Photo: Las Vegas Monorail Co. Las Vegas� Monorail a Bust, Just Five Years After Opening Las Vegas Monorail Co., private owner of a $650-million, 4.2-mile automated rail line connecting eight Las Vegas Strip resorts and the convention center, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 13, one month after an announced $500-million expansion to McCarran International Airport. The dual-line system began operation on July 15, 2004. Granite Construction Co. Inc., Watsonville, Calif., and Bombardier built the monorail under a $354-million, fixed-price contract. Estimated to carry 40,000 passengers a day, the monorail ran into trouble when, on Sept. 1, a
Two recently completed eastern Idaho highway construction projects, one on Idaho 48 in Rigby and the other on U.S. 20 near Henry’s Lake, are the first of 16 Idaho projects to use federal stimulus funds, according Idaho Transportation Dept. District 6 Manager Bruce King. Photo: IDOT In December, crews from HK Contractors of Idaho Falls completed work on a 1.7 mile stretch of Idaho 48 through Rigby. The total cost of both projects was more than $5 million. In 2009, Idaho received $182 million for highway construction in stimulus funds. In December, crews from HK Contractors of Idaho Falls completed
URS Corp. will move the firm�s Washington Division headquarters from Boise to Denver by the end of 2010. The announcement was made at a URS executive meeting in Houston last month. URS’s media relations firm, New York-based Sard Verbinnen & Co., did not return calls seeking confirmation of the move. However, a URS executive in Boise, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the move will happen, but added, “It’s premature to know how many people will stay in Boise or move to Denver.” The Boise office currently employs 500 people and reported its FY 2008 revenue at $10.9 billion. Teri
A funding delay, a cableway collapse and a death: Construction of the Hoover Dam Bypass is a challenge-filled saga that rivals the building of the historic dam itself. But the light at the end of the canyon is beckoning. North America’s longest single-arch concrete crossing, at 1,960 ft, now soars 870 ft over the Colorado River and is scheduled to open to traffic in November 2010. It will carry vehicles 1,500 ft downstream from Hoover Dam, spanning the Black Canyon at the borders of Nevada and Arizona and answering a need that dates back to the 1960s. Photo: Federal Highway
Related Links: Nevada Contractors Association Names Award Winners EPA Recognizes Tempe for Smart Growth Achievements THOMAS Roger Thomas, LEED AP, senior project manager with Burke & Associates, was elected to the Las Vegas Chapter Board of Directors for the USGBC. Thomas is a graduate of the University of Idaho with a dual major in Forestry and Philosophy. Thomas is also a member of NAIOP and serves on their Sustainable Development Committee as well as the NV Energy Design Development Committee. BURKE Kevin Burke, President and CEO of Burke & Associates was named Chairman of the Nevada State Contractors Board. Burke has
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson recognized Tempe and three other diverse communities that are models of how to grow in ways that protect our nation’s air, land, and water; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; provide safe and affordable housing; and strengthen local economies. Related Links: Nevada Contractors Association Names Award Winners Burke & Associates Employees Selected for USGBC, NSCB and AGC Leadership Roles "Every year the Smart Growth Achievement Award winners show us new and creative ways to bring environmental sustainability to our communities -- and this year is no exception," says EPA Administrator Jackson. "Smart Growth has an important
Related Links: Burke & Associates Employees Selected for USGBC, NSCB and AGC Leadership Roles EPA Recognizes Tempe for Smart Growth Achievements The Nevada Contractors Association named the winners of its 10th annual "Contractor of the Year" Awards. Perini Building Co. was named 2009 Contractor of the Year for its work on MGM Mirage’s $8.5 billion CityCenter development on the Las Vegas Strip. Other award winners include: Aztech Inspections and Testing, Subcontractor of the Year; Laborers-Employers Cooperation & Education Trust, Associate of the Year; Peterbilt of Las Vegas, Supplier of the Year; North Corridor Constructors, Safest Contractor of the Year; Las
According to analysts at McGraw-Hill Construction, the parent company of this publication, residential construction will be higher in 2010 in all three states, with Arizona at nearly $4 billion and Nevada rising to $1.4 billion. Both multi-family housing and single family home construction will see increases over the previous year, but will be nowhere near the levels seen in 2006 and 2007. Related Links: Forecast 2010: Residential Rebounds While Other Sectors Struggle New Mexico will also see an increase in non-residential buildings to $1.6 billion, but engineering/highway projects will dip significantly to $935 million in 2010. Nevada, on the other
Related Links: ULI Colorado Report Commercial real estate market to remain slow in 2010 ABC-RMC—Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., Rocky Mountain Chapter AIA Colorado - American Institute of Architects of Colorado ASPE Denver - American Society of Professional Estimators Denver CCA—Colorado Contractors Association CMAA - Construction Management Association of America Colorado Region CSI – Construction Specifications Institute Denver Chapter DBIA—Design Build Institute of America Rocky Mountain Region DDP-Downtown Denver Partnership SDA - Society for Design Administration ULI Colorado - Colorado District Council of the Urban Land Institute USGBC Colorado - U.S. Green Building Council – Colorado Chapter CSI SLC -
Related Links: ULI Colorado Report Commercial real estate market to remain slow in 2010 ABC-RMC—Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., Rocky Mountain Chapter AIA Colorado - American Institute of Architects of Colorado ASPE Denver - American Society of Professional Estimators Denver CCA—Colorado Contractors Association CMAA - Construction Management Association of America Colorado Region CSI – Construction Specifications Institute Denver Chapter DBIA—Design Build Institute of America Rocky Mountain Region DDP-Downtown Denver Partnership HCC—Hispanic Contractors of Colorado ULI Colorado - Colorado District Council of the Urban Land Institute USGBC Colorado - U.S. Green Building Council – Colorado Chapter CSI SLC - Construction Specifications
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