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In Austin, Texas, work continues on a $53.5 million project that will enhance safety for motorists, decrease wait times at intersections and reduce overall travel time. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is constructing improvements along Loop 1 (MoPac) near the Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue intersections. “Southwest Austin continues to grow, and that means more vehicles on the roadways,” said TxDOT spokesman Bradley Wheelis. “Last year, there were more than 45,000 vehicles traveling on MoPac at Slaughter every day. The new mainlanes will allow motorists on MoPac to avoid traffic signals at Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue, keeping traffic flowing on MoPac.” The section of MoPac from Slaughter Lane to La Crosse Avenue in southwest Austin was originally constructed in the early 1990s. Traffic congestion at these intersections has increased dramatically over the past quarter-century, creating operational problems and causing travel delays. Morning and evening rush-hour commuters frequently must wait through several traffic signal cycles in order to make left turns. “Both Slaughter Lane and La
A total of 750,000 cu. yds. of excavation and 38,000 cu. yds. of embankment will be moved during construction.
Crosse Avenue intersected with Mopac, but experienced heavy traffic at the intersections during peak travel times,” said Wheelis. “Once construction is completed, Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue will act as bridges over the MoPac mainlanes.” Construction began in January 2018 and is expected to be completed in early 2021. Webber LLC serves as the contractor for the project, which is being funded by
“The new mainlanes will allow motorists on MoPac to avoid traffic signals at Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue, keeping traffic flowing on MoPac.” Bradley Wheelis TxDOT
TxDOT. The work is being carried out in phases. The first phase included clearing the right-of-way and constructing temporary pavement for traffic detours, as well as beginning construction of the new mainlanes and ramps, widening the Slaughter Lane intersection and constructing the bridge and building detention ponds and the drainage system. Phase two involves the continued construction of new mainlanes and ramps, construction of the La Crosse Avenue bridge and completing the Slaughter Lane diverging diamond intersection (DDI) and opening it to traffic. The final phase includes completing ramp construction and drainage components, finishing the La Crosse Avenue intersection and opening it to traffic and performing final paving operations for the entire project. Wheelis acknowledged that the work is having an impact on motorists, but said every effort has been made to ease any inconveniences. “Construction can be tough on everyone. Steps are taken to minimize the amount of work, and the number of lane closures during peak hours, with as much work as possible being done at night. Lane closure information is made available to the public to keep drivers updated on what to expect and see MOPAC page 18
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Construction Software Developer Builds New Offices in Katy By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
HCSS, a construction industry software developer in business since 1986, is adding a new building and three-story parking garage on its Sugar Land, Texas, campus. Rosenberger Construction in Katy, Texas, broke ground in August on the two-story, approximately 56,000-sq.-ft. office building, located on HCSS’ 12acre corporate headquarters campus southwest of Houston. It’s the third HCSS building on the site the company has occupied since 2010 — and the third building Rosenberger has constructed for them at that location. In business for 28 years, Rosenberger is known for building industrial warehouses, offices, parking garages and more, making the Texas contractor a good fit for this project. Company Growth The original 42,000-sq.-ft. facility was completed in 2010. “The first building is a large one-story,” said Justin Henderson, senior project manager of Rosenberger Construction. “The second building is a smaller two-story with an open concept featuring Funded by a $12 million capital investment by HCSS, this building is expected to be completed by the summer of 2020, marking the completion of Phase I. pod areas for offices.”
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keting personnel will be the first to move into the new building in 2020. Additional development personnel will move in at a later date. One, Two, Three Funded by a $12 million capital investment by HCSS, this building is expected to be completed by the summer of 2020, marking the completion of Phase I. “We have room for four to five buildings,” Webb said. In fact, he, added, the company plans to eventually grow to a five-building campus. HCSS chose the same contractor for all three buildings. Although they all incorporate concrete tilt wall construction, Henderson said they’re all unique. “The third building is also a two-story structure,” he said, adding that they’re only building out half of it for now, leaving the balance for future space. Under contract is the elevator lobby, rest rooms, mechanical room and offices on the see ROSENBERGER page 22
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U.S. Heads to Court to Build Trump Border Wall in Texas By Nomaan Merchant ASSOCIATED PRESS
Three years into Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall. Trump’s signature campaign promise has consistently faced political, legal and environmental obstacles in Texas, which has the largest section of the U.S.-Mexico border, most of it without fencing. And much of the land along the Rio Grande, the river that forms the border in Texas, is privately held and environmentally sensitive. Almost no land has been taken so far. But Department of Justice lawyers filed three lawsuits in December seeking to take property from landowners. On Dec. 17, lawyers moved to seize land in one case immediately before a scheduled court hearing in February. The agency says it’s ready to file many more petitions to take private land in the coming weeks. While progress has lagged, the process of taking land under eminent domain is weighted heavily in the government’s favor. The U.S. government has built about 90 miles (145 kilometers) of walls since Trump took office, almost all of it replacing old fencing. Reaching Trump’s oft-stated goal of 500 miles (800 kilometers) by the end of 2020 will almost certainly require stepping up progress in Texas. Opponents have lobbied Congress to limit funding and prevent construction in areas like the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, an important sanctuary for several endangered species of jaguars, birds, and other animals, as well as the nonprofit National Butterfly Center and a historic Catholic chapel. They have also filed several lawsuits. A federal judge prevented the government from building with money redirected to the wall under Trump’s declaration of a national emergency earlier this year. Also, two judges recently ordered a private, pro-Trump fundraising group to stop building its own wall near the Rio Grande. Even on land the government owns, construction has been held up. In another federal wildlife refuge, at a site known as La Parida Banco, work crews cleared brush this spring and the government announced in April that construction would soon begin. Eight months later, the site remains empty.
