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Jan. 22, 2010
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Wins Bid for Highway Project Near
Savannah, Ga.(ATLANTA)
- Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., an industry-leading civil
engineering contractor, will begin construction work in March on the
Harry S. Truman Parkway just south of Savannah, Ga. The Georgia
Department of Transportation awarded the $67 million project on Jan.
22, 2010. The team will build about two miles of new highway and three
bridges. The project is scheduled to run 45 months, with a finish date
of December 2013.
"This is a welcome addition to our project
portfolio," said Jim Moynihan, president and CEO of Balfour Beatty
Infrastructure. "We've done work in Georgia before, but it's never been
a major focus. With this job, we'll have a great opportunity to
establish ourselves in that market."
The contract calls for a
5,000-foot twin bridge over the Vernon River, an extremely sensitive
area, environmentally. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure will construct the
new bridge from both a temporary trestle bridge and from barges. The
team will also build two smaller bridges over existing roads.
Funding for the job is coming from the state of Georgia and the Federal Highway Administration.
"A
tremendous amount of material will go into this project," said Mark
Johnnie, vice president of Balfour Beatty Infrastructure's Southeast
Region. "The bridge over the river will require considerable resources,
but we excel in this kind of work and we anticipate an excellent
outcome. The community should be very happy with it."
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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