Rocky Mountain Construction articles from October 2006

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from October 2006

Paving With The Big Boys.(Company overview)
October 9, 2006... Staff Ace Asphalt paves Arizona hospital parking lot with new BOMAG 814-2 commercial pavers Successful businesses frequently grow and evolve from surprisingly humble beginnings. Some of today's most notable companies and entrepreneurs...

Editor's Report.
October 9, 2006... By Hol Wagner With Colorado's vaunted Transportation Expansion (T-REX) Project now complete (the widened Interstate 25 opened fully on August 22; Regional Transportation District light rail service in the corridor will begin in November),...

Fourth Unit For Springerville Plant.(Salt River Project plans to begin construction of a coal fired power plant)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Staff Springerville, Ariz.-- Salt River Project is preparing to begin construction of a 400-megawatt, coal-fired generating facility at Springerville in extreme eastern Arizona where two 400-megawatt units owned by Tucson Electric Power...

Midvale Smelter Site Reclamation Complete.(cleanup activities ends at an Utah site)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Staff Midvale, Utah-- Formerly a desolate field, black with toxic tailings, a 350-acre site just west of Interstate 15 at 7200 South in Midvale is primed for development as Bingham Junction. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and local dignitaries...

Permits Sought For Ely Energy Center.(Sierra Pacific Resources plans to build coal fired power plants, seeking permission from Nevada Public Utilities Commission )(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Staff Ely, Nev.-- The Nevada Public Utilities Commission has begun regulatory hearings for Sierra Pacific Resources' proposed Ely Energy Center, announced last February and to consist of two 750-megawatt, coal-fired power generating units...

E-470/I-70 Flyby Complete.(Lawrence Construction Company Ltd. built a flyover which is now open to traffic)(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... Staff Aurora, Colo.-- Aug. 24 marked the end of the line for the only traffic signals on the E-470 beltway around Denver's east side. On that day the two-mile-long I-70 flyby was opened to traffic, bypassing traffic signals at the...

Wagner Names Plothow General Sales Manager.
October 9, 2006... Staff Dave Plothow has been appointed as the new general sales manager of the Earthmoving Division at Wagner Equipment Co., Caterpillar dealer covering Colorado, New Mexico and far west Texas. He has over 20 years of experience with...

Peters Nominated Transportation Secretary.
October 9, 2006... Staff Phoenix-- President Bush has nominated former federal highway administrator and Arizona Department of Transportation executive director Mary Peters to succeed Norman Mineta as Secretary of Transportation. Mineta stepped down in July....

Utah Water Pipeline Construction In Sight.
October 9, 2006... Staff Provo, Utah-- Design of the Utah Lake System water pipeline project is complete, and construction should begin next year. The Utah Lake System is a Central Utah Water Conservancy District project to bring water to central Utah...

Ethanol Plant For Clovis, N.M.
October 9, 2006... Staff Clovis, N.M.-- ConAgra Trade Group and Carlyle/Riverstone Renewable Energy are preparing to begin construction of an ethanol plant on US-60/84 in Clovis. Assuming a water source for the plant is identified, construction will begin in...

Nevada Public Projects List Being Pared.(Nevada Public Works Board plans construction projects investments)
October 9, 2006... Staff Carson City, Nev.-- Nevada's Public Works Board is prioritizing a list of 110 construction and maintenance projects with a total value of nearly $1.44 billion. The list was submitted in August and must be pared down to fit the...

New Mexico Plant To Enrich Uranium.
October 9, 2006... Staff Eunice, N.M.-- Down in the far southeastern corner of New Mexico, the first major nuclear facility licensed in the United States in the past three decades moved a step closer to actual construction Aug. 29 as officials broke ground...

Power Plant Emission Upgrades.
October 9, 2006... Staff Farmington, N.M.-- Meanwhile, at the opposite corner of New Mexico, Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM) is preparing to spend $270 million on its San Juan Generating Station to make the coal-fired power plant as environmentally...

Water Import Pipeline Planned.
October 9, 2006... Staff Reno, Nev.-- Construction is expected to begin in November on the first water importation project in Washoe County. Vidler Water Co. has awarded a $34.6-million contract to Reno-based Contri Construction Co. to build a 28-mile-long...

Construction Jobs Slowing In Arizona.
October 9, 2006... Staff Phoenix-- Arizona job growth is expected to climb by 4.6 percent this year, making 2006 the second-best year since 1998, according to the Arizona Blue Chip Economic Outlook. But unlike most of the past dozen years, construction...

Rubberized Asphalt Comes To Colorado.
October 9, 2006... By Carol Carder Colorado's first terminal blend tire rubber asphalt overlays completed in Colorado Springs During August and the first week of September, Schmidt Construction Co. of Colorado Springs put down Colorado's first terminal...

Foamed Asphalt Recycling In Zion National Park.
October 9, 2006... By Tom Kuennen Son-Haul Inc. of Fort Morgan, Colo., rejuvenates heavily traveled roadway through scenic Utah park Last year's full-depth recycling of a scenic road in Utah's Zion National Park, incorporating foamed asphalt, shows how...

