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Turner Successfully Completes $45 Million Brazos County Jail Expansion in Bryan, Texas

Sep 13, 2010

Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading builder, has successfully completed a $45 million expansion to the Brazos County Jail in Bryan, Texas.

Turner provided construction management services for the 140,000 sq. ft., 684-bed jail expansion, which includes three detention clusters connecting to the existing jail. Turner's scope of work also included updating the security system to a state-of-the-art central control and monitoring and direct supervision control system.

"We are proud to have managed the construction to expand and enhance this facility to better serve the needs of Brazos County," said Joe Glowacki, Vice President and General Manager of Turner's Houston office.

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