April 1, 2008
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure to
Share Environmental Award for Texas Toll Road Project
(AUSTIN) - Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc., along with Lone Star Infrastructure (LSI) consortium
partners Fluor Corporation and T.J. Lambrecht Construction, will receive honors for posting a spotless
environmental record during the Texas State Highway 130 project.
The Texas Council of Engineering Companies will present LSI with a gold medal April 4 at the 2008
Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet in Irving, Texas. LSI undertook the design and construction
of the 49-mile, $1.5 billion toll road that serves as a reliever route to I-35 in central Texas.
"This award is confirmation that all of the environmental planning, leadership, training and work LSI
has demonstrated on the project were a success," said John Rempe, the project's director of
construction and an operations director for Balfour Beatty Infrastructure. "Our objective was a perfect
environmental record - no incidents. We have managed to maintain that."
The gold medal is one of only 12 projects state-wide for which the Texas Council of Engineering
Companies has granted top engineering honors.
LS's extensive SH 130 project began with a groundbreaking in October 2003. More than 40 miles of
the highway are now open, with the final segment scheduled to open in the spring of 2008. The toll
road extends from I-35 north of Georgetown to U.S. Highway 183 southeast of Austin.
Environmental leadership is a top priority on the project. Every project employee receives formal
environmental training before being allowed onto the worksite. Additionally, the project has
implemented voluntary initiatives, such as the placement of bat houses under bridges. The project
also formed partnerships with local schools to replant trees displaced from school grounds by the new
construction.
"We take our environmental stewardship seriously," said Rempe. "We are proud of our track record.
Not only did this project meet its zero-incident goal, but we also made it a priority to provide the
surrounding communities with some ‘green' benefits along the way. We consider that a real success."
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. delivers
industry-leading civil engineering and construction expertise for
transportation and water infrastructure projects throughout the United
States. With more than 1,000 employees in major operations in
California, the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Texas, Balfour Beatty
Infrastructure boasts annual revenues of more than $400 million. An
award-winning contractor, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure recently
received the AGC of America's 2008 Marvin M. Black Excellence in
Partnering Award and is recognized by Engineering News-Record as one of
the "Top 20 Transportation Contractors" and "Top 50 Domestic Heavy
Contractors" for 2009. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure is part of Balfour
Beatty plc, a global engineering, construction, services and investment
business organization specializing in large infrastructure and building
programs.
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