ATSSA - Tue March 23, 2021
UDOT Engineer John Leonard Earns National Safety Award
The American Traffic Safety Services Association recently announced the winners of the Industry Achievement Award, the Mark of Excellence Award and the National Safety Award. The awards were given as part of the 51st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo, held online from Feb....
CEG - Tue March 23, 2021
Tandem Crews Take Home 2020 Project of Year Honor
The joint venture of Ames Construction and Wadsworth Brothers Construction were recently honored by the Associated General Contractors of Utah with the 2020 Project of the Year, Overall Highway/Transportation, for its work on the I-15 Technology Corridor from Lehi Main Street to SR 92....
Daily Standard - Mon March 22, 2021
State Officials Postpone $40M Project in Davis County
The Utah state transportation department is postponing $40 million worth of construction work on Interstate 15 in Davis County in order to pay for a project just down the road that will cost more than three times that amount....
Associated Press - Mon March 22, 2021
Utahraptor State Park Under Consideration at Cost of $25M
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) Arches National Park may soon have a new neighbor due to a new bill heading through the Utah legislature. "Utahraptor State Park," proposed by Rep. Steve Eliason (R-Sandy), would be a new recreational area in Moab and Utah's 44th state park, comprised of 6,500 acres including trails of every kind and campgrounds, the Spectrum newspaper reported....
Takeuchi - Tue February 23, 2021
Takeuchi Adds EquipmentShare to Its Dealer Network
Takeuchi-US has added EquipmentShare of North Salt Lake, Utah, to its growing North American dealer network. Like EquipmentShare's Columbia, Mo., facility, the location at 295 South Redwood Rd. in North Salt Lake will carry Takeuchi's full line of excavators, compact track loaders and wheel loaders for sale and rental....
Sundt Construction - Tue February 23, 2021
Innovative Concrete Work Drives SLC Water Project
Valued at more than half a billion dollars, Salt Lake City's new Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) is a massive public infrastructure project that will have wide-ranging benefits for the community. During the five-year rebuild, Sundt and joint-venture partner PCL Construction will use nearly 113,000 cu....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 23, 2021
Industry Pioneer Earns 'Outstanding Service' Honor
Ralph L. Wadsworth grew up on a farm in Idaho where he was taught to work hard and not expect anything to be given to him. A gifted boxer, Wadsworth earned a scholarship to the University of Idaho, where he graduated with a degree in civil engineering....
Globe Newswire - Tue February 23, 2021
Construction Crews Wrap Up UDOT's Top Priority Project
Applied Research Associates Inc. (ARA) was part of a team of designers and contractors who recently completed a large, high-priority design/build project on Utah's Tech Corridor on I-15. The project is located south of Salt Lake City for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)....
Associated Press - Tue January 26, 2021
New Highway to Be Built Through Red Cliffs Area
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) The Utah Division of Transportation and Washington County received approval to build a four-lane highway that would pass through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, a protected Mojave desert tortoise habitat in southern Utah....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 26, 2021
Officials Unveil Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge
Vehicles have been traversing the bridge over the San Juan River on the edge of the tiny desert town of Mexican Hat, Utah, since 1953. Six years ago, the metal arch bridge was renamed the Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge, honoring Utah native and fallen local war hero Special Ops Jason Workman....
