September 2012Massive Railroad Truss Rolls Into PlaceUltimately, eight years of planning all came down to eight hours and about 700 feet — the distance traveled by a nearly 400-ft-long, 4.3-million-lb railroad truss on four self-propelled modular transporters, or SPMTs, during the last Saturday of August in Chicago.
May 2012Next Stop Norway: Walsh Breaks Ground in OsloOn Monday May 14th, Ambassador Barry White broke ground on the new Embassy building at Huseby in Oslo. Mayor of Oslo Fabian Stang joined the Ambassador in grabbing a shovel to mark this important milestone in the long process of building a new U.S. embassy.
February 2012Rebuilding After Hurricane KatrinaArcher Western and McDonnel Group teamed up to build the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Inmate Processing Facility. This 433,000 SF facility will accommodate 1,400 inmates and include an Intake Processing Center and an administrative building for the Sheriff and staff. The new structure replaces several Sheriff’s Office buildings that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina.