Fluor Breaks Ground on Oak Hill Parkway Infrastructure Project in Austin, Texas | Business

By Editor On Jul 1, 2021

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IRVING, Texas – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Jan. July 2021–

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture with Balfour Beatty has broken ground on Oak Hill Parkway. In April 2020, Fluor received from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) the infrastructure project to expand and improve US 290 and State Highway 71 through Oak Hill, which serves as the gateway to the Texas Hill Country.

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The Fluor Corporation joint venture today broke ground for the Oak Hill Parkway infrastructure project in Austin, Texas. (Photo: Business Wire)

“This is a great example of our continued strategic focus on infrastructure projects in Texas,” said Terry Towle, group president of Fluor’s Urban Solutions division. “When completed, the expansion of the corridor will improve mobility, operational efficiency and safety by reducing traffic collapse in the area and allowing emergency vehicles to respond quickly to accidents.”

Oak Hill Parkway Infrastructure Project

The 7-mile design-build project involves rebuilding and expanding US 290 from the east end of Circle Drive to Loop 1 and State Highway 71 to Silvermine Drive in Travis County, west of downtown Austin, Texas.
It will serve as a major route to Austin for residents of Oak Hill, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs, and other growing communities west of Austin.
The project will be expanded from two to three main lanes for through traffic in each direction and two to three front lanes in each direction. An overpass for the main US 290 lanes over William Cannon Drive is being built along with direct links between US 290 and State Highway 71.
Bicycle and pedestrian shelters will be built along the entire corridor, including 22 km of shared paths, 1.5 km of sidewalks, new landscaping, tree planting and corridor aesthetics.
Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, with up to 600 craftsmen and subcontractors working at peak times.

Fluor has been continuously designing and building infrastructure projects in Texas for nearly 20 years and is currently delivering the I-635 LBJ East Project and the Southern Gateway Project in Dallas. Fluor recently reopened Project Corridor 183 South to Austin tolling.

About Fluor Corporation

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is building a better world by applying world-class expertise to solve their customers’ greatest challenges. Fluor’s 44,000 employees provide professional and technical solutions that enable customers around the world to carry out safe, well-executed, and capital-efficient projects. Fluorine had sales of $ 14.2 billion in 2020 and is ranked 1966 in the Fortune 500. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor has provided engineering, procurement, and construction services for more than 100 years. For more information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow Fluor on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.

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PUB: 7/1/2021 5:04 PM / DISC: 7/1/2021 5:04 PM

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