Today, when cars and truck enter the Port of Miami cruise and cargo terminals, many will have passed 120 feet beneath Government Cut – a wide entryway and turning basin for cruise ships and cargo ships to enter the busy port.

The parallel 4,200-foot long, 29-foot wide tunnels start on McArthur Causeway on Watson Island, which is several hundred yards off downtown Miami’s coast, and end on Dodge Island, a cruise and cargo terminal facility in Biscayne Bay.

Taking about four years to build, the project employed thousands of workers from throughout the greater South Florida area, as well as specialists who operated precision boring equipment that tunneled through the bedrock beneath the water.

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Building hotels on military bases has become a secure and cost-effective way to provide temporary duty and transition housing for military personnel and their families.

Recently, one such facility was built on the Fort Meade, MD, U.S. Army base by IHG Army
Hotels, which owns 41 hotels on Army bases across the country. Started in May 2014, a 243-room Candlewood Suites hotel was built over a 16-month period that included a high-speed internet service, 24-hour business center, complimentary hot breakfast, 24-hour fitness center, complimentary guest laundry and spacious rooms with small kitchenettes to accommodate both individuals and families.

Construction of the four-story hotel was completed by several contractors for site clearing, concrete work,...