Transportation Timeline

Since 1968, Fluor provided track maintenance, construction and replacement and maintenance of track machines for Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s heavy haul railway in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Fluor managed the construction of one of the largest privately owned, semiautomated rail yards in Canada as part of a total services contract for a 600-million-pound-per-year polyethylene plant. Fluor installed 11.7 miles of new track with 61 switches and upgraded an existing 2.8-mile-long rail spur. Fluor also participated in the development of a rail yard operation plan that included loading, unloading, car washing, switching, weighing, storage and transfers.

Fluor provided comprehensive project and program management services to the San Bernardino Associated Governments for a series of highway program management projects. The highway program was comprised of 33 miles of new highway, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) projects on existing highways, commuter rail and major and local street improvement projects.

When cyclones Vance and Elaine swept into southern Western Australia, Fluor was called upon by Westrail to repair the railway line between Kalgoorlie and Norseman. The line represented 870 miles (1,400 kilometres) of track, mostly in remote, semi-desert environments.

Fluor provided accelerated fast-track design and construction services for a 28.5-mile controlled-access highway in Horry County, northeast of Conway, South Carolina. The Fluor team's dedicated effort allowed the project to achieve 2.6 million hours without a single lost-time accident, a record that ranks this project as one of the safest major transportation projects in the United States. Despite three disruptive hurricanes and a number of sensitive environmental issues requiring special construction methods, the project was delivered seven months ahead of schedule and millions of dollars under budget.

Fluor was one of two firms partnering with SCDOT to implement the Construction and Resource Management Program. This statewide program was established to speed the implementation of 200 projects, including interstate widening and interchange improvements, from 27 to seven years.

Fluor served as the managing partner for Infraspeed, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) selected by the Dutch Government to deliver the first high-speed rail line in the Netherlands. The $1.43 billion design-build project and $830 million, 25-year maintenance and renewal contract were the single largest public-private partnership contracts awarded by the Dutch state to a private party to date.

Fluor was the lead company in the Poort van Den Bosch consortium, selected by the Dutch Government to design and build, as well as finance, the upgrade of the N59 state highway into the A59 Freeway, a 6-mile route near the city of Den Bosch. This $206 million highway upgrade was the first road project in the Netherlands procured under a public-private partnership (P3). The 18-year P3 agreement included a three-year period for design and construction and a 15-year maintenance period.

West Coast Rail Constructors, a joint venture partnership between Fluor and Flatiron, was selected by the North County Transit District to convert approximately 22 miles of active freight rail between Oceanside and Escondido, California, to a new commuter rail service. The $224 million Sprinter Mainline and the San Marcos Loop opened northern San Diego County to light rail transit. Construction included new ballasted track, signaling systems, bridge and culvert structures, 15 new passenger station platforms, communications and controls systems, retaining walls and landscaping.

Fluor, Ames Construction and Edward Kraemer & Sons Construction formed a consortium named Zumbro River Constructors LLC (ZRC). ZRC was awarded a contract to design and construct the $236.6 million, 11-mile highway improvement of ROC 52 in Rochester, Minnesota. The ROC 52 Project was the first design-build highway contract in Minnesota and the largest best-value highway contract procured in the state's history.

Five years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, Fluor was asked to undertake the physically and emotionally monumental task of restoring full transportation services underneath the 16-acre World Trade Center site. This included incorporating full pedestrian access from the site to the city's subway system, serving 250,000 people traveling daily through Lower Manhattan. Project work ran continuously from 2006 to 2011, executing a large-scale and complex engineering project in the heart of one of the world's busiest and densest population centers.

In 2007, Capital Beltway Express LLC, a concession formed by Fluor and Transurban (USA), entered into a comprehensive agreement with Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to design, construct, finance and operate a new EXPRESS Lanes system along a 14-mile segment of I-495. The project was a public-private partnership between VDOT and Fluor-Transurban. The Fluor-Lane design-build team opened 11 major interchanges and bridges along the 14-mile project footprint.

The Fluor-led joint venture of Prairie Link Constructors (PLC) used the design-build approach to deliver Phase 4 of the State Highway (SH) 161 toll road for the North Texas Tollway Authority. Phase 4 included the design and construction of two toll lanes in each direction along 6.5 miles of SH 161, extending from north of Interstate Highway (IH) 30 to IH 20, and includes multi-level interchanges at both interstate highways. During Phase 4, PLC accommodated the ultimate facility configuration by constructing three-lane mainline bridges in each direction. The SH 161 project was ranked 7th in Roads & Bridges magazine's Top 10 Roads List, recognizing the top road projects in North America based on project challenges, impact to region and scope of work.

Provo River Constructors, a Fluor-led joint venture, designed and reconstructed a 24-mile-long stretch of Interstate-15 (I-15) in northern Utah. The largest road construction project of its kind in Utah history, the I-15 Corridor Reconstruction [CORE] project was initiated to alleviate traffic congestion and increase public mobility and safety. The project was designed to improve interchanges and bridges along the corridor, as well as add two additional lanes in both the northbound and southbound directions of the highway. I-15's expanded capacity has helped enable Utah to meet its projected transportation needs through 2030.

The I-495 EXPRESS Lanes project achieved five million safe work hours without a lost-time incident in September 2012. This outstanding safety performance ranks the I-495 EXPRESS Lanes among the safest heavy civil projects in the nation. At the ribbon cutting ceremony, Fluor was heralded by public and private officials for their momentous effort to complete the project safely and efficiently.

