That volume will peak at $5.7 billion by year's end incomparison to $4.8 billion in 1999, says Thomas C. Leppert,chairman and CEO. The year-to-date record-breaking total is 24%higher than last year for the same time period. Turner also isrunning 12% higher this year than last in its value of completedconstruction. The third quarter tally is $1.4 billion. More than $1billion in construction volume is expected to be generated byTurner's Interiors or Special Projects Division, tailored forsmaller scale projects ranging from $100,000 to $25 million andlasting three to eight months.

Third quarter projects include a contract with The Rouse Co. tobuild a mixed-use retail, office and residential development inCoral Gables, FL; two parking garages for 8,550 vehicles atWashington Dulles International Airport; a San Francisco officebuilding for Hines Interests; a Jersey City commercial building; apharmaceutical production plant for Baxter Biotech in the LosAngeles region; MIT's new athletic facility in Boston; NorthwesternUniversity's new chemistry laboratory; Civic Stadium in Portland,OR; Eli Lilly & Co.'s renovation and new construction inIndianapolis; and an aircraft assembly facility in Sao Paulo,Brazil.