Treacherous
crossing

Suspected military ammo delays
Shreveport bridge project
Just one span had been removed when the Louisiana Department
of Transportation and Development halted the $5.1 million bridge
replacement project over 12-Mile Bayou in Shreveport. Full
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A
showplace

Design-build helps contractor handle unexpected design
changes
A new $9 million, two-building Lexus of New Orleans dealership
is a showroom for the advantages of the design-build project
delivery method.
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Strength
in numbers

Procter & Gamble liquid detergent plant attracts 'cluster'
companies
Procter & Gamble's decision to build a second U.S.
liquid detergent plant at its existing dry detergent plant
in Pineville has yielded some notable fringe benefits.
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Growing
an interstate

Contractor appeases locals
while expanding Sulphur interchange
Just how a heavily used interchange in Sulphur would remain
open was uncertain when its $19.6 million expansion began
in July 2003.
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Testing
the water

DOTD tackles bridge as first
design-build project
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
is testing new waters as it prepares for its first design-build
project. Full
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Elbowroom

Chalmette refinery erects
hydrotreater unit on half-acre site
Installation of a $95 million hydrotreater unit at a small
Chalmette refinery has been much more than a small task. Full
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