest approximately $9.5 billion in wind energy projects that generate more than sixteen gigawatts of power globally.

Phil Mintun, head of BNP Paribas Capstar Partners U.S. added, “We are pleased to participate in this important project sponsored by Falvez and to work alongside GE Energy Financial Services in making this investment. This transaction represents an important milestone in BNP Paribas’ commitment to financing renewable energy projects around the globe.”

Falvez Energy’s vision is to bring institutional investors to renewable energy projects, where its goal, from day one, is to have projects that are sufficiently attractive to warrant long-term investment.

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Galveston Dedicates $85M Wastewater Plant Eight Years After Hurricane Ike GALVESTON, Texas (AP) Officials have dedicated an $85 million wastewater treatment plant in Galveston as the largest Hurricane Ike recovery project since the storm hit in 2008.

The Galveston County Daily News reported dignitaries gathered to celebrate completion of the plant, which began operations in March.

Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough said projects like the wastewater treatment plant take time. Construction was funded by federal disaster recovery funds administered by the Texas General Land Office.

“We have some glitzy projects in our recovery package,” Yarbrough said. “This is not one of them. This

isn’t one they’re going to drive by and say that’s a wonderful addition to the island. But the one thing about this project is they’re going to use it every day.”

The new plant, built on the site of the old wastewater facility that was inundated during the storm, has holding tanks above flood level and upgraded power systems.

Stabilizing the city’s wastewater infrastructure hasn’t been without its bumps though. Officials said a power surge at the new plant in August released about 135,000 gallons of partially treated sludge into Galveston Bay. A city spokeswoman said the malfunctioning equipment has been replaced and the place is now in full

working condition.

Land Commissioner George P. Bush, who was at the dedication ceremony, said he will push for storm surge protection projects and initiatives in the upcoming legislative session.

“When you think about the cost over the long term, it’s not only important to finish out grants from the federal government, but to protect your assets,” Bush said. “As we celebrate today, we’ve got to think about the future.”

For more information, visit http://www.galvnews.com.

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Data Foundry, a leading provider of premium colocation, network and managed services, announced the construction of its third Austin data center, Texas 2. The first phase of construction will begin this quarter, and upon completion of the third and final phase, the size of the facility will total 325,000 sq. ft. (30,193 sq m).

Data Foundry will invest approximately $200 million in the construction of Texas 2. The new data center will tentatively open its doors during the third quarter of 2017.

Texas 2 will reside next to Texas 1 on the Data Ranch in Austin, Texas. The Data Ranch is a 40-acre data campus owned by Data Foundry, uniquely positioned to meet enterprise requirements for build-to-suit data centers.

Texas 2 will provide retail and wholesale colocation space, and it is being designed with high-density capabilities to support high performance computing (HPC) environments of up to 50 kW per cabinet.

Like Texas 1, the new data center will feature eight layers of security, concurrently maintainable power and cooling, diverse dual power feeds from two independent electrical substations and diverse network carrier entry points. Like other Data Foundry facilities, Texas 2 will be carrier-neutral and provide blended bandwidth Internet service. Data Foundry is implementing additional energy efficient features in the design of Texas 2, such as adiabatic humidification and cooling infrastructure that supports higher chilled water temperatures.

Austin remains a desirable location for disaster recovery, as it is located in a region that has a low incidence of natural disasters and a power grid that is independent from the rest of the country. In addition to 165,000 sq. ft. (15,329 sq m) of total raised white floor space, the facility in its final phase will include more than 40,000 sq. ft. (3,716 sq m) of customizable dedicated office space for colocation customers as well as those seeking a secondary worksite for disaster recovery.

“Our expansion in Austin is proof of the demand for highend colocation, and with the construction of Texas 2, we will continue to meet that demand. Texas 1’s enhanced dual-feed design was a huge success. We are thrilled to incorporate this and other premium design features with the latest advances in data center technology in the development of Texas 2,” said Edward Henigin, chief technology officer,.