Events Center For Rio Rancho.
October 23, 2006... By Bruce Higgins Albuquerque suburb builds arena for New Mexico Scorpions hockey club, basketball and numerous other uses Rio Rancho is called "The City of Vision," as it has become a most unusual growth center in New Mexico. Most...

Extreme Shoring.(S. J. Lewis Construction Inc.)
October 23, 2006... By James McRay, Efficiency Production Inc. Minnesota contractor uses largest, longest trench box from Efficiency Production to lay big pipe in New Mexico There are only a few options available to a contractor when laying 72-inch pipe...

Flood Control Project Stands Test Of Time.
October 23, 2006... By Liz Duff Las Vegas contractor measures success with Terrain Leveler surface excavating attachment Recognized as one of the most inventive flood control projects in the country, the Tropicana-Flamingo Basin project in Las Vegas,...

Beauprez: Eliminate Colorado Gas Tax.
October 23, 2006... Staff Denver-- Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez, currently a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has unveiled his plan to correct declining road funding in Colorado: eliminate the state's 22 cents per gallon excise...

Utah Wind Farm Construction Set.
October 23, 2006... Staff Spanish Fork, Utah-- Wasatch Wind LLC of Heber City, Utah, after numerous delays, hopes to finally begin construction next year on Utah's first wind farm on a site near the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon. The farm will generate...

More Hotel Rooms For Las Vegas.
October 23, 2006... Staff Las Vegas-- Will the casino resort building boom ever end? That's a frequently asked question in Southern Nevada, where there are currently 18 projects under construction with a total of 18,549 hotel rooms. As if that figure isn't...

Meyer Joins Road Machinery-Tucson.(Skip Meyer appointed as account manager)(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... Staff Tucson-- Skip Meyer has joined Road Machinery LLC as account manager at the Tucson branch. In his new position, Meyer is responsible for new and used equipment sales in Pinal, Greenlee, Cochise, Graham, and Santa Cruz counties. ...

Power Motive Adds Accruit 1031 Program.
October 23, 2006... Staff Denver-- Power Motive Corp., the Komatsu construction and mining equipment dealer for Colorado, has engaged Accruit LLC of Denver to design, implement and administer an innovative repetitive 1031 Like-Kind Exchange (LKE) program....

BMG Seltec Acquires TrakitGPS.
October 23, 2006... Staff Livermore Calif.-- BMG Seltec, a leading provider of site automation controls, point-of-sale ticketing systems, and operations software for producers of aggregates and asphalt, has acquired TrakitGPS. Headquartered in Salt Lake City,...

Wyoming Presses For More Funding.(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... Staff Cheyenne-- Wyoming is also facing a substantial decline in highway funding, mostly from various federal sources, and is seeking to make up the shortfall locally. "I don't think it would be a stretch to say that the Department of...

Record Highway Contract To Kiewit/Sundt J.V.
October 23, 2006... Staff Tucson-- Despite local opposition by residents who want to see the highway depressed below grade rather than remaining elevated as it now is, the Arizona State Transportation Board on Sept. 15 awarded the largest single contract in...

Tolls May Fund Mountain View Corridor.(Utah Department of Transportation )(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... Staff Utah County, Utah-- If funding cannot be obtained elsewhere, tolling may be used to finance up to $1.1 billion of the estimated $1.8-billion construction cost of the proposed Mountain View Corridor freeway. No final route...

Colorado Contractor For Arizona Mine/Mill.
October 23, 2006... Staff Kingman, Ariz.-- Mercator Minerals Ltd. has named Schmueser & Associates Inc. of Rifle, Colo., as prime contractor for the company's $100-million-plus expansion project at the Mineral Park copper-molybdenum mine and mill at Kingman....

Water, Snow Resort Planned For Las Vegas.(partnership between Proteus Creative and Thinkwell Design and Production)(Brief article)
October 23, 2006... Staff Las Vegas-- In the continuing effort to build something new and different in the bustling Las Vegas market, a group of former Disney and Universal Studios executives, designers, architects, and engineers have formed Proteus Creative...

Impact Funds Stopped, Second Unit Announced.
October 23, 2006... Staff Gillette, Wyo.-- Impact assistance payments related to construction of the long-delayed Two Elk power plant in southern Campbell County, Wyo., have been suspended due to the prolonged lag in construction activity on the project. ...

FasTracks Bond Sale Scheduled.
October 23, 2006... Staff Denver-- The board of Denver's Regional Transportation district has authorized the first bond sale for the FasTracks transit expansion program, anticipating the issuance of $600 million of debt on Oct. 3 to fund start-up design and...

Opus Announces LoDo Project.
October 23, 2006... Staff Denver-- Opus Northwest LLC has unveiled plans for a $125-million mixed-used development on the last major undeveloped site along Cherry Creek in the historic lower downtown (LoDo) district. The three-building complex will include...