St. George News - Wed July 27, 2022
Construction Crews Turn to Dish Soap to Aid Bridge Slide
The Utah Department of Transportation recently slid a 1.1-million-lb. bridge into place using dish soap to smooth the slide via a hydraulic system. The entire accelerated bridge construction took approximately one year to complete, but the soap-enhanced portion was completed in four hours....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 27, 2022
Brosamer & Wall Utilize Unique Concrete On 130-Year-Old Canal
Construction crews from Brosamer & Wall Inc. (B&W) have completed work on the second phase of the $52 million Florence Canal Reach 2 Rehabilitation and Lining Project. The firm is aiming to complete the rest of the Pinal County, Ariz., project checklist by January 2023....
CDOT - Wed July 13, 2022
Colorado Starts $43M Project to Replace 17 Aging Structures
The Colorado Department of Transportation and its contracting partner CapitalTezak Joint Venture, will begin replacement efforts of 17 structurally deficient rural structures in southeastern Colorado. These 17 structures are located on three separate essential corridors in southeast Colorado — Colorado Highway 9, United States Highway 24 and United States Highway 350....
Big-D Construction - Tue July 12, 2022
Big-D Construction, Kitchel Finish $1 Billion Prison Project
Work has wrapped up on the new Utah State Correction Facility (USCF), the largest construction project ever undertaken by the state of Utah. The Utah State Prison Relocation project, comprised of 35 buildings and 1.35 million sq....
UDOT - Tue July 12, 2022
Sunroc Completes Bluff Street Tunnel Ahead of Schedule
One of St. George's busiest stretches of road is now reopened after construction crews completed a major milestone ahead of schedule. The new pedestrian tunnel running under Bluff Street just south of the Main Street intersection is now accessible to residents after considerable construction was completed....
Biological Diversity. org - Tue July 12, 2022
Approval of Uinta Railway Will Increase Oil Production
The U.S. Forest Service has rejected challenges to the Uinta Basin Railway, saying the project is in the public interest even as it predicts the oil railway could increase climate pollution in the U.S....
CDOT - Tue June 28, 2022
Colorado Commission Approves I-270 Critical Bridge Project
The Transportation Commission (TC) took an important step towards accelerating delivery on the first phase of several improvements planned for the Interstate 270 corridor, a longtime priority for statewide freight needs and partners in Adams County, Colo....
Associated Press - Wed June 29, 2022
Arizona Officials Allocate $18B, New Construction Included
PHOENIX (AP) Arizona's legislature approved a bipartisan $18 billion spending plan early recently that will make substantial investments in building new highways in the region. Lawmakers in the House and Senate ended a months-long impasse, working through the night to approve the budget....
BYU - Wed June 15, 2022
Construction Progressing On BYU's New Music Building
Construction crews are making considerable progress on the new music building at Brigham Young University, which was approved in February 2020. Currently under construction by Big D Construction (with HKS Architects as the architecture firm), the new digs are expected to open by November 2022, according to University Communications....
CEG - Wed June 15, 2022
Buesing Corporation Doubles Down on Arizona Desert Recycling Operation
Amid the Sonoran Desert, a plant is growing. Recent upgrades to Buesing Corporation's recycling plant in Chandler, Ariz., have doubled the company's capacity to produce quality construction materials....
