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Features - September 2004
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 Story >>

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. Full Story >>

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. Full Story >>

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 Story >>

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 Story >>


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