Arkansas’ largest water treatment plant is undergoing its first overhaul at the cost of $230 million. Early construction work started about a month ago on the Little Rock facility, according to Douglas Shackelford, spokesperson for Central Arkansas Water.
The renovation of the nearly 70-year-old Jack H. Wilson Water Treatment Plant is Central Arkansas Water’s biggest-ever, Shackelford told Construction Dive. The project aims to bolster the region’s drinking water supply for the coming decades by improving the plant’s efficiency, addressing deferred maintenance and equipping it with modern water treatment techniques.
Mandeville, Louisiana-headquartered Max Foote Construction is the construction manager at risk, according to Shackelford. New York City-based Hazen and Sawyer and Fort Smith, Arkansas-headquartered Hawkins-Weir Engineers were hired to work collaboratively on design phase services, he said…