Rocky Mountain Construction articles from July 2005

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from July 2005

Safety Checklist.(safety at construction job site)
July 11, 2005... By George Meyer, GM Services Ltd., Edgewater, Colo. 29 times you should consider safety, security and liability on your construction job site How and when should safety, security and liability be addressed on the construction job site?...

Rope Access.(Rigging Technologies Inc)
July 11, 2005... Staff Las Vegas production rigging company offers safe and economical solutions for high-angle projects Rigging Technologies Inc. (Rig Tech), a full-service production rigging company in Las Vegas, has launched a Rope Access Division....

Editor's Report.
July 11, 2005... By Hol Wagner The Colorado Transportation Commission has settled on a list of 57 highway projects around the state that will be funded if voters approve referendums C and D this November. Referendum D allows the state to issue up to $1...

Remembering Elmer Clark.(Obituary)
July 11, 2005... Staff Phoenix-- Elmer D. Clark, 86, of Sun City West, Ariz., died peacefully on April 23. He was born in Toyah, Texas, on March 24, 1919. After graduating from high school in Lott, Texas, in 1938, he headed west to Arizona to work with his...

Rig Tech Technicians Certified By IRATA.(Industrial Rope Access Trade Association)
July 11, 2005... Staff Las Vegas-- Rigging Technologies Inc. (Rig Tech), a full-service production rigging and rope access company in Las Vegas, announces partners Steve Enger and Simon Peck have earned the highest level of certification -- level three --...

Cabinet Manufacturer Builds Utah Plant.(Kraftmaid Cabinetry)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... Jim England West Jordan, Utah-- KraftMaid, one of the country's largest manufacturers of custom cabinets, will build a $100-million facility in West Jordan, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. told the Utah Legislature recently. Based in...

Sky Harbor's New Control Tower.
July 11, 2005... By Betty Johnston Jacobs Engineering completing $54-million FAA air traffic control tower and related facilities at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Construction is on schedule for the Federal Aviation Administration's new air...

Building Red Rock Resort, Perini Lands CityCenter.
July 25, 2005... By Tony Illia Perini Building Co., already working on the $800-million Red Rock Resort, has now been awarded MGM Mirage's Project CityCenter, a contract worth $3 billion Perini Building Co., already building the $800-million Red Rock...

New Kid On The Block.(Front Range Aggregates LLC)
July 25, 2005... By Hol Wagner Front Range Aggregates produces quality products with new equipment at two Colorado locations Front Range Aggregates LLC is the new kid on the block when it comes to supplying the voracious appetite for quality...

Justice Dept. Settles US-95 Lawsuit.(Las Vegas highway improvement project)
July 25, 2005... Staff Las Vegas-- The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement June 27 with opponents of a Las Vegas highway improvement project. Once the agreement is approved by a federal court, $85 million worth of transportation construction...

Rockfall Closes US-6 In Clear Creek Canyon.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Staff Golden, Colo.-- As Yogi Berra would say, it's dejEa vu all over again. Just before Thanksgiving last November, a giant rockfall in Glenwood Canyon seriously damaged Interstate 70, closing lanes for several days and causing the...

Study Recommends Relocating Railroads.(move railroads out of downtown Denver)
July 25, 2005... Staff Denver-- Shifting the railroads out of downtown Denver to the eastern plains of Colorado would cost between $1.05 billion to $1.52 billion, but offer direct and indirect benefits of $2.3 billion to $16.3 billion in terms of reduced...

Wyoming Coal Power Proposals.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Staff Gillette, Wyo.-- With the vast coal production of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming continues to be the location of many coal-fueled power proposals, but problems seem to trouble many of the proposals. Most recently, North American...

A River Runs Around It.(Whitaker Construction repairs sewer line with cofferdam)
July 25, 2005... Staff Whitaker Construction diverts river and builds cofferdam using Efficiency Production trench boxes The swift currents of the Weber River in Riverdale, Utah, are perfect for fishing. Trout and whitefish are both active and...

Truck Driver's Daughter.(Make-A-Wish foundation send off party)
July 25, 2005... Staff The makers of Shell Rotella[R] T heavy-duty motor oil, Sapp Brothers truck stops and the Make-A-Wish Foundation recently joined together to host a trucking-themed send-off party for Makayla, a 7-year-old child with cystic fibrosis....