Rocky Mountain Construction articles from February 2007

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from February 2007

Editor's Report.
February 12, 2007... By Hol Wagner For the first time since 1959, Colorado has a Democratic governor and both houses of the Legislature are controlled by Democrats. Whether this will be a good thing for the state or a bad one remains to be seen -- and will...

The Construction Challenges Of Keystone Hill.
February 12, 2007... By Bruce Higgins Steep mountainside location makes road wideningand straightening near Telluride, Colo., a complex affair Improvements to the Keystone Hill segment of State Highway 145 -- the sole route through the southwestern...

Pervious Concrete for Vegas Condo driveways.
February 12, 2007... Staff Telebelt conveyor aids placement of zero slump concrete mix to facilitate driveway runoff at MGM Residence Towers While bright lights, casinos and fabulous hotels come to mind when you hear the name "Las Vegas," pervious concrete...

Phoenix Area Freeway Projects Advanced.
February 12, 2007... Staff Phoenix-- The Arizona State Transportation Board has given approval to using $193 million in state funds to accelerate seven Phoenix area freeway projects by several years, including adding new lanes to sections of interstates 10 and...

Pete Lien Plans Wyoming Quarry.
February 12, 2007... Staff Laramie, Wyo.-- Rapid City, S.D.-based Pete Lien & Sons Inc. proposes to mine limestone near Laramie and build a $50-million plant to process it into lime and other products. The company's plans were recently presented to the Albany...

Windpower Project For Cheyenne.
February 12, 2007... Staff Cheyenne-- Happy Jack Windpower LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tierra Energy LLC) has signed a 20-year renewable energy purchase agreement with Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power (a wholly owned subsidiary of Black Hills Corp.) for...

Arizona, Colorado Firms Get Fort Bliss Work.
February 12, 2007... Staff El Paso, Texas-- The Austin, Texas, office of Greeley, Colo.-based Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and SBBI Inc. of Sonoita, Ariz., are among the five prime contractors for the $252-million first phase of a planned $2.6-billion...

Wyoming Highway Funding Dispute.
February 12, 2007... Staff Cheyenne-- Within days after he submitted a budget plan calling for $915 million in additional spending for the second half of the current biennium, Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal's proposal was slashed by the Legislature's Joint...

Funding Concerns In Other States.
February 12, 2007... Staff Mountain America-- Wyoming is certainly not the only state looking for a solution to the funding of highway improvements. Arizona's Gov. Janet Napolitano is considering seeking repeal of the state law that limits the term of highway...

Wyoming To Receive AML Funds At Last.(Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Staff Cheyenne-- Wyoming's legislature will have the final say on spending the approximately $138.5 million a year the state will receive over the next seven years following renewal of the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation program by...

Final Interchange Project Begins.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Staff Denver-- Even though some 3 feet of snow fell on the Denver area during the last two weeks of 2006, work has gotten under way on the final phase of the $153.3-million, 15-year, 10-phase project to improve the interchange of I-25,...

Wyoming Power Plant Construction Delayed.
February 12, 2007... Staff Gillette, Wyo.-- The start of construction on Basin Electric Power Cooperative's Dry Fork Station power plant near Gillette has been pushed back six months due to requirements for an environmental impact statement. Basin has applied...

Funding Found For Arizona Ballparks.
February 12, 2007... Staff Glendale, Ariz.-- The Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority says it has found enough money to fund both Glendale's and Goodyear's requests for baseball spring training facilities that would open in 2009. Glendale would receive $50...

Prison Contract Canceled.
February 12, 2007... Staff Pueblo, Colo.-- The Colorado Department of Corrections has officially cancelled a 2003 contract with Florida-based Geo Group to build a private prison in Pueblo for 500 pre-release inmates. Geo has failed to break ground in the four...

Gaming Resort North Of Santa Fe.
February 12, 2007... Staff Pojoaque, N.M.-- On 587 acres of tribal land along US-84/285 12 miles north of Santa Fe, Centex Corp. of Dallas is beginning construction on the Pueblo of Pojoaque's Buffalo Thunder Resort, a four-star destination resort including a...

Martinovich Named NDOT Director.(Nevada Department of Transportation)(Susan Martinovich)(Brief article)
February 26, 2007... Staff Carson City, Nev.-- After Jeff Fontaine, director of the Nevada Department of Transportation, announced in December that he was stepping down from the position at the end of the year to become director of the Nevada Association of...

