Rocky Mountain Construction articles from May 2006

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from May 2006

Editor's Report.
May 8, 2006... By Hol Wagner We at Rocky Mountain Construction and our parent company, Reed Construction Data, have decided it's high time we provided some form of recognition for the many skilled equipment operators working for contractors in Mountain...

Intel Expansion.
May 8, 2006... Staff New style placing booms provide high-flying production at Intel's Chandler, Ariz., site Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping, operating from its Southwest Division headquarters in Phoenix, has been on the site of the Intel plant in...

From Stealth To Health.(Holloman Air Force Base )
May 8, 2006... By W.J. "Bill" Loomis Holloman Air Force Base traffic interchange seemingly transformed by stealth Editing by Hol Wagner Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico is known as home to the F-117 Stealth fighter/bomber. It is in...

RTD Issues RFP For Light Rail Line.
May 8, 2006... Staff Denver-- The Denver area's Regional Transportation District has issued a Request For Proposals for qualified general contractors to provide construction manager/general contractor services for the first component of the $4.7-billion...

Vegas Mega-Project Prices Climb.
May 8, 2006... Staff Las Vegas-- Prices are climbing on a couple of already announced mega-projects in Las Vegas. MGM Mirage reports that its gigantic Project CityCenter will cost some $2 billion more than previously estimated, raising the cost of the...

Burro Creek Bridge Dedicated In Arizona.
May 8, 2006... Staff Wikieup, Ariz.-- State and local officials gathered recently to celebrate completion of a new $26-million bridge over Burro Creek and roadway improvements on US-93, which crosses Burro Creek approximately 15 miles south of Wikieup....

Trenching Residential Utilities.
May 22, 2006... By Tara Deering, Courtesy Vermeer Manufacturing Company Las Vegas utility contractor tackles larger residential jobs with new track trencher Eric Curtis learned early on that if you're going to start a business, take it all the way....

Climax Mine To Reopen In 2009.
May 22, 2006... Staff Climax, Colo.- Phoenix-based Phelps Dodge Corp. has announced plans to reopen its dormant open pit Climax molybdenum mine atop 11,300-foot Fremont Pass in the Colorado Rockies. The company will spend between $200 million and $250...

Torrington Prison Attracts One Bid.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Staff Torrington, Wyo.- The sole bid on the new Wyoming medium security state prison at Torrington came in a whopping 86 percent over the official estimate. The $125.6-million offer is so far above the $71.9-million estimate of the...

Ameristar To Build Black Hawk Hotel.
May 22, 2006... Staff Black Hawk, Colo.- Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos Inc. on April 6 debuted its newly renovated and expanded Black Hawk casino and announced details of its planned 33-story, 536-room hotel adjacent to the casino. Construction...

Williams Plans NGL Pipeline.
May 22, 2006... Staff Green River, Wyo.- Energy giant Williams Co. is seeking U.S. Bureau of Land Management permission to construct the Overland Pass Pipeline, a 750-mile line from southwestern Wyoming to south central Kansas to carry natural gas liquids...

Utah Power Plant Comes On-Line.
May 22, 2006... By Jim England 230-megawatt first phase of $350-million Currant Creek power plant enters service near Mona, Utah Currant Creek, a 230-megawatt simple-cycle power generation plant, has begun providing power to a grid that extends along...

Water For Albuquerque.(San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project )
May 22, 2006... By Bruce Higgins San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project is finally becoming a reality The cover story of the Nov. 28, 2005, issue of Rocky Mountain Construction featured the diversion dam on the Rio Grande on the north side of...