Corgan, a leading architecture and design firm with deep technical expertise that has consistently ranked as one of the top ten architecture firms in the country, will manage the design of Texas 2. The firm has been in business for more than 75 years. The facility will be built by Structure Tone Southwest Inc., based in Dallas, Texas. Structure Tone Southwest has been in business for 40 years and has expertise in mission critical facilities and healthcare construction.

For more information, call 888/839-2794 or visit www.datafoundry.com.

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Texas Highway Project Lettings

Project: Widen to 4-lane divided rural facility (Phase 2).

Location: From U.S. 59 south to SH 36.

Estimate: $13,856,193 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Williams Brothers Construction Company Inc. — $11,736,891 • Webber LLC — $12,535,796 • J.D. Abrams LP — $12,605,997 • James Construction Group LLC — $12,633,517 • Hassell Construction Company Inc. — $13,629,258 • Sterling Delaware Holding Company Inc. — $13,712,824 • Triple B Services LLP — $14,625,050 • Angel Brothers Holdings Corporation — $14,797,163 • OHL USA Inc. — $15,350,243 • Interstate Highway Construction Inc. — $15,752,517 • ISI Contracting Inc. — $17,730,559

The Texas State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects.

Following is a list of some of the projects let.

County: Bexar Project ID: NH 1602(550) Project: Expand to 4 lane expressway — 4 non-toll lanes.

Location: From U.S. 90 to FM 1957 — Potranco Road.

Estimate: $81,148,334 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Webber LLC — $64,138,414 • Williams Brothers Construction Company Inc. — $64,854,369 • Flatiron Constructors Inc. — $65,449,605 • Zachry Construction Corporation — $69,832,262 • The Lane Construction Corporation — $72,101,134 • Johnson Bros. Corporation, A Southland Company — $76,046,324 County: Montgomery Project ID: STP 1602(483)MM Project: Construct railroad overpass and widen to 4-lanes.

Location: From FM 1486 to 0.109 mi. north of FM 1488.

Estimate: $28,549,801 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • James Construction Group LLC — $23,247,170 • Webber LLC — $23,368,755 • J.D. Abrams LP — $23,580,801 • Zachry Construction Corporation — $23,658,693 • Flatiron Constructors Inc. — $23,833,342 • Sterling Delaware Holding Company Inc. — $23,999,835 • Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. — $24,295,003 • Williams Brothers Construction Company Inc. — $24,401,096 • Pulice Construction Inc. — $25,926,878 • OHL USA Inc. — $27,068,413 • Johnson Bros. Corporation, A Southland Company — $29,609,960 • Jay-Reese Contractors Inc. — $33,191,405 County: Erath Project ID: STP 1602(432) Project: Grade, base, structures and pavement.

Location: From Palo Pinto County line to BU 337J in Stephenville.

Estimate: $24,961,750

Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Jay Mills Contracting Incorporated — $24,891,249 • RK Hall LLC — $25,218,979 • Duininck Inc. — $25,650,341 • Austin Bridge & Road Services LP — $26,935,051 • A. L. Helmcamp Inc. — $27,967,936 • Delhur Industries Inc. — $30,264,680 County: Hunt Project ID: BR 1602(330) Project: Replace existing bridge facilities.

Location: From Rockwall County line to FM 1565 north.

Estimate: $23,374,343 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Austin Bridge & Road Services LP — $23,164,560 • McCarthy Building Companies Inc. — $23,980,979 • Sterling Delaware Holding Company Inc. — $24,210,844 • Ed Bell Construction Company — $24,500,000 • Ragle Construction Inc. — $24,741,775 • Haydon Building Corporation — $27,066,705 • East Texas Bridge Inc. — $30,124,148 County: Fort Bend Project ID: STP 1602(587)MM

County: Kendall Project ID: STP 1602(548) Project: Widen roadway to provide passing lane.

Location: From U.S. 87 to Kendall/Comal County line.

