2016 News

The construction joint venture team for PennDOT’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project – Walsh/Granite JV – hosted a holiday dinner for homeless veterans in Monroe County.

From our team to yours, we wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and success in the New Year! Happy Holidays!

Walsh Celebrates Completion of Ohio River Bridges Project

Mark Pratt joins Walsh as Vice President and National Director of Hospitality

Walsh Construction aggressively completed the new I-69 interchange in just one construction season.

Walsh Construction completes $8.8 million boathouse along the South Branch of the Chicago River.

Construction Joint Venture of $899 Public-Private Partnership Working to Enhance Holiday Season for Pittsburgh Families

Walsh Construction and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet finish the nearly $1.3 billion project on budget and ahead of schedule.

The Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing recently earned an Envision Platinum Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.

Crews document the critical pick of the steel framed cab that sits atop the new air traffic control tower at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

$20 million renovation project will convert all 228 beds at Vista Medical Center East into private inpatient rooms.

Women’s College Hospital wins Silver Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships.

Veterans Memorial Bridge wins Design-Build Institute of America's National Award of Excellence in Transportation.

Latest aerial photos of 505; a luxury 45-story residential highrise being built in Nashville.

Design-build team wins Outstanding Project & Sustainability Excellence Award for work at Merritt College.

Art Deco highrise recognized for extensive rehabilitation effort and transformation into boutique hotel.

Tarrant County College facility wins Engineering-News Record award to celebrate sustainability.

1.3 mile walkway connects Chicago's lakefront to the center of downtown.

New 2.6-mile transit extension connects residents to the University of North Texas at Dallas campus.

Walsh is recognized by Engineering-News Record as the industry leader in water and wastewater facilities in 2016.

Walsh receives top ranking as the Largest Bridge Builder in the United States by Engineering-News Record.

Walsh builds new 120,000-square-foot Sacramento Field Office for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Walsh's Scott Benjamin is a panelist on Engineering News-Record' s upcoming free webinar, "Learning the ABCs of Building with Data."

Walsh delivers new 271,000 SF Ambulatory Care Center at VA Loma Linda.

Archer Western completes $40 million streetcar expansion project in New Orleans.

Brought to life by Walsh Construction, American Greetings officially cut the ribbon at its brand-new Creative Studios.

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge will be opening to southbound traffic soon as extensive improvements are nearly complete.

Walsh/Consigli JV launches construction of a new patient pavilion for Health Quest at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.

Walsh Construction receives the first annual Legacy Award from Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago.

Walsh to work with Hickory Street Capital to deliver Hotel Zachary.

Walsh Construction has completed the replacement of the Crum Creek Viaduct, a two-track railroad bridge in southeastern Pennsylvania.

A groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of construction on a new Ambulatory Care Center for Palos Community Hospital.

Walsh/Vinci Construction has successfully placed the last segment to connect the East End Bridge.

As a new school year begins at Nazareth Academy, a 49,000 SF academic and athletic facility greet students upon their arrival.

Walsh Construction received a Bluebeam eXtreme (bXa) award for their use of Bluebeam technology during the construction of the VA Loma Linda Ambulatory Care Center.

Walsh Construction is set to begin constructing the eastern portion of the new 9C/27C east-west runway at O’Hare International Airport.

Archer Western has completed an overhaul of the runways and taxiways at Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS JAX), Northeast Florida’s first naval air station dating back to 1940.

Archer Western nominated by the National Association of Minority Contractors for the 2016 Top 25 Diverse Companies in Houston, TX.

Archer Western has completed the I-95 Jimmy DeLoach Connector, a dramatic improvement to the transportation logistics surrounding one of America’s most historic and active ports that dates back to the 1770s.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have signed a lease agreement and achieved financing.

Archer Western Aviation Partners, in association with its subcontracting partners and American Fire Sprinkler Corporation, successfully completed the preliminary testing of a high expansion foam system for the first hangar built to house the KC-46A aircraft at McConnell Air Force Base (AFB).

CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Clinic is synonymous with top-tier healthcare and premiere facilities, and now it’s getting a much welcomed hospitality addition.

Vaughan, Ontario – Walsh Canada is pleased to announce it has achieved commercial and financial close on the Etobicoke General Hospital Phase 1 Patient Tower project agreement with William Osler Health System and Infrastructure Ontario. Commercial and financial close signal the fulfillment of the contractual requirements prior to the start of construction. Walsh is serving as the Design‐Builder that forms part of the Etobicoke Healthcare Partnership consortium, comprising DIF Infra 4 Canada Ltd. (equity), A.

The Walsh Group, Ltd. is being joined by more than 50 national and global construction firms for the annual Safety Week, a construction industry-wide education and awareness event. Walsh is a founding sponsor of Safety Week, and this year’s event will be held May 2-6 to align with what the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, and other federal agencies, have set as the National Safety Stand-Down focusing on fall prevention on the job.

Fort Hood, TX – Walsh Healthcare Logistics, operating as Military Healthcare Outfitting and Transition (MilHOT), celebrated a major milestone earlier this month with the opening of the new Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) located in Fort Hood, Texas. MilHOT was responsible for all aspects of the Initial Outfitting and Transition Planning (IO&T) process, including the planning, procurement, warehousing, delivery and installation of 30,000 new pieces of furniture, furnishing and medical equipment.

Walsh Canada is pleased to announce that it has recently achieved Preferred Proponent status as part of the consortium for the Etobicoke General Hospital Phase 1 Patient Tower.

The opening of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Disinfection Facilities at the Terrence O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, is one step closer in making the Chicago River considerably cleaner.

Walsh Construction has completed the latest section of the Chicago Shoreline Protection Project, adding a new 5.8 acre park along Chicago’s lakefront at Fullerton Parkway.

AMLI Residential received two significant industry awards for its AMLI Lofts apartment development in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood.

Walsh Canada was the recipient of two prestigious awards at the 148th Annual General Meeting for the Toronto Construction Association (TCA).

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Archer Western Construction to build a new Air Traffic Control Tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Archer Western will build the 370-foot tall structural precast concrete tower along with a 42,000 square-foot Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) base building. Construction will begin in spring 2016.

The Walsh Group’s Chief Operating Officer David Casey has been named President of the company’s Heavy Civil Division. Mr. Casey succeeds Don Gillis, who served as President since 2011.