{"id":34418,"date":"2026-02-24T13:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jacobs-wins-role-on-35b-texas-coastal-barrier-job\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:24:14","slug":"jacobs-wins-role-on-35b-texas-coastal-barrier-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jacobs-wins-role-on-35b-texas-coastal-barrier-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacobs wins role on $35B Texas coastal barrier job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/812987\/2026-02-24_13.38.03\/jacobs-wins-role-texas-coastal-barrier-project.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box\" data-source=\"snorkel-form\">\n<p class=\"ed-secondary-content-box__title\"><strong>Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Master services<br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>Part of $35 billion Coastal Texas Project<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Bolivar Roads, Texas Gulf Coast<br \/><strong>Client:<\/strong>\u00a0Gulf Protection District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Texas officials tapped Jacobs to help design what could amount to be the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobs.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/jacobs-design-one-worlds-largest-coastal-gate-systems-along-texas-gulf-coast\" target=\"_blank\">largest coastal storm surge barrier gate system<\/a> in the world.<\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Dallas-based company will lead engineering design for The Gate, otherwise known as the Bolivar Roads Gate System, for a partnership between the Gulf Coast Protection District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office. The structure spans the narrow strait connecting the Gulf to Galveston Bay and serves as a central element of the Coastal Texas Project, according to a Feb. 4 news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gcpdtexas.com\/press-releases\/congress-sets-new-funding-milestone-for-largest-coastal-protection-effort-in-u-s-history-coastal-texas-project\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>entire Coastal Texas Project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> carries a congressionally authorized price tag of roughly $35 billion, according to a Gulf Protection District statement sent to Construction Dive, with the federal government picking up approximately 65% of the tab.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Galveston Bay Barrier System, which is one element of the Coastal Texas Project, accounts for about 85% of that total cost. The Gate portion of the project, in which Jacobs won the master services agreement, is one of the seven features of the Galveston Bay Barrier System, according to the statement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThere is no fixed dollar amount to the contract with Jacobs,\u201d according to the statement sent to Construction Dive. \u201cEach task order will define scope of work, timelines and costs.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Once complete, Jacobs expects the gate system to protect more than 6 million residents and safeguard an estimated $800 billion in regional assets, according to the release. The barrier project, backed by nearly $1 billion in state funding, will also support continued operations along the Houston Ship Channel, one of the world\u2019s busiest energy corridors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis is a generational investment in Texas\u2019 future,\u201d said Eva Wood, Jacobs executive vice president, in the release. \u201cBy leveraging our experience on the world\u2019s most complex surge barrier programs, we\u2019re delivering a system designed to focus on the Gulf Coast\u2019s resilience to extreme weather events, while keeping the Houston Ship Channel open for commerce.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs\u2019 plan calls for the integration of advanced sector gates to limit storm surge while allowing continued maritime traffic. The firm will also deploy digital modeling and operational planning tools to maintain long-term reliability, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/jacobs-wins-role-texas-coastal-barrier-project\/812987\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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