Rocky Mountain Construction articles from December 2004

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from December 2004

WYDOT Awards $48 Million In Contracts.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Cheyenne, Wyo.- Contracts totaling more than $48.1 million for 15 highway projects around the state were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its October meeting in Cheyenne. This is an unusually large monthly...

WYDOT Budget Hits $465 Million.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Cheyenne, Wyo.- Even as Congress considered (and ultimately approved) an eight-month extension of federal highway funding legislation after a full year of unsuccessful attempts to approve a new long-term bill, states are faced with...

Kramer Consulting Opens New Offices.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Scottsdale, Ariz.- Terry Kramer, president of Kramer Consulting, management consulting firm specializing in the construction industry for 14 years, announced recently that the firm has relocated to new offices at 7702 E. Doubletree...

Twin Mountain Gets I-40/Coors Project.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Santa Fe- New Mexico Transportation Secretary Rhonda Faught announced last month that Albuquerque-based Twin Mountain Construction has been selected to reconstruct the interchange of Interstate 40 and Coors Boulevard in Albuquerque,...

New Hotel For Downtown Phoenix.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Phoenix- As work ramps up on a $600-million expansion and renovation of the Civic Plaza Convention Center in downtown Phoenix, the city council has named Starwood Hotels & Resorts to develop a new 1,000-room Sheraton hotel nearby....

Phoenix Light Rail Work Begins.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Staff Phoenix- After years of planning, light rail construction is finally getting under way in the Phoenix area. A $57.6-million contract was awarded by Valley Metro Rail in September to a joint venture of Sundt Construction and Stacy &...

Facelift For Historic Red Cliff Bridge.
December 13, 2004... By Carol Carder Lawrence Construction rehabilitates and widens picturesque steel arch bridge across Eagle River high in the Colorado Rockies Red Cliff Bridge is a vital commerce link in Colorado on US-24 between Interstate 70 at Dowd...

Editor's Report.(transportation funding)(Editorial)
December 13, 2004... By Hol Wagner Big news in Rocky Mountain Construction territory is the passage of three major transportation-funding measures in the recent election. Fully 59 percent of Denver area voters voted to increase the sales tax by 0.4 cents on...

Kraemer Replaces Bridge Decks In Record Time.(Colorado Department of Transportation, Edward Kraemer and Sons Inc.)
December 13, 2004... By Carol Carder Use of precast deck panels speeds rehabilitation of three bridges on US-6 through Clear Creek Canyon At 2 a.m. on Monday morning, Sept. 13, the Colorado Department of Transportation closed an 11-mile stretch of US-6...

Hoover Dam Bypass Approach Nearly Done.(construction of dams)
December 13, 2004... By Sarah Montezon, Edward Kraemer & Sons Kraemer crew nears completion of Nevada approach for new US-93 Hoover Dam Bypass The landscape for the Nevada approach of the Hoover Dam Bypass changed quickly last summer as the Edward Kraemer...

Formwork Speeds Completion Of Caesars Palace II.(SKE self-climbing formwork system)
December 27, 2004... Staff Las Vegas debut for Doka's SKE self-climbing formwork system on 26-story Caesars Palace luxury hotel and casino Time is money in Las Vegas, where major casino resort projects are built at a breathtaking pace. The 26-story Caesars...

Engineering Excellence In Colorado.
December 27, 2004... By Carol Carder American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado recognizes design excellence among its members On Nov. 1, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado honored recipients of the 2005 Engineering...

Whitetopping South Parker Road.
December 27, 2004... By Carol Carder CDOT, IHC put whitetopping experience to work in southeast Denver metro area "Although whitetopping overlays of portland cement concrete over asphalt have been put down since 1918, design guidelines have not been...

H&E Shows Off New Albuquerque Facility.(H&E Equipment Services )(Brief Article)
December 27, 2004... Staff Albuquerque-- H&E Equipment Services hosted the grand opening of its newly renovated Albuquerque location for customers, vendors, employees, and neighboring businesses on Nov. 4. Located at 1924 2nd Street NW, the new Albuquerque...

Thanksgiving Rockfall Damages Glenwood Canyon Highway.(Brief Article)
December 27, 2004... Staff Glenwood Springs, Colo.-- After several hundred tons of rock broke loose from the canyon wall some 1,300 feet above Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon on Thanksgiving day and came crashing down on the highway, shutting it down for the...

New Mexico Truck Drivers Urged To Buckle Up.(Safety belt campaign organised for pickup truck drivers.)
December 27, 2004... Staff Albuquerque-- For those who earn their living in the construction business, a pickup truck is more than just a vehicle. For some it's a mobile toolbox that carries everything needed to complete a job. It pulls heavy loads of...

Power Plant Bids Sought.(Brief Article)
December 27, 2004... Staff Westminster, Colo.-- Westminster-based Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Colorado's second-largest electric power supplier (after Xcel Energy), is requesting bids on construction of a power plant producing 1,000...