According to a U.S. official familiar with the project, work crews discovered that the land was too saturated. The planned metal bollards installed on top of concrete panels would have been unstable because of the water levels in the soil, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person did not have authorization to share the information publicly. U.S. Customs and Border Protection declined to comment on the issue of saturation at La Parida Banco, saying construction there was “currently in the design phase.” In a statement, CBP says it continues to need a border wall for “the enduring capability it creates to impede and/or deny attempted illegal entries while creating additional time to carry out successful law enforcement resolutions.” The agency says it plans by the end of 2020 to have 450 miles (724 kilometers) of walls built and another 59 miles (95 kilometers) under construction, “pending availability of real estate.” The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires the government pay “just compensation” to anyone whose land is taken for public use. But the government can deposit an amount it deems fair with the court, then seek to take the land immediately on the basis that a border wall is urgently needed. Even as border crossings have plummeted from record highs for families earlier this year, Justice Department attorneys argue the government needs to take land as quickly as possible. “Time is of the essence,” the lawyers wrote in the Dec. 17 motion. In the case of the land targeted on that date, the government has deposited $93,449 with the court for 12.6 acres. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez had not yet ruled on the motion. Roy Brandys, an attorney for the landowners, said both sides were close to settling and allowing the government to take the land. “When landowners disagree with the government over valuation, there is a transparent, court supervised process for determining just compensation,” said Jeffrey Clark, an assistant attorney general, in a statement. Ricky Garza is a lawyer with the Texas Civil Rights Project, which represents six landowners at various stages of the eminent domain process. Some landowners support a border wall see WALL page 16
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Nonresidential Construction Up 41 Percent in D-FW Area By Joe Trinacria CEG ASSOCIATE EDITOR
New construction projects have been booming in North Texas due largely in part to a boom in commercial building throughout the region. According to a new report released by national research firm Dodge Data & Analytics, construction in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area increased by 5 percent from November 2018 to November of this year. More than $2 billion in building starts were recorded last month, the report states. Construction activity on nonresidential buildings jumped by 41 percent overall from 2018, with more than $1.1 billion in project work starting within the past
year. Nonresidential buildings include office, retail, hotels warehouses, manufacturing, educational, healthcare, religious, government, recreational and others. Work on residential buildings in Dallas-Fort Worth declined by nearly 25 percent from one year ago. Residential buildings include single family and multi-family housing. Researchers at Dodge Data & Analytics contend that the boost in nonresidential construction was the driving force behind pushing total building activity for the month of November up 5 percent from 2018. Nationwide, the firm found that construction activity grew 37 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $988.9 billion. A majority of the increase was in the area of infrastructure building. “The presence or absence of large projects continues to add immense volatility to the monthly data,” Richard Branch, chief economist of Dodge Data & Analytics, said in the report. “However, the underlying trend for the year remains intact — that construction starts are set-
tling back following nine consistent years of growth.” The Dallas-Fort Worth metro area was home to more than $20 billion in construction starts through the first 11 months of 2019. That figure is actually down 3 percent from this time last year. Throughout all of 2018, an estimated $22.2 billion in building projects got underway in Dallas-Fort Worth — which represented a decrease from the record $24.6 billion recorded in 2017, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. According to recent U.S. Census Bureau data, the Dallas-Fort Worth region gained more residents in 2018 than any other metro area in the country. The two cities now serve as home to more than 7.5 million residents combined, making DFW the fourth-largest metro area. Over the past eight years, the region has added more than 1 million people. “If you look at DallasFort Worth, its economy is continuing to expand and that is creating economic opportunities,” Texas State Demographer Lloyd Potter said. CEG
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where to expect it.” A variety of machinery is being used on the project. Because crews are using heavy equipment that can cause a great deal of noise, the loudest work is scheduled at night, when it has the least impact. Onsite sweepers and water trucks help to control dust, and officials are continuously monitoring to make certain vibrations from drilling, concrete hammering and excavating are at a safe level. Wheelis said the project, once finished, will be worth the wait. “The project improvements will lessen congestion and move people through the La Crosse Avenue
and Slaughter Lane intersections more quickly by putting mainlanes underneath both roadways. The DDI allows for 40 percent more left turns and 50 percent less vehicle-to-vehicle conflict than a traditional diamond intersection, according to the FHWA. In short, folks will spend less time in their vehicles commuting and more time with their family and friends.” As for the biggest challenges on the Slaughter Lane and La Crosse undertaking, said Wheelis, “The material at La Crosse Avenue is some of the hardest on the site. Crews began excavation activities with bulldozers and D11s, then brought in rock-mining machines.” Workers install the soil nail wall on the MoPac project near the Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue intersections.
