The toll road (called the
183A Turnpike) consists of 11. The two-year contract has a value to URS of $14 million. Miciotto's successor.

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RESTON, Va. TNS will provide T + C with network connectivity
and data communications services for credit card, ATM and check
authorizations; accounting services; and fuel tank monitoring systems.

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SAN FRANCISCO----URS Corporation
(NYSE: URS ) today announced that the Company has been selected by the
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority to provide design services
for the construction of a new toll facility that will provide an
alternative to US 183 near Austin, Texas.
As the leading engineering and design firm in the country, URS is an
important partner to public transportation agencies across the
country, helping them successfully complete critical infrastructure
projects.
In making this announcement, Peter S. Atkinson , President Global
Industries, stated: "We would like to express our appreciation for Tim's
service not only to Global, but to the 37 years in the marine engineering and
construction industry, and wish him a most enjoyable and healthy retirement.
Tim will continue in his present role and assist in the selection of his
successor.

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For additional news releases on Global Industries, Ltd .

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"No other connectivity provider can do this as easily or as well
as TNS," said Devin Bates, chief financial officer and managing
director of Town and Country Food Stores. TNS' network technologies
have been deployed in the United States and internationally, and TNS'
networks have become preferred networks servicing the trading
community, wireless and wireline carriers, and the card processing and
dial-up automated teller machine markets.

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Headquartered in San Francisco, the
Company operates in more than 20 countries with approximately 27,500
employees providing engineering and technical services to federal,
state and local governmental agencies as well as private clients in
the chemical , pharmaceutical, oil and gas, power, manufacturing,
mining and forest products industries (www.529 .

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TNS provides rapid, reliable and
secure transaction delivery platforms that enable transaction
authorization and processing across several vertical markets and
trading communities.

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About Transaction Network Services, Inc. The company emphasizes the quality
of stores above quantity of stores -- and through cautious and prudent
expansion, continues to provide stable employment and enhanced career
opportunities for its employees.

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URS will act as a subcontractor to Hill Country
Constructors. We look forward to working with the Central Texas Regional
Mobility Authority to improve the transportation infrastructure in
Austin.

Regional Convenience Store Chain Purchases TNS Connectivity Solution; Town and Country Food Stores is Newest Customer of Network Provider

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urscorp. For further information
about TNS' transaction solutions, please refer to www . Town + Country's
mission is to continue serving its customers with quality products and
services -- and, true to its beginnings in the mid-60's, saving them
that most precious commodity: time.

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Commenting on the contract win, Gary Jandegian, President of the
Company's URS Division, said: "We are pleased to have been selected by
the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority for this important
assignment , which will relieve traffic congestion on US 183 in Texas. The Company's
shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol
"GLBL".

Transaction Network Services is one of the leading providers of
business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for
transaction -oriented applications.

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(NYSE:TNS), a premier network and data
communications provider for transaction -oriented applications, today
announced the Town and Country Food Stores (T + C) has selected TNS '
Point-of-Service (POS) division to provide cohesive network
transaction solutions to its more than 140 convenience stores
throughout Texas and New Mexico.
Since its inception in 1990, TNS has designed and implemented
multiple data networks, each designed specifically for the transport
of transaction-oriented data.tnsi.

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com . The company has
grown to 1,800 employees and 140 convenience stores and 7 T+C Village
Markets (supermarkets), spanning over a 107,000 square-mile area of
Texas and New Mexico, stretching 500-plus miles.

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, Global Industries, Ltd., please visit
Global's website at http://www.

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The Company
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(Nasdaq: GLBL) disclosed today that Tim Miciotto, the Company's Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, has announced his intention to retire
at the end of the current year to spend more time with his family."

Global Industries provides pipeline construction, platform installation
and removal, diving services , and other marine support to the oil and gas
industry in the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, Asia Pacific , the Mediterranean,
Middle East/India, South America, and Mexico's Bay of Campeche.com .
Town and Country has purchased FusionPoint by TNS, a data
communications solution that enables all technical applications in its
convenience stores to flow through one broadband pipe, simplifying the
connectivity and delivering significant savings in time and
maintenance costs.

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The road begins east of the existing US 183
north of Austin, and terminates approximately three miles north of the
City of Leander .
For more information, contact Investor Relations, Global Industries, Ltd.,
11490 Westheimer , Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77077. Tel: 281.

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Mr. "By leveraging this
technology, T + C will be able to reduce costs, achieve greater data
control and raise the ease of system maintenance.

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About Town + Country Food Stores

Town + Country Food Stores offer convenient, 'round the clock
shopping for more than a million customers every week.

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URS Corporation offers a comprehensive range of professional
planning and design, systems engineering and technical assistance,
program and construction management, and operations and maintenance
services for transportation, commercial/industrial, facilities,
environmental , water/wastewater, homeland security, installations and
logistics, and defense systems. Among the factors that could cause the
actual results to differ materially are industry conditions, prices of crude
oil and natural gas, the Company's ability to obtain and the timing of new
projects, and changes in competitive factors. "It's a simple yet
business-savvy solution for our stores that will positively impact
performance and customer satisfaction.

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URS Wins Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Contract

Miciotto, who turned 62 earlier this year, joined the Company in June 2000 and
will continue in his current position until December 31, 2005.
This press release may contain forward-looking information based on
current information and expectations of the Company that involve a number of
risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.globalind.----Transaction Network
Services (TNS), Inc."
"Town + Country is a recognized leader in the convenience store
market and their selection of FusionPoint by TNS will make it easier
for their stores to manage all their data transactions," said Don
Bumgardner, vice president of field sales, TNS. TNS' networks support a variety of
widely accepted communications protocols and are designed to be
scalable and accessible by multiple methods.

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5 miles of four to six lane freeway with
adjacent frontage roads. Should one or more of these
risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove
incorrect , actual outcomes could vary materially from those indicated.