Rocky Mountain Construction articles from June 2005

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from June 2005

I-25 Broadway Viaduct.
June 13, 2005... By Carol Carder Kraemer building second half of badly needed replacement structure at north end of Denver's T-REX project "CDOT realized we needed to replace this bridge in the 1990s because the sufficiency rating was declining, but...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
June 13, 2005... By Hol Wagner Hooray! Finally. Well, maybe. With publishing deadlines being what they are, by the time you read this the entire matter may at last be settled, one way or the other. But right now, the highway funding situation looks as...

Graceful Flyover Links I-25, I-270.(Sema Construction Inc)
June 13, 2005... By Carol Carder Sema Construction completing fifth phase of complex interchange of I-25, I-76, I-270, and US-36 on Denver's north side "This bridge is cutting edge technology," says Jim Powers, Colorado Department of Transportation...

T-REX Update.
June 13, 2005... By Carol Carder The latest developments in Denver's $1.67-billion highway and light rail project The massive T-REX project that's reshaping 17 miles of Denver's interstates 25 and 225 and shoehorning 19 miles of light rail transit...

Agilia In New Mexico.
June 27, 2005... By Bruce Higgins Lafarge brings new high-tech concrete to New Mexico For centuries, portland cement concrete has remained basically the same: portland cement, sand, gravel, and water mixed in the proper proportions to produce concrete...

Up On The Roof.(Hensel Phelps Construction Co.)(Gibbons Erectors Inc)
June 27, 2005... By Hol Wagner Pair of big Link-Belt cranes on roof of casino parking garage speeds expansion of Black Hawk, Colo., facility Thousands of motorists -- evening/weekend gamblers, tourists and others -- traveling Colorado State Highway 119...

Denver Voters OK New Justice Center.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Staff Denver-- By a 56 percent to 44 percent margin, Denver voters have approved a plan to build a new $378-million justice center on two blocks just west of the City and County Building on West Colfax Avenue downtown. The city will...

Subgrade Problems Delay Berthoud Bypass.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Staff Berthoud, Colo.-- The Colorado Department of Transportation has contracted with Dallas Little, a soil stabilization expert, to conduct a two-phase analysis of the soil under a newly poured section of highway after engineers noticed...

WYDOT Plans Busy Season.(Wyoming Department of Transportation)
June 27, 2005... Staff Cheyenne-- Officials of the Wyoming Department of Transportation are preparing for a busy highway construction season. Improvement of interstate and other major highways (be it construction, rehabilitation or resurfacing) continues...

RTD Names FasTracks Consultants.(Regional Transportation District )(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Staff Denver-- The Regional Transportation District has named two firms, Carter & Burgess and Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, to manage the $4.7-billion FasTracks project that will build light rail, commuter rail and bus system...

WYDOT Awards $13 Million In Contracts.(Wyoming Depertment Of Transportation)(McMurry Ready)(McGarvin-Moberly Construction)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Staff Cheyenne-- Contracts totaling nearly $13.2 million for five highway projects around the state were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its April meeting. Buffalo's Cook-Harriet Construction was awarded the...

Flood Repairs In Southern Utah.
June 27, 2005... Staff St. George, Utah-- A massive reconstruction effort to repair damage caused by a 50-year flood in the southwestern Utah cities of Santa Clara, Gunlock and Shivwitz was completed after several weeks of intensive work. Total damage ran...

Annual Study Of Urban Congestion.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Staff Denver-- The results from 2003 are in and, according to Texas Transportation Institute figures, two Mountain America cities -- Denver and Las Vegas -- ranked in the top 10 nationally in terms of rush hour traffic delays among the...

Historic Wood Used In Nature Preserve.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Staff Layton, Utah-- Wood used in construction of a railroad trestle across the Great Salt Lake in 1903 is being reused in a unique new visitor center at a nature preserve on the shore of the lake near Layton, in northern Utah. A...