Phase two involves the continued construction of new mainlanes and ramps, construction of the La Crosse Avenue bridge and completing the Slaughter Lane diverging diamond intersection (DDI) and opening it to traffic.
A number of tasks have already been completed on the project, according to Wheelis. “Slaughter Lane now crosses over MoPac and operates as a DDI, improving safety and mobility for all who travel through the area. Crews have also constructed new mainlanes that travel underneath Slaughter Lane.” A DDI lessens congestion by allowing vehicles to travel more quickly through an intersection. As noted on TxDOT’s website, a DDI increases the flow by temporarily shifting traffic to the left side of the road, allowing through-traffic and left-turning traffic to proceed through the intersection at the same time. This eliminates the need for left-turn arrows. The intersection design increases safety by reducing the number of potential conflict points between cross-traffic and left-turn movements. Currently, crews are constructing the La Crosse Avenue bridge, which is expected to be completed by spring 2020. Work also is continuing on the sound wall on the west side of the roadway. In addition to the bridge, crews still must finish the new mainlanes at La Crosse Avenue and the shared-usepath on the west side of the roadway from Slaughter Lane to La Crosse Avenue. According to Wheelis, the most time-consuming part of the job involves excavation, because of the material involved at the La Crosse intersection. A total of
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750,000 cu. yds. of excavation and 38,000 cu. yds. of embankment will be moved during construction. Signal optimization and bicycle/pedestrian improvements, including pedestrian/bicycle lanes on Slaughter and La Crosse are included in the project. The improvements feature an additional 10-ft. shared use path on the west side of MoPac from Slaughter Lane to La Crosse Avenue, which will supplement the existing recreational trail outside the right-ofway from Slaughter Lane to Slaughter Creek on the west side of MoPac. As with many construction efforts, the project has not been without its share of obstacles. Earlier this year, in the ground along the freeway, crews discovered numerous fissures and holes
that help recharge the Edwards Aquifer and Barton Springs. The more than 70 karst features, related to limestone in the ground, reportedly required TxDOT to redesign the La Crosse Avenue bridge over MoPac (Loop 1); however, Wheelis said work remains on schedule. “Crews are still on track to complete the La Crosse Avenue bridge by spring 2020. The team continues to coordinate with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on mitigation plans for environmental features, as work progresses.” “This project is important to the people who live in south Austin,” said Wheelis. “Once complete, these improvements will enhance the quality of life as drivers spend less time in traffic at the MoPac intersections.” CEG
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first and second floors. Another aspect of this project that makes it different from the previous two is that this is a design-build project. The building was designed by Studio RED Architects. “Coordinating a design-build project is tough,” Henderson said, adding that designbuild is new to him. “Trying to keep the design ahead of construction is a different challenge for me. Typically, we bid and have blueprints, but now we’re designing to budget.” Although design-build is known as a costefficient method that often reaches completion faster than design-bid-build, both budget and timeline can be moving targets. Henderson mentioned that they had to redesign to accommodate the addition of a racquetball court. Features “The addition of this new building to our campus will both allow us to grow as well as add even more elements to help our employees feel connected, strengthening our customer service culture,” Webb said, adding that HCSS prides itself on providing a great life for all employees, with wellness benefits like an onsite workout facility, running and walking tracks and healthy snacks provided for all employees and visitors — all encompassed in a college campus design. An existing Wellness center has a gym and a basketball court. The new building will expand on this philosophy with an additional workout room and an indoor racquetball court. Other amenities will include a full kitchen, multiple lounge areas and an entertainment room.
A new three-story parking garage will have capacity for approximately 280 vehicles. Henderson observes that HCSS is already over capacity on parking. Currently, he said the church adjacent to the property lets HCSS employees and construction workers use their parking lot; in turn, church members use the HCSS lot on Sundays. Setting of the pre-cast parking garage walls is under way. Work in Progress Site work was done by MSC Earthworks. Henderson said there was “a fair amount of dirt moving” on the project, but all dirt was re-used onsite. Crews created a detention pond — a dry pond for stormwater mitigation. They then used that soil to raise up the building and parking garage pads, bringing in excavators, dozers and mixers for the dirt improvement process. “We mixed the dirt with lime for the pads.” Backhoes and front-end loaders were brought in for the utility work. Cranes, forklifts and scissor lifts are needed for the steel erection — to put up the tilt panels, Henderson said. It’s a lot of equipment on the HCSS campus. “The biggest challenge is that it’s a small site.” Another challenge has been scheduling. Starting construction early to expedite the schedule was complicated by the city. “Permitting put us back a couple months,” Henderson said. With that behind them, focus is on pushing toward that 2020 deadline, which he fully expects to meet. “We are excited to call Sugar Land home and to bring hundreds of new jobs to the area,” Webb said. CEG
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