Estimate: $10,233,515 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Hunter Industries, Ltd. — $8,970,343 • Curran Contracting Company — $9,424,274 • J3 Company LLC — $9,652,182 • Angel Brothers Holdings Corporation — $10,560,586 • Dean Word Company Ltd. — $10,750,086 • Capital Excavation Company — $10,907,828 • Allen Keller Company — $10,958,011 • Anderson Columbia Company Inc. — $14,400,282 County: Austin Project ID: BR 1502(358) Project: Replace bridge and approaches.

Location: From Caney Creek Cr 310 to Kramer Road.

Estimate: $288,636 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • SB Contractors LLC — $314,926 • Trevway Inc. — $318,120 • TCB Construction Inc — $339,785 • A Greater Austin Development Concrete Construction LLC — $377,662

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Texas Live! Expected to Draw Visitors, Create 3,000 Jobs LIVE! from page 1

Rangers and The Cordish Companies said they identified many beneficial reasons to push that part of the development forward sooner than later.

Construction on Texas Live! is expected to start at the end of the Texas Rangers season. The entertainment and shopping venues are set to open prior to the start of the Rangers’ 2018 Opening Day with the hotel opening later that year.

“The hotel along with the convention center annex offers the city the potential to greatly increase its convention and tourism business,” said Blake Cordish, vice president of The Cordish Companies. “It creates a more dynamic destination in Texas Live! Not only can fans come early and stay late, but they can stay over. We certainly hope to capture visiting teams when they come to town. We hope to be a great complement for attractions such as Six Flags and sports fans and entertainment fans.”

As part of a public-private partnership approved with the Texas Rangers last December, the city of Arlington plans to contribute $50 million in natural gas revenue toward the Texas Live! project. If project milestones are met, the city also is prepared to provide performance-based incentives that

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The first phase of the mixed-use project, which will be located between Globe Life Park and AT&T Stadium, is now expected to cost $250 million and will feature three major venues as well as an upscale, full-service 300-room hotel and convention space.

include allowing the team to retain income from the following sources: hotel occupancy tax, property tax, sales tax and mixed beverage tax for 30 years from the city and hotel occupancy tax and sales tax from the state for 10

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Arlington Backyard will be an incredible amenity and gathering place for the community, fans and visitors.

Rangers Republic will be the “ultimate fan clubhouse” for Rangers fans during home games, away games and all year-round.

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Texas Live! Will Feature ‘Ultimate Fan Clubhouse’, Hotel LIVE! from page 16

• Manager pep talks and player visits • Unparalleled sports viewing • Real time team and player statistics and data • Authentic memorabilia and history • Commissioned pieces of art from local artists that celebrate great moments in Rangers history • Variety of authentic dining options • Interactive games for the entire family Live! Arena Live! Arena, the heartbeat of Texas Live!, is a multi-level, central gathering place comprised of more than 35,000 sq. ft. of best-in-class dining and entertainment options.

Designed by internationallyacclaimed Jeffrey Beers International, Live! Arena will be the “living room” of Texas Live!, providing fans with one of the best sports viewing experiences imaginable and will be the ultimate place to celebrate the Rangers and all Texas sports. Live! Arena will feature: • A state-of-the-art, interactive Arlington Backyard, a 5,000-capacity outdoor event pavilion will become the “backyard” of Texas Live!

AV presentation that includes a 100 ft. (30.5 m) LED screen as the centerpiece • A two-story, retractable glass façade that flows into a 10,000 sq. ft. (929 sq m) outdoor beer garden • Market-style food vendors celebrating the best of Texas cuisine • A performance stage for concerts • An LED ribbon board that surrounds the venue Arlington Backyard Arlington Backyard, a 5,000-capacity outdoor event pavilion will become the “backyard” of Texas Live! An embodiment of the Rangers spirit, Arlington Backyard will be covered by a permanent roof and will be a fun, casual place to gather for all different types of events throughout the year. Arlington Backyard will host more than 250 annual events including cultural activities, art shows, regional and national concerts, charitable functions and community events.

