New Amtrak Maintenance Facility Allows for Local Train Repairs

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The new Locomotive Service Facility at the King Street Coach Yard in Seattle, Washington, has recently been completed for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak. This $32-million project included the demolition of the previous warehouse onsite and construction of a new 31,000-square-foot locomotive service facility. PCL Construction Services, Inc. served as the general contractor for the new maintenance facility. The new facility was constructed on top of 178 steel-driven pipe piles at a depth of 180 feet below grade and heavily reinforced structural concrete-grade beams were constructed to tie the pile foundations together, supporting the new pre-engineered metal building. This … Read more

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Start of Large Projects Continues to Impact Available of Skilled Labor, Reveals Turner Construction Index

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Turner Construction Company announced that the Second Quarter 2019 Turner Building Cost Index—which measures costs in the non-residential building construction market in the United States—has increased to a value of 1149. This represents a 1.23% quarterly increase from the first quarter of 2019 and a 5.51% annual increase from the second quarter of 2018, respectively. “Raw material costs in the second quarter of 2019 have been relatively stable and contractors continue to be selective due to the availability of skilled labor,” said Attilio Rivetti, the Turner vice president responsible for compiling the cost index. Attilio continued, “We will also need … Read more

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Construction Employment Rises in August, Unemployment Rate near Historic Lows

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Construction employment increased by 14,000 jobs in August and by 177,000, or 2.4%, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience remained near historic lows, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that 80% of contractors reported they were having a hard time finding enough qualified hourly craft workers to hire according to the results of a survey the association recently released. “Construction employment gains would likely have been higher if firms could find even more people to hire,” said Ken Simonson, the … Read more

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Interstate Highway Improvements Completed in Texas

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Interstate Highway 10 Improvements at Old Fredericksburg in Leon Springs, Texas, have been completed. Sundt Construction served as the general contractor. “Our team faced multiple challenges on this project,” said Project Manager Pat Beal. “Weather impacts had to be worked through and we needed to maintain access for the traveling public on intersection and ramps during multiple phases of construction. Our team worked hard to complete the project and deliver a quality product to the owner.” The Design-Bid-Build project took three years to complete and included grade separation at Old Fredericksburg, reconfiguration of ramps, reconstruction of the intersection and widened … Read more

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Power Facility at Leading Research University Expanded, Upgraded

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An essential expansion and upgrade to Arizona State University’s combined heating and power facility located in Tempe, Arizona, has been completed. The project effectively doubles the available electrical power for the ASU research community microgrid, while also doubling the steam capacity used for heating by both the research community and the Tempe campus distribution network. The CHPF allows ASU to be completely independent of the electrical grid if it ever needed to be, such as in the instance of a citywide power outage, ensuring that there is no disruption to millions of dollars’ worth of ongoing research. The CHPF expansion … Read more

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