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TxDOT Replaces State’s Last Swing Bridge in $43M Project By Cindy Riley
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At a cost of $43 million, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is replacing the FM 457 swing bridge in Sargent with a concrete corkscrew bridge that will span the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW). The construction will provide access for residents on the south side of the waterway. According to a TxDOT consultant who wishes to remain unidentified, “The FM 457 swing bridge in Sargent is in need of replacement because of its age and the high maintenance costs associated with its upkeep. The swing bridge was a retrofitted barge that opened
using a cable and pivot to allow both commercial and recreational vessels to pass. “It required frequent maintenance and operators on duty around the clock. After considering the operating costs of approximately $350,000 per year and time delays for inhabitants and emergency vehicles, a decision was made to replace the bridge with a tall, fixed structure.” Now is a good time to carry out the work, because there is increasing barge traffic in the channel, and the bridge must shut down to traffic. Motorists have to wait to cross the current structure, and emergency response times can be delayed. The existing bridge also is see CORKSCREW page 12
$10M Golden Pass Export Project to Begin Construction The Golden Pass Products LLC export project at the existing Golden Pass LNG facility in Sabine Pass, Texas, is moving forward following a positive final investment decision from its owners, affiliates of Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil. Golden Pass awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the project to a joint venture of Chiyoda International Corporation, McDermott International Inc. and Zachry Group. It also executed a 20-year firm transportation agreement with Enable Midstream Partners. Golden Pass also has secured pipeline capacity on NGPL. The project will have a capacity of around 16 million tons of LNG per year.
“Our team has worked diligently on the design, development and permitting for this world-class LNG export facility, and we are eager to begin construction to bring this exciting project to life,” Sean Ryan, president of Golden Pass Products, said. “We are extremely grateful to our employees, our community and all those who have supported us to help make this happen. This support has been absolutely critical in getting to this point, and we look forward to a long partnership going forward.” Construction on the project is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2019 and will take about five years. see TERMINAL page 13
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USDOT Announces $605M Loan for Grand Parkway Project U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Construction has already begun on the project, announced on Feb. 22 that the U.S. Department of which is being developed using a design-build Transportation’s Build America Bureau will provide approach, with substantial completion expected up to a $605 million Transportation Infrastructure May 2022. The TIFIA loan, which will be issued Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the at a 3.03 percent interest rate with a term of 30 Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation (GPTC) years after substantial completion, represents 31.5 in Houston. The loan is for the Grand Parkway percent of eligible project costs totaling $1.9 bilProject’s H & I Segments. lion. The project will increase connectivity, expand “This government investment of $605 million Construction has already begun on the Texas Grand Parkway, which is capacity, enhance safety and accommodate popuwill help regional and local agencies develop the being developed using a design-build approach, with substantial com- lation growth. infrastructure that best meets the needs of their com- pletion expected May 2022. The Bureau, which administers the TIFIA credit munities, increase connectivity, alleviate congestion, program, was established as a “one-stop shopâ€? to Directors and was incorporated in 2012 as an instrumentality streamline credit opportunities, while also providing techniand enhance safety,â€? said Chao. The Grand Parkway is a tollway construction project in of the Texas Transportation Commission, created to build cal assistance and encouraging innovative best practices in the Greater Houston area, which will develop the next sec- and operate the Grand Parkway System. The GPTC is an project planning, financing, delivery, and monitoring. tions of a proposed 184-mi. circumferential tollway. experienced borrower, having financed the first five seg- During Chao’s tenure at DOT, the Department has closed Segments H and I will add 43.6 mi. of tollway to the Grand ments of the Grand Parkway with an $840.6 million TIFIA nearly $5.4 billion in TIFIA financings, supporting more loan. That initial system was completed and commenced than $18.6 billion in infrastructure projects across the counParkway. The GPTC is governed by a three-person Board of tolling operations between February 2014 and April 2016. try. 