Road Machinery's Paugh Resigns.(Chuck Paugh)(Road Machinery LLC)(Brief article)
February 26, 2007... Staff Phoenix-- In September 2004, Arizona-New Mexico equipment distributor Road Machinery had been struggling to achieve a profit for more than five years. Chuck Paugh was brought in as president to help turn the company around. In less...

NCA Names 2007 Board.
February 26, 2007... Staff Las Vegas-- The Nevada Contractors Association, non-profit industry trade group, recently named Kris Sundell of Stewart & Sundell Concrete as its 2007 chairman. Brent Conrad of Werdco B.C. is vice chairman and Travis Burton of Perini...

Solar Park For San Luis Valley.(SolarDunes)(Brief article)
February 26, 2007... Staff Alamosa, Colo.-- SkyFuel, a New York startup created by Arnold Leitner, a businessman with Colorado connections, plans to build the world's largest solar energy park in the San Luis Valley of south central Colorado. The $2-billion...

George Named To Head CDOT.(Colorado Department of Transportation)(Russell George)
February 26, 2007... Staff Denver-- New Gov. Bill Ritter wasted little time in naming someone to head the Colorado Department of Transportation after his first choice (former Republican legislator Bill Kaufman of Loveland) declined the appointment. Ritter's...

Napolitano Seeks Highway, School Funds.
February 26, 2007... Staff Phoenix-- As expected, Arizona's Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, in her $10.4-billion budget for fiscal 2008, has asked the Legislature to change existing state law to allow the issuance of 30-year bonds, a maturity period 10 years...

Blizzard Drains CDOT Funds.(Colorado Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
February 26, 2007... Staff Front Range/Eastern Colo.-- The Colorado Department of Transportation spent $7.1 million on snow removal during the recent storms and blizzard that hit Colorado's Eastern Plains and Front Range. This is a very preliminary cost for...

UDOT Selects Highway Route.
February 26, 2007... Staff Salt Lake County, Utah-- The Utah Department of Transportation has selected 5800 West as the department's preferred roadway alternative for the proposed Mountain View Corridor in Salt Lake County. UDOT right-of-way representatives...

ADOT Unveils Electronic DBE Guide.(Arizona Department of Transportation)(Arizona Steps Up: A Statewide Partnership for Equity in Procurement)(Brief article)
February 26, 2007... Staff Phoenix-- The Arizona Department of Transportation has unveiled a new electronic reference guide intended to increase state use of minority, women-owned and small business vendors. "Arizona Steps Up: A Statewide Partnership for...

Sundt Building New Headquarters.
February 26, 2007... Staff Tempe, Ariz.-- Sundt Construction Inc., the largest Arizona-based general contractor, has broken ground on a new office building to house the company's growing operations. The building will sit on four acres in Tempe's Fountainhead...

Colorado School Needs Documented.
February 26, 2007... Staff Jefferson County, Colo.-- Colorado's Donnell-Kay Foundation has developed a website, www.crumblingclassrooms.com , to highlight the urgent construction needs facing all Colorado public school districts. A comprehensive study...

Financing Obtained For Denver Hotel.
February 26, 2007... Staff Denver-- Plans were unveiled more than a year ago for a 50-story Four Seasons hotel in downtown Denver, but nothing had come of those plans, and hotel experts had become skeptical it would be built. Now, however, developers Jeff...

Construction Starts Summary.
February 26, 2007... Staff How To Use The Construction Starts Summary: The information on this page reports non-residential construction activity in the region by contract value. The chart at the bottom of the page tracks cumulative starts for all...

Editor's Report.
February 26, 2007... By Hol Wagner Highway funding -- specifically, finding more of it -- is a top priority in legislatures across Rocky Mountain Construction territory this year, as it should be. Hopes are high that money will be found to fund more highway...

Growth Booming In Valley Of The Sun.(Phoenix metropolitan area)
February 26, 2007... By Terry Ertter Entire Phoenix metropolitan area experiencing rapid growth, development Just about any story written since 1960 regarding construction in the Phoenix area has centered around the same themes. The metro area is growing...

Renovating History.
February 26, 2007... By Betty Johnston Sundt Construction gives a fresh look and new features to historic Arizona Country Club Phoenix clubhouse Renovation of the clubhouse building of the nearly 100-year-old Arizona Country Club is scheduled for...