SAN ANTONIO (San Antonio Express-News) – The local medical, military, civic and education sectors promise to keep construction strong next year.
More than $2 billion worth of projects are expected to begin next year in the Alamo City, and another $1 billion in new projects will be awarded in 2009.
University Health System is about to embark on $899 million worth of construction that will add one million sf to the South Texas Medical Center.
Twenty-nine contracts worth more than $700 million will be awarded for base realignment and closure (BRAC) and other military construction projects.
Construction also began this week on a $724 million expansion at Brooke Army Medical Center.
During the first half of the year, the North East Independent School District will advertise about $69 million worth of construction projects, said Doug McMurry with the San Antonio Chapter of the Associated General Contractors.
Earlier this month, the city council authorized the sale of nearly $180 million in bonds to finance public projects, including street and bridge improvements, a new public safety headquarters, police and fire station improvements, and infrastructure at the Texas A&M University campus on the south side.
