{"id":5942,"date":"2016-03-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/news\/lbj-express-receives-national-agc-award-which-highlights-success-of-design-build-process-and-community-engagement\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T18:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:46:28","slug":"lbj-express-receives-national-agc-award-which-highlights-success-of-design-build-process-and-community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"new","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/en\/news\/lbj-express-receives-national-agc-award-which-highlights-success-of-design-build-process-and-community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"LBJ Express receives National AGC Award which highlights success of design-build process and community engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The LBJ Express project is an ambitious joint venture between Webber and Ferrovial Agroman<\/a> which has transformed approximately 17 miles of road way within a 5 year time period. The LBJ uses cutting\u00a0edge route design and technology<\/strong> was completed three months ahead of schedule .The largest section of the road is 28km wide and the highway has 9 lanes in each direction.<\/p>\n

The award was presented by president of AGC Charles L. Greco alongside representatives from Alliant Insurance Services<\/a> Inc. at the AGC\u2019s 97th annual convention which took place on the 10th<\/sup> of March in San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n

The awards honor those AGC members who are responsible for building the USA\u2019s most impressive construction projects across four divisions: Building, Highway and Transportation, Utility Infrastructure, and federal and heavy divisions. The jury is made up of members of the AGC who vote for outstanding players in the fields of innovation, project management, safety, client service, community relations and environmental sensitivity.<\/p>\n

Luis Munoz, CEO of Trinity Infrastructure was quoted saying; \u201cWe are honored to receive this prestigious recognition from such a prominent national organization that understands the scope and impact of projects like the LBJ Express.\u201d <\/em>He also highlighted the complexity of this particular project owing to \u2018its location in a dense and congested region of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the country.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>The LBJ Express also received the \u201cAGC in the Community\u201d award, in recognition of the project\u2019s outstanding corporate social responsibility programs. They formed a partnership with the National Math and Science Initiative, which focuses on increasing access to STEM courses (science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses ) as well as improving students\u2019 performance in these areas.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the LBJ Express project<\/a><\/p>\n