Rocky Mountain Construction articles from February 2006

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from February 2006

Editor's Report.
February 13, 2006... By Hol Wagner The January 23, 2006, issue of Rocky Mountain Construction included a cover feature on construction of a commuter rail transit line between Salt Lake City and Ogden (actually Pleasant View, just northwest of Ogden). Steadily...

Rentals Help Contractor Grow Business.
February 13, 2006... By Tara Deering Albuquerque utility contractor finds way to adapt to changing market When Bennie Bizzell started his utility construction business 18 years ago in Albuquerque, N.M., his business consisted of his wife, his son and a...

Pumps On The Edge.
February 13, 2006... Staff Concrete placement challenges abound on Colorado River bridge project Positioned mere inches from the edge of a mountainous cliff near Hoover Dam on the Colorado River at the Arizona-Nevada border, a Putzmeister BSF 58-Meter...

CIT Forecast: Strong Optimism For 2006.
February 13, 2006... Staff Mountain region experiences five years of continued confidence in construction CIT Construction, a Tempe, Ariz.-based unit of CIT Group Inc., has announced the results of the 30th annual CIT Construction Industry Forecast. The...

Boyd Gaming Unveils $4-Billion Echelon Place.(partnership with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts)(joint venture with Morgans Hotel Group)
February 13, 2006... Staff Las Vegas- The mega-resorts just keep coming! In addition to MGM Mirage Resorts' $3-billion Project CityCenter, the $1-billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, Steve Wynn's $1.5-billion Encore addition to his successful Wynn Las Vegas,...

T-REX Project Enters Final Year.
February 13, 2006... Staff Denver- It's hard to believe, especially for those closely involved with the project, but this is the final year for T-REX, the $1.75-billion Transportation Expansion Project that is widening 17 miles of Interstates 25 and 225 and...

Pulice Gets $195-Million Loop 202 Contract.
February 13, 2006... Staff Mesa, Ariz.- On Dec. 19 the Arizona State Transportation Board awarded a $195-million contract to Pulice Construction Inc. of Phoenix to build the final section of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway between Power Road and University...

First COSMIX Milestones Reached.(Rockrimmon Constructors mark the first milestone )
February 13, 2006... Staff Colorado Springs- Just before Christmas, COSMIX contractor Rockrimmon Constructors put the finishing touches on the Holland Park neighborhood noise barrier to mark the first milestone for the 2-1/2-year Interstate 25 widening...

US-64/87 Reconstruction Begins in New Mexico.
February 13, 2006... Staff Raton, N.M.- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson broke ground in December on the reconstruction of US-64/87 between Raton and Clayton. This is a Gov. Richardson's Investment Partnership (GRIP) project that involves widening an...

Power Plans Pushed.
February 13, 2006... Staff Pueblo, Colo.- Xcel Energy has officially broken ground on the $1.3-billion, 750-megawatt third unit of its coal-fired Comanche Station power plant southeast of Pueblo. Approved by the Public Utilities Commission a year ago, the...

MW Golden Builds Parker Fire Station.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Staff Parker, Colo.- MW Golden Constructors, a Castle Rock, Colo., firm with a branch office in Grand Lake, Colo., was recently awarded a contract for $2 million to construct a new fire station for the Parker Fire Protection District. ...

Road Machinery Opens Prescott Branch.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Staff Prescott, Ariz.- Turnout for the recent open house introducing Road Machinery's new Prescott branch facility was about 125 visitors, with many buyers and users of heavy equipment demonstrating great interest in the Komatsu machines...

POMA Progresses In Utah.
February 27, 2006... Staff Contractor W.W. Clyde goes deep down the street with help from Efficiency Slide Rail System A 60-inch-diameter welded steel pipe is not typically the type of utility buried as much as 19 feet deep in the median of the street at...

Lake Powell Ferry Moves To Canada.
February 27, 2006... Staff Trucker calls on Kenworth T800s to help navigate ferryboatthrough four states, from Utah to British Columbia How does BC Ferries move its recently purchased ferry from the Utah desert to British Columbia waters without it getting...

Utah I-15 Project To Granite/Wadsworth.(Granite Construction Co.)(Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co. )(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Staff Ogden, Utah-- Granite Construction Co., Watsonville, Calif., in joint venture with Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co. of Draper, Utah, has been awarded a $182.9-million highway reconstruction project in Ogden. Granite's portion of...

Wyoming Coal Production Breaks Another Record.
February 27, 2006... Staff Gillette, Wyo.-- Another in a seemingly endless string of production records has been set by Wyoming's coal mining industry. During 2005, an unofficial total of either 405.4 million tons (Casper Star-Tribune) or 407.2 million tons...

Wyoming Water Development Hit By Cost Increases.(Wyoming Water Development Commission)(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Staff Cheyenne-- The Wyoming Water Development Commission is facing the same construction cost increases facing highways, schools and even homes in the Cowboy State. Increases in the cost of cement, pipe, steel, and other materials...

Richardson Pushes GRIP II Plan.
February 27, 2006... Staff Albuquerque-- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Jan. 9 announced GRIP II, a plan to partner with communities across the state to pay for local transportation projects. The plan is an offshoot of the successful GRIP (Gov....

WYDOT Awards First Togwotee Pass Contract.
February 27, 2006... Staff Dubois, Wyo.-- A $23.5-million contract for reconstruction of nearly 10 miles of US-26/287 west of Dubois is among the nearly $32.5 million in highway contracts awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its January...

Newmont To Build Nevada Power Plant.
February 27, 2006... Staff Eureka County, Nev.-- Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. has received all required environmental permits for its proposed $450-million, 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in north central Nevada, paving the way for a construction...

Arizona Refinery Nears Construction.
February 27, 2006... Staff Yuma County, Ariz.-- Phoenix based Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma LLC is making progress on its plans to construct and operate the first new U.S. petroleum refinery to be built in more than 20 years. The $2.5-billion state-of-the-art...

Hawkins Named President Of Jake's.
February 27, 2006... Staff Las Vegas-- Bob Dieleman, chairman of the board of Jake's Crane, has announced the appointment of Sam Hawkins as president of Jake's Crane, Rigging & Transport International as well as subsidiary companies Jake's Crane & Rigging,...

Peabody Plans New Mexico Coal Mine.
February 27, 2006... Staff Grants, N.M.-- Peabody Energy reported last month that it will break ground this year for a $90-million surface coal mine northwest of Grants, N.M. Company spokeswoman Beth Sutton said Peabody will use the El Segundo mine to...

Production Begins At Lisbon Valley Mine.(Constellation Copper Corp.)(construction of copper plant)(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Staff San Juan County, Utah-- Denver-based Constellation Copper Corp. is in the final stages of construction and expected to begin producing copper in February from its new Lisbon Valley mine in southeastern Utah. Commissioning and...

Redhawk Considers Arizona Copper Mine.
February 27, 2006... Staff San Manuel, Ariz.-- Redhawk Resources Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., has retained Milne & Associates Inc. of Tucson to provide underground mining and development engineering consulting services for Redhawk's Copper Creek Project. ...