Arlington Backyard will serve as the launching point for major festivals throughout the entire district. With the ability to expand to accommodate up to 7,000 guests, Arlington Backyard will be an incredible amenity and gathering place for the community, fans and visitors.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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Work is under way on three I-45 expansion projects totaling $237 million that cover more than 22 mi. (35 km) in Navarro County, Texas.

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route. It stretches from 3.2 mi. (5 km) west of FM 2555 east to 3.7 mi. (6 km) east of I-45. The SH 31 relief route will be a two-lane rural arterial roadway. Its cost is $106 million. Sundt Construction of Tempe, Ariz. is contractor for SH 31 Relief Route. Construction of the relief route has not yet begun.

Crews working on the two I-45 projects will expand I-45 from four to six lanes and reconstruct three major interchanges. They also will install Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

ITS involves the use of electronics, computers and communications equipment in work zones to collect information, process it and take appropriate actions in the areas of traffic monitoring and management, traveler information, incident management and road safety.

Four New Interchanges Part of Three Projects Interchanges will be built at I-45 and Business 45 north of Corsicana, at I-45 and Business 45 south of Corsicana, at I-45 and SH 14 in Richland and at I-45 and SH 31 relief route.

The two I-45 widening projects are under way, while work on the relief route starts in October. All projects are slated to be complete by 2020.

The Texas Department of Transportation is overseeing the work. The projects are part of a

larger effort to improve I-45 from Houston to Dallas. The highway is considered a major north-south thoroughfare in Texas, and reducing traffic gridlock is a major goal.

“The flow of traffic will improve through Navarro County with the six-lane freeway,” said Michelle Releford, public information officer at TxDOT Dallas District office.

Releford said the improvements could have a positive impact on

Current work being done includes construction of the I-45 North interchange at North Business I-45, and the South SH 14 interchange.

Carrolton, Texas; Big Creek Construction of Lorena, Texas; MICA Corp. of Fort Worth and Gibson and Associates of Dallas.

The I-45 South project currently has 17 subcontractors on duty including Big Creek Construction, Renaissance Contracting of Austin; Breda Construction; MICA Corp.; and TexOp Construction LP of Justin, Texas.

Material is also brought to the job and moved around the project daily with more than 75 subcontracted dump and bulk tanker trucks.

Subcontractors for the SH 31 relief route have not yet been named.

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The projects are known as I-45 North, I-45 South and SH 31 Relief Route.

North interchange at North Business I-45, and the South SH 14 interchange.

Also, Webber LLC photo bridge, median and Current work being done includes con- shoulder widening is in struction of the I-45 North interchange at progress on I-45 South.

North Business I-45, and the South SH 14 Heavy equipment interchange. on site includes trackhoes; dozers; loaders; business development near I-45. drilling equipment for bridges; a “Opportunities for retail develop- Gomaco concrete paver and belt ment exist along the frontage roads placer; a Gomaco 9500 trimmer; Rexcon Model S concrete plant of I-45,” she said. with shrink mixer; and 2 Interchange, Bridge Work Manitowoc 11000-1 crawler cranes. is Under Way I-45 North will require about Current work being done includes construction of the I-45 245,000 sq. yds. (204,851 sq m) of

concrete. I-45 South will require about 400,000 sq. yds. (334,451 sq m) of concrete. An estimate is not yet available for the SH 31 relief route.

Between 15 and 30 workers are on duty each day at the I-45 North project while the I-45 South project employs a daily workforce of 60 to 75 people. Some night work will be necessary including the I45 South project.

Numerous Subcontractors on Duty The I-45 North project currently has 21 contractors. Top names include Breda Construction of San Antonio; ACU Construction of

Recycling “Asphalt and concrete will be removed from the project and recycled,” Releford said. “RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement) will be reused in hot mix for the project and concrete will be crushed to produce flexible base.”

Impacts on Nearby Communities “Lane closures will cause some traffic delays,” Releford said. “I-45 traffic can follow Business 45 through Corsicana. Closure of bridges north and south of Corsicana and SH 14 in Richland requires traffic to detour to access I-45.”

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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