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Entergy Breaks Ground on First Power Plant in 40 Years The shovels hitting the dirt on Feb. 15 marked a new chapter for reliable, affordable energy across Southeast Texas. Entergy executives, elected officials and community leaders gathered to celebrate a groundbreaking marking the ceremonial start of construction on the Montgomery County Power Station. MCPS is a state-of-the-art, 993megawatt combined cycle gas turbine plant under construction next to the existing Lewis Creek Power Plant in Willis. The facility will provide a new source of reliable, low-cost and clean energy to meet the growing power demand across Southeast Texas. “Southeast Texas is growing, and Entergy Texas needs to invest now to power that growth,” said Sallie Rainer, president and CEO of Entergy Texas Inc. “By providing reliable, affordable power, we can meet our customers’ needs today, while laying the foundation for future growth across our region.” The construction of MCPS will modernize Entergy Texas’ generation fleet using new technology that provides a cleaner and more efficient source of power. This efficient technology will benefit customers by providing a savings of approximately $1.7 billion over the
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Entergy executives, elected officials and community leaders gathered to celebrate a groundbreaking marking the ceremonial start of construction on the Montgomery County Power Station.
next 30 years. In addition to meeting customer needs, MCPS also will have a substantial impact on the Texas economy. An independent economic analysis by TXP Inc. estimates that construction alone is expected to generate an estimated $1 billion in economic activity across the state. Additionally, construction is expected to create a multiplier
effect of more than 7,000 jobs (direct, indirect, induced). “We are committed to making investments that move our customers and communities forward,” said Rainer. “MCPS is a part of our $2 billion investment in infrastructure that will create jobs, spur economic development and serve our customers.” Entergy issued final notice to
proceed on the plan in August 2018. The plant is expected to be online by mid-2021. Entergy Texas Inc. provides electricity to approximately 458,000 customers in 27 counties. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power
plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of approximately $10.8 billion and nearly 13,000 employees.
U.S. Begins Building Border Wall in Rio Grande Valley BY Nomaan Merchant ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property. Congress last March approved more than $600 million for 33 mi. of new barriers in the Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has pushed ahead with building what’s already funded. That construction was often described as fencing, and the government funding bill that included construction was supported by some Democrats in the House and Senate. CBP refers to what it plans to build as a “border wall system.” According to designs it released in September, CBP intends to build 25 mi. of concrete walls to the height of the existing flood-control levee in Hidalgo County next to the Rio Grande, the river that forms the
U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. On top of the concrete walls, CBP will install 18-ft. steel posts and clear a 150-ft. enforcement zone in front. Maps released by CBP show construction would cut through the National Butterfly Center, a nearby state park, and a centuryold Catholic chapel next to the river. Many landowners oppose a border wall and have vowed to fight the U.S. government if it tries to seize their property through eminent domain. Court fights over condemning land could take months. CBP said in its statement that it intends to start construction on federally owned land. Environmental advocates expect the government to use land that’s part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge consists of dozens of parcels of land purchased over the last 40 years to create a corridor for endangered species and other wildlife. The Department of Homeland Security can waive environmental restrictions to con-
struct a border wall and issued its waiver for Hidalgo County in October. A coalition of environmental groups has sued DHS over its use of waivers. That lawsuit is still pending. Congress last March required CBP not to build in the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge after a public outcry. But it didn’t exempt the Lower Rio Grande Valley refuge. “Santa Ana was not a big enough refuge to sustain all the wildlife down here,” said Jim Chapman, a longtime resident of the Rio Grande Valley and member of the group Friends of the Wildlife Corridor. The National Butterfly Center released the text of an email sent by an attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawyer, Cliff Stevens, said in the email that construction will begin in mid-February “on federally owned land east of Bentsen State Park.” Directly east of Bentsen State Park is a refuge tract called El Morillo Banco, which is between the state park and the butterfly center. DOJ declined to comment on the email, and CBP did not respond to several
requests for comment. Land already in the hands of the government becomes an easier place to start construction quickly, said U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo. Cuellar has introduced a proposal that would instruct CBP not to build border walls in several places that have environmental and cultural significance. “The easiest way, historically, is to go to public lands, because who’s going to fight them?” he said. The butterfly center said on Facebook that a local police officer had declared all their property south of the levee to be off limits. The center says it intends to take legal action. Chapman said that despite months of protests and meetings, he hadn’t seen “any attempt” from the U.S. government “to acknowledge and to take the needs of wildlife into account.” “If you were going to design a border wall with maximal impact, you would do exactly what they were doing,” Chapman said. “You couldn’t do it worse.”
