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Brown & Root jv designing 1.9 km-long x 7 m-diameter Waller Creek tunnel for City of Austin between Texas State Capitol and Town Lake with special intake and outlet structures.Mainly in Austin Limestone and Eagle Ford Shale with numerous faults. More information at www.halliburton.com July 2000.The Austin city council approved Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the Waller Creek tunnel project, which includes funding for design, bidding and construction. The USD28.3 million design contract went to a joint venture between Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) and Espey Consultants. That process is expected to be complete in 2010. The build portion will include an estimated USD100 million contract for construction of the project. Construction is expected to take place from 2010 to 2014. Click here. Read E-News Weekly 26/2007, 16/2007, 34/2006, 27/2006, 32/2003, 22/2003, 20/2003 & 12/2003. Visit www.kbr.com and www.espeyconsultants.com 38/07.



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