5R
and ATL's New Fifth Runway

$360 Million Excavation Project
a Model of Innovation, Safety
Some creative thinking has enabled joint-venture contractor
5R Constructors LLC to do something pretty incredible - mine,
move and place nearly 25 million cu. yds. of embankment material
for Atlanta International Airport's new Fifth Runway about
six months ahead of its original 30-month schedule.
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MIA
South Terminal

Structural Steel Sub Went
Bankrupt but Stayed Ahead of Schedule
The construction team at Miami International Airport celebrated
a project milestone recently when Havens Steel Co. of Kansas
City, Mo., completed the connection of the new South Terminal
and Concourse J on budget and 21 days ahead of schedule.
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Ready
for Takeoff?

Fort Myers Facility Among
the Numerous Airport Projects Under Construction in the Southeast
Despite the well-noted troubles of some carriers - such as
Atlanta-based Delta Airlines - aviation projects are keeping
a large number of contractors busy in the four-state region.
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Segment
5: On Track?

Complexities of Nearly 45-Mi.
Project Were Underestimated
Simply by its scope, the 43.5-mi. of "double-tracking"
contained within Tri-Rail's Segment 5 contract makes this
project one of the biggest ever undertaken in the state of
Florida.
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Pelham
Wastewater Treatment Plant

$88 million project will triple
capacity of Greenville facility
The Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority's expanded and
upgraded Pelham Wastewater Treatment plant will enable the
agency to consolidate operations at two plants and upgrade
facilities to meet all environmental regulations.
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South
Carolina Report

Record level of state-funded
road construction is driving growth
For years, South Carolina officials were frustrated by being
stuck at the bottom of the list for receiving federal roads
money.
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Savannah
River Site

Bechtel Nearing Completion
of $500 Million Tritium Extraction Facility Project for DOE
Bechtel Savannah River Inc. will wrap up construction early
next year on a $506 million Tritium Extraction Facility at
the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site industrial
complex at Aiken, S.C.
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