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WBC Southwest Names Anderson Women’s Business Enterprise of 2019 The Women’s Business Council — Southwest (WBCS) named Anderson Asphalt and Concrete Paving the Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) of the Year for the 5 to 20 million dollars in revenue category. This award recognizes a woman-owned business that exemplifies outstanding business acumen, industry leadership, community service and a commitment to doing business with fellow WBEs. The 2019 WBCS award winners were unveiled at the annual Parade of Stars Awards Gala on Jan. 31 in Dallas. “I am so honored to receive this award and be recognized in this way,” said President Pam Thompson. Led by Thompson, Anderson Asphalt and Concrete Paving believes in solid, modest growth and partners with fellow WBEs to achieve it. Efficiency, coupled with the highest quality work in the industry, brings their clients back time and time again, according to the company. “Congratulations to Anderson Asphalt and Concrete Paving for winning one of our highest awards, WBE of the Year,” said Debbie Hurst, president of the Women’s Business Council — Southwest. “Our award winners are those who go above and beyond to support the Council and the mission of growing women-owned businesses and I cannot wait to see how Anderson Asphalt continues to grow in the future.” Anderson Asphalt & Concrete Paving, founded in 2008, has been certified as a woman-owned business enterprise
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New Lanes to Be Constructed on U.S. 183 North From MoPac to RM 620 Additional capacity will be added to U.S. 183 North from MoPac to RM 620. The Texas Transportation Commission authorized the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) to fund and construct two tolled managed lanes in each direction in the median of U.S. 183 and construct the fourth general purpose lane in each direction where only three currently exist. TxDOT will reimburse the CTRMA for the costs to build the nontolled general purpose improvements. TxDOT will fund the non-tolled enhancements with federal money, and no Proposition 1 or Proposition 7 money will be used on the project. A new Mobility35 project in Williamson County also got the green light. The $10.6 million project will convert the I-35 frontage roads from two-way to a one-way traffic pattern between Bud Stockton Loop and FM 972. Entrance and exit ramps also will
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itchie Bros.’ first Texas auction of 2019 was a huge success, building momentum into the company’s massive six-day Orlando, Fla., auction. In total, more than 4,800 equipment items and trucks were sold in the Feb. 12 to 13 Houston, Texas, auction for more than $45 million. A record 7,150 people from 63 countries registered to bid in the two-day Houston event, including more than 5,400 people registering to bid online. United States’ buyers purchased approximately 89 percent of the equipment, including 52 percent purchased by Texas buyers, while international buyers from such countries as Germany, Vietnam and New Zealand purchased 11 percent of the equipment. Online buyers purchased 57 percent of the assets. “We smashed our Houston attendance record this week — surpassing our previous bidder record set just last November by 28 percent,” said Alan McVicker, regional sales manager, Ritchie Bros. “As a result, we achieved solid pricing on most equipment categories, with particularly strong results for transportation assets.” McVicker said, “With 7,150 bidders competing for 4,800 items in Houston, there were many customers unable to get the equipment or trucks they need.” Equipment highlights in the Houston two-day auc-
tion included more than 300 truck tractors; more than 350 trailers; more than 80 excavators; more than 80 compactors; more than 45 skid steers; more than 40 loader backhoes; more than 35 dozers; more than 35 loaders; 30 farm tractors; 25 cranes; and more. All items were sold without minimum bids or reserve prices. Auction Quick Facts • Total gross transactional value — more than $45 million • Amount sold to online bidders — more than $26 million (57 percent) • Total registered bidders (in person and online) — more than 7,150 • Registered online bidders — more than 5,400 • Total lots sold — more than 4,800 • Number of sellers — more than 660 The company’s next onsite auction in Texas will be held in Fort Worth on March 12 to 13, 2019. For a complete list of upcoming auctions and equipment available, visit rbauction.com and ironplanet.com. CEG
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Jesus Sanchez of Pharr, Texas, is looking for a quality roller like this Hamm H5i. Sanchez is in the early stages of starting a used equipment dealership, Car Mart Motors.