The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is being designed and built by Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC), a consortium of some of the world's best-known and most highly-regarded design, engineering and construction firms. TZC is working closely on the project with a team of employees from the New York State Thruway Authority and the State Department of Transportation. The 3.1 mile twin span cable-stayed bridge is the single largest bridge construction project in New York's history and one of the largest single design-build contracts for a transportation project in the United States. The bridge will revitalize the existing Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge that connects Rockland County to Westchester County over the Hudson River.

Fluor is a partner in IXAS Zuid-Oost, selected by the Dutch Government to deliver the A9 Gaasperdammerweg public-private partnership project. The A9 project is an upgrade and expansion of the existing A9 highway between junctions of Holendrecht and Diemen in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Fluor is self-performing its share of the project. The A9 project is the third of five projects in the Schiphol – Amsterdam - Almere (SAA) corridor. The objective of the SAA programme is to improve traffic flow by expanding the road capacity in order to safeguard good accessibility of the region in the future and to improve the quality of life in the surrounding area.

The National Roads Telecommunications Services project is a 10-year public-private partnership to provide program management, design, construction, financing and maintenance of the integrated communications systems linking the roadway communication devices along the motorways and other main roads in England with the national traffic control and police control centers. The project, which installed equipment at more than 150 sites throughout England and converted and migrated more than 15,000 services onto the new network, achieved three million safe work hours in 2015.

On April 22, 2016, the 23-mile electric commuter rail between downtown Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport officially opened to the public. The University of Colorado A Line contains eight stations along the route and uses new rail cars that are a first of their kind in Denver with level boarding to better accommodate travelers with luggage and accessibility needs. In July 2016, Fluor announced the completion and opening of the six-mile B Line from Denver's Downtown Union Station to Westminster Station located in the growing Denver-Boulder corridor. The new B Line transports riders from the historic center of Westminster to the dynamic Union Station Transit Center, where they can connect to the C, E and W light rail lines, the new University of Colorado A Line to Denver International Airport, as well as local and regional buses.

Fluor-Lane South Carolina, comprised of Fluor and The Lane Construction Corporation, was selected by the South Carolina Department of Transportation to design and build the Port Access Road Project in Charleston. The Port of Charleston is currently the fastest growing major container port in the U.S. The new roadway and structure project will provide direct access between the proposed marine container terminal located on the former Naval Base and Interstate 26.

In August 2017, the first span of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge opened to Rockland-bound traffic. In fall 2017, the remaining four lanes of southbound/eastbound traffic were shifted onto the new bridge.

Fluor announced that its joint venture team was selected as the preferred proponent to design-build, finance, operate and maintain the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover project. The project includes a total of six stations that will connect a new consolidated rental car facility, intermodal transportation facilities, expanded airport parking and Metro transit to the airline terminals, providing reliable, time-certain access to the airline terminals for passengers and employees. Fluor will participate in every phase of the 30-year project. Design and construction is scheduled to begin in late 2018, with passenger service scheduled for 2023.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) selected Pegasus Link Constructors (PLC), a Fluor joint venture, as the design-build and capital maintenance team for the Southern Gateway reconstruction and improvement project. The 11-mile project will reduce congestion and improve mobility in Dallas by expanding I-35E, rebuilding the I-35E/U.S. 67 interchange and widening U.S. 67. The Southern Gateway project broke ground in February 2018 with completion anticipated in 2021.

LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS), a Fluor-led joint venture, was selected by Los Angeles World Airports to design-build, finance, operate and maintain the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) project. The project includes a total of six stations that will connect a new consolidated rental car facility, intermodal transportation facilities, expanded airport parking and Metro transit to the airline terminals. The LAX APM will provide reliable, time-certain access to the airline terminals for passengers and employees.

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) selected the joint venture team of Fluor and Walsh Construction Company to design and build Phase One of the Red and Purple Line Modernization Program. The $2.1 billion project will be the largest capital project in CTA’s history, ultimately resulting in expanded capacity and improved infrastructure along the region’s most used rail lines. The project broke ground on October 2, 2019.

Fluor’s joint venture with Balfour Beatty was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation to reconstruct and widen U.S. 290 in Austin, Texas.

The National Steel Bridge Alliance recognized the Tappan Zee Constructors team for its work on the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge with the 2020 Prize Bridge Award in the Major Span category.

Fluor’s joint venture with Balfour Beatty broke ground on the Oak Hill Parkway in Texas. The Oak Hill Parkway project will widen and improve U.S. 290 and State Highway 71 through Oak Hill, serving as a gateway to the Texas Hill Country.

Fluor’s joint venture team with Walsh Construction Company reached the first major milestone of the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) historic Red and Purple Line Modernization Phase One Project. The rail bypass structure was completed, eliminating a century-old bottleneck on the CTA’s Red, Purple and Brown lines. The first train to travel the bypass, where an intersection has slowed traffic for millions of riders over the years, marked a significant step of the major revitalization of CTA’s rail system.

Fluor’s joint venture team announced completion of the Port Access Road project in Charleston, South Carolina, in February 2022. The second and final phase of the project was completed ahead of schedule, and all lanes of traffic are now open to the public.