The success of the Kansas Citys Levees Project is dependent on close coordination and collaboration with multiple railroads, including the Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCT), BNSF, Union Pacific Rail, and Kansas City Southern – all of which own and operate major facilities within the overall project footprint – including the high traffic KCT Highline Bridge, BNSF’s Argentine Yard and Union Pacific’s Armourdale Yard. The project scope includes the construction of 12 closure structures at major railroad control points. As railroad representatives have noted, the KC Levees project “is performing heart surgery on the aorta of the lifeline for the railroad.” This effort is part of the $529M Kansas Citys Levees flood risk...
Active construction sites can be dangerous places. Full of heavy mechanical equipment and other hazards, the risk posed to the workers at these sites is often high. But there are other, less obvious workplace dangers that even those who spend their days behind a desk can face, like stress, high blood pressure and lack of support or fulfillment. Those charged with preventing and mitigating these workplace dangers play an important role in the...
Active construction sites can be dangerous places. Full of heavy mechanical equipment and other hazards, the risk posed to the workers at these sites is often high. But there are other, less obvious workplace dangers that even those who spend their days behind a desk can face, like stress, high blood pressure and lack of support or fulfillment. Those charged with preventing and mitigating these workplace dangers play an important role in the...