Karen Abbott of Abbott Equipment Sales travels to Houston annually for their winter sale rather than attend the Florida auctions. She said the smaller crowds allow her to better inspect the equipment she is interested in buying, like this Hamm 3205 vibratory roller.
Mike Haughton, formerly a Ritchie Bros. employee in the early ’80s, now owns Haughton Equipment Services of Alma, Ark. Shown with a Wacker Neuson RD12 roller, Haughton said he was one of the first sales representatives in the United States for Ritchie Bros.
All the way from Atlasburg, Pa., Andrew Miller of Alex Paris Contracting was on hand in search of bargains. He would later bid on this Lay-Mor sweeper.
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For local residents, the bridge has become part of their daily lives. Some consider it a historic landmark — the last of its kind in Texas. CORKSCREW from page 1
in need of significant costly repairs. The amount of money saved by eliminating the maintenance and operation of the swing bridge will be greater than the cost to construct the new bridge. As part of the planning process, a detailed study was conducted concerning effects on the natural and human environment, including potential impacts to floodplains, potential wetland, vegetation, wildlife, land use and threatened and endangered species. Other considerations included aesthetic and visual resources, surface water, historic and archaeological resources, potential displacements to residents and businesses, as well as social and community impacts. It also was important to obtain feedback from the community. For local residents, the bridge has become part of their daily lives. Some consider it a historic landmark — the last of its kind in Texas. A corkscrew bridge best accommodates the limited space along FM 457 and height requirements for a new bridge. Officials believe it wouldn’t be practical to place a standard span bridge in such a limited space. One of the biggest construction challenges involves control of the construction survey, due to complexity of the project geometry. The overall layout of pilings, footings and bents is not standard,
because they are in a curve, and increasing or decreasing in elevation throughout the bridge. The delivery, handling and storage of materials also is an issue. Production piles and precast caps will be delivered and uploaded by barge through the canal. The narrow channel and shallowness near the bank make off-loading difficult. Storage areas are limited, due to proximity of water and the small footprint of the work area. Lifting and erecting the center span over the channel with an overhead gantry will be very challenging, as well. Constructing bents in the water is another concern, along with driving piling in the water and forming footing just above the water. Before work on the bridge could begin, utility line removal and replacement across the GIWW had to take place, as some of the utilities interfere with construction. Crews typically relocate or remove all utilizes in the right-of-way before beginning work, not wanting to start and then get interrupted with a delay that would cost time and money. The contractor had to place test piles at four locations to determine or verify the length of the permanent piles that will support the 384ft.-long main superstructure crossing the GIWW. The main span has two 195-ft. back spans and a 300ft. navigational channel span.
TxDOT noted that the test pile menced in August at Bent 20. All high tides, due to the tropical activprogram was completed at several steel piles have been driven to the ity in the gulf. locations through the entire bridge. required elevations with the Key tasks yet to be carried out From the results of the test pro- required capacity. Workers are include mass concrete column and gram, it could be determined if the continuing to drive piling at Bent approach footing construction, preplan pile lengths would need to be 21, 18 17 and 16 respectively. cast prestressed cap fabrication, adjusted to a longer or shorter length. The first mass concrete footing delivery and erection and superCrews also are able to determine placement was completed before structure construction of approachthe bearing capacity of the piles. Christmas at Bent 20, with crews es and the main span. The test pile results were The condition of the area compared against the bearbefore work began was natuing required, as shown in the ral, undisturbed coastal shore One of the biggest plans, to ensure the piles can terrain. support the bridge. The corkscrew bridge is construction challenges Workers also had to repair 2,365 ft. long, or 0.5 mi. and involves control of the 50 ft. wide, 48 ft. divided approaches to the swing bridge on the north and south It includes two 12construction survey, due roadway. banks of the waterway to ft. lanes each way, with 10-ft. accommodate a crane to shoulders. The main span or to complexity of the move heavy equipment used channel span is 690 ft. long. project geometry. in the bridge replacement A total of 2,680 cu. yds. of project. dirt/material will be moved Work was performed on on the project. Machinery at the north leveling span stringers, starting to excavate material at the job site includes a