Campbell County Recreation Center Submitted by Layton Construction Co. Inc. The new 190,000-sq-ft Campbell County Recreation Center in Gillette, Wyo., includes a six-lane lap pool with an integrated dive area; a 7,000-sq-ft leisure pool with two slides and a vortex, among other features; a climbing wall modeled after Devil’s Tower (a famous and popular rock climbing destination in Wyoming and the first declared U.S. National Monument); four racquetball courts; three full-sized basketball courts; a sauna and steam room; running track; and space for fitness, aerobics, weights, spinning, child care and offices. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges The facility
Construction began on a $50-million project that will create a new interchange connecting Stapleton’s Central Park Boulevard with Interstate 70 in Denver, the largest American Recovery & Reinvestment Act-funded project in Colorado. Photo by JobSiteVisitor.com The Central Park Boulevard Interchange and bridge will connect the Stapleton development on both sides of I-70 with a six-lane bridge over the highway. In 2000, redevelopment at the Stapleton International Airport site occurred on both sides of I-70 in east Denver; however, a designated road to connect the two sides was not included in the plan. The new Central Park Boulevard project makes those
Construction is complete on a new 33,000-sq-ft career center in Salt Lake City for plumbers, pipefitters, welders and HVAC&R technicians run by the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association and United Association Local 140. The new Utah Career Center will train and re-certify more than 1,000 trades people annually. The Utah Career Center, which replaces an existing career center, is expected to achieve LEED-Gold certification and will train and recertify more than 1,000 tradesmen annually. UMCA and UA’s apprenticeship programs require over 1,350 hours of training—far exceeding most educational trade program requirements. Apprentices who complete their education to become UA journeymen also
Related Links: Colorado Ballot Measures Could Cost State Billions in Tax Revenues The debate over ballot measures 60, 61 and 101 has been anything but illuminating. According to the propaganda, voters should: • Vote yes to punish government at all levels for more than $1 billion in higher taxes and fees enacted without a vote of the people by Gov. Ritter and statehouse Democrats. • Or vote no because “The Ugly 3” will trigger a voter-approved recession and put thousands of people out of work. Frankly, both of those arguments are overwrought. All three measures offer some policy changes that
Falsework is coming down this month after supporting the construction of what officials believe is the only transit bridge in the world to cross over an active taxiway. Photo: Courtesy of Austin Bridge & Road Officials think mass transit guideway at Phoenix airport may be the only one of its kind to cross through active airspace. Falsework is coming down this month after supporting the construction of what officials believe is the only transit bridge in the world to cross over an active taxiway. The 740-ft-long cast-in-place box-girder bridge is the centerpiece of a two-mile-long transit system that will connect
New Mexico voters will have final say in the Southwest�s largest bond issue: a $155.2-million request for funding dozens of higher education and special school projects throughout the state, including $5.65 million for expanded classrooms at Dona Ana Community College and $10 million for a children�s hospital outpatient building in Albuquerque. Similar education bond issues have been approved by voters time and again in the state in recent years. Additional general obligation bonds up for statewide vote would provide $7.7 million for senior citizen facilities and $7 million for various libraries. Bond elections in the state�s most populous county, Bernalillo,
An oil worker is led to the edge of an offshore oilrig platform and given the command to jump into the icy waters below. The rational response, as you would guess, is an emphatic “no.” After all, why leave the comfortable confines of the rig for the unseen dangers below? But if that rig catches fire, you can bet the same worker will be the first to jump overboard to save his life. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" It is that parable of survival that is facing nearly every general contractor today. If survival can only be assured if
The $240-million Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge opened to vehicle and foot traffic on Oct. 20th between Arizona and Nevada, 890 ft above the Colorado River. Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood officially christened the “Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge,” which is named after former Nevada Gov. Mike O’Callaghan (1971-79) and professional football star turned soldier Pat Tillman. The sleek, elegant structure stretches across the Black Canyon a quarter-mile downstream from the dam. The 1,960-ft bridge will be North America’s longest single-span concrete arch when it opens to traffic later this month. “This magnificent bridge is proof positive that America
Las Vegas Strip resorts vie to be the hottest place in town, but Vdara, a recently opened hotel, literally can scorch those visiting the pool deck during certain times of the day. The 57-story, 1,495-room hotel is one of six towers at the $8.5-billion, 67-acre CityCenter complex, which opened last December. Photos Courtesy of CityCenter Land LIC Scorcher Hotel owner says it is trying again to fix the alleged �death ray� problem after a 2008 attempt. On Sept. 16, Vdara condominium owner and personal injury lawyer William G. Pintas complained to local media that the hotel�s south facade concentrated noon
Denver-area construction costs have increased only 0.2% so far this year, says the latest research from global property and construction consultant Rider Levett Bucknall. Chart courtesy of RLB But it represents the first posted cost increase in Denver after seven consecutive quarterly price drops, the most significant of those a minus 7.5% change in bid prices from January 2009 to April 2009. While this current uptick in Denver construction costs is lagging behind the national trend, both national and local construction costs are leveling off and expected to remain relatively stable. Looking to the future, both nationally and locally, RLB
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