diesel hamunderneath from a work boat. other bent locations. The contrac- mer and leads to install cylindrical Crews re-positioned several exist- tor will begin casting the precast piles. Cranes are also among the ing washer plates on the stringers. caps in the near future. equipment being used. The plates were clamped together, As for unexpected issues, field Materials required during conso they were in firm contact with conditions have changed at the struction include cylindrical steel the stringer. A restraining plate was Bent 38 location, due to hollow piles with a 30-ft. concrete then welded to the ends of each coastal/tidal erosion. The bent is plug, mass concrete class for the stringer, with some bolts replaced now partially in the water, and is to substructure, precast prestressed and others tightened. In some be redesigned and constructed sim- concrete for the bent caps, precast areas, the end of the stringer had to ilar to Bents 39 through 41. Work prestressed concrete girders for the be slightly trimmed to weld the will be completed through a approach spans (1 through 19, 21 plate. change order. through 41) and precast post-tenRegarding pile work, as well as Two or three crews of four are sioned girders for the main span. the footing, columns and the caps working the day shift only, five Work on the project began sumfor the beams on the north bank, days a week. Rain has affected mer 2018 and should be completed production piles installation com- some of the work, as have very by December 2020. CEG
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facility's storm protection levee system and expand other various safety and security assets. Pipeline: The proposed upgrades to the pipeline system will be constructed and operated to optimize the existing terminal and pipeline facilities. The existing Golden Pass Pipeline system is designed to transport natural gas from the terminal to several interconnections with interstate and intrastate pipelines that provide access to markets throughout the eastern half of the United States. Pipeline upgrades will include: • installation of approximately 3 mi. of 24-in. pipeline to facilitate bi-directional flow capability and improve system hydraulics and • installation of additional compressor stations to facilitate the receipt and redelivery of up to 2.6 billion cu. ft. per day of natural gas supply to the proposed export facility.
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When it comes to dollars and transportation, January 2019 was a record month for the Texas Department of Transportation’s Amarillo District — letting four projects totaling $100 million. One of those projects is the first step in relocating State Loop (SL) 335 west to Helium Road, beginning with the construction of frontage roads from FM 2590 to Interstate 40 — known as Segment B-2 Phase 1. On Jan. 31, the Texas Transportation Commission awarded the bid for this project to Allen Butler Construction Inc. in the amount of $45.8 million. Construction on this 7.9-mi. stretch of roadway is expected to begin by this summer with a groundbreaking ceremony in late “Our goal is to spring. design, build and Ultimately, this project will tie in to work already maintain a quality under way from I-27 west transportation to Soncy Road, known as Segment B-1 Phase 1. system across our This includes the rebuild17-county district ing and lengthening of the that will be a great I-27 bridges over SL 335, an overpass at Coulter source of pride in Street, as well as ramp the communities improvements and upgrades in preparation we serve.” for anticipated future projects. Brian Crawford “This puts us well on TxDOT our way to upgrading the entire loop to a controlled access freeway-type facility that will include mainlanes, ramps, one-way frontage roads, and three-level interchanges at I-40, I-27 and U.S. 87, conditional upon future funding,” said Amarillo District Engineer Brian Crawford. “But for now, this is an important step in easing congestion on Soncy Road while improving mobility and enhancing safety for the traveling public.” In addition to Segment B-2 Phase 1 of the SL 335 corridor development, the commission also awarded bids for the following projects: • I-40 bridge joints and overlay in Carson County to Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. in the amount of $8 million. • I-40 overlay in Potter County to RK Hall LLC in the amount of $7.7 million. • U.S. 54 in Hartley County, converting it to a Super 2 highway to J. Lee Milligan Inc. in the amount of $35.2 million. In addition to January 2019 being a record-setting month for awarded construction projects, fiscal year 2019 is expected to be a record-setting year for the Amarillo District with a total of approximately $335.56 million. “These projects are made possible through a variety of funding mechanisms including Propositions 1 and 7, which have enabled us to address not only aging infrastructure, but future needs,” Crawford said. “Our goal is to design, build and maintain a quality transportation system across our 17county district that will be a great source of pride in the communities we serve.” For more information, visit TxDOT.gov.
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