Article toolbar Denver Water is halfway through an $18.3-million modernization of the city's Cheesman Dam, with the underwater portion of the project complete and bidding for the second phase under way. Photo: Denver Water Control Room Engineers aboard the barge monitor dive operations from a live video feed sent by the divers. The two-year job, which began last spring with construction of a 1,200-sq-ft control building on the crest, is the 105-year-old dam's first major rehabilitation. The main goal is to upgrade the original outlet works system with new hydraulic valves and pumps that provide more reliable upstream control over
SnapShot April 25, 2011 Submitted By: Jackie Shumaker The Pueblo Airport Generation Station project in Pueblo, Colo., reached peak construction in January. The facility will consist of four units—two utility-owned, natural-gas-fired LMS100 units and two Black Hills Colorado IPP-owned, high-efficiency combined cycle units. Each of the combined cycle units will consist of two 40-MW natural-gas-fired LM6000 turbines and one 20-MW steam turbine. Photographer: Jackie Shumaker
On The Scene April 25, 2011 Urban Land Institute of Colorado Denver mayoral candidate Chris Romer was among six mayoral hopefuls who answered questions from members of the Urban Land Institute of Colorado at a March 10 political panel in downtown Denver. Topics ranged from the local economy to zoning changes, job creation and the city’s budget deficit. Romer told the audience that Denver is “losing too many hospitals now,” referring to the departure of St. Anthony’s and the University of Colorado Hospital System from the city. “We need to treat them well,” he said. Joining Romer in the mayoral
WOLF To prevent parties from pursuing claims in court or arbitration that are stale because of the passage of time when witnesses and exhibits may be unavailable, various statutes of limitations (SOL) exist that limit times for starting legal proceedings.�The Colorado statute applicable to construction defect claims against construction industry participants (contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, etc.) requires that suits be started within two years after construction defects have been or should have been�in the exercise of reasonable diligence (care)�discovered.�There are limited exceptions.�On top of that, a Colorado statute of repose bars all such claims if not started within six years.�However,
It was certainly the largest oversize load that Interstate 15 in Utah County had ever seen or likely ever will see, as the Utah Dept. of Transportation�s I-15 CORE team moved the 354-ft, four-ton Sam White Bridge into place over the new freeway overnight on March 26. Photos: UDOT The event near the town of American Fork on a misty, cold Saturday night was not only a milestone for UDOT’s accelerated bridge construction (ABC) program but also the largest bridge in the western hemisphere to be moved using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs). Transportation officials from across the United States and
The American Institute of Architects Colorado Chapter presented 13 awards and honors as well as 17 scholarships and grants during its annual Young Architects Awards Gala on April 8 at Cluster Studios in Denver. The AIA Colorado Young Architects Awards Gala is held annually in celebration of Colorado Architecture Month. Photos: Charles Kennedy The following awards and honorable mentions were selected from 67 entries submitted by firms, designers, students and young architects (licensed 10 years or less) from across the state. The entries were judged by a jury of architects and community leaders, facilitated by Mark Gelernter, Ph.D., dean of
The Colorado Dept. of Transportation will have at least 30 active construction projects in the Denver metro area this summer, not including maintenance projects, and 12 of those are being funded either by FASTER or the Colorado Bridge Enterprise (CBE). The 30 projects total nearly $386 million. Photo: CDOT Three major projects will take place along five miles of I-25, as well as two on Federal Boulevard: I-25 over the South Platte River: This $16.3-million project will replace the I-25 bridge over the South Platte River, also known as the Broncos Arch bridge due to its proximity to Invesco
Despite the loss of 1,000 jobs in March, the nation’s construction industry unemployment rate edged down to 20% for the month, according to an April 1 employment report by the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Year-over-year, construction employment is down by 36,000 jobs, or 0.6%. The rate is down from 21.8% in February and 24.9% posted in March 2010. Nonresidential building construction now supports 658,100 jobs in the U.S. The sector added 2,600 for the month but has lost 1,800 jobs, or 0.3% of job totals, on a year-over-year basis. The specialty trade contractor segment lost 6,700 jobs in March and
The proposed $6-billion, DesertXpress high-speed passenger train project recently cleared its first major hurdle with the March 24 release of its final environmental impact statement. Circle Point, San Francisco, prepared the report on behalf of the Federal Railroad Administration. A record of decision is expected this spring. Photo courtesy US DOT Fares would be $50 to ride the steel-wheel trains. DesertXpress will follow the Interstate 15 alignment between Victorville, Calif. and Las Vegas, using existing right-of-way either along the median or roadside, and will build two passenger stations, a maintenance-storage-operation facility and three electrical substations. The project�s overhead catenary electric
Recipients of the Aon Build America Awards were revealed at last week�s AGC National Convention in Las Vegas. Several Mountain States region projects were honored, including Utah�s Pioneer Crossing, the Odd Fellows and Tanner Flagship Store renovations in Salt Lake City and the NREL Research Support Facility in Golden, Colo. Courtesy of AGC of America Pioneer Crossing in Utah was one of the region�s many award winners. This year�s competition netted more than 115 entries and yielded eight Merit Winners and 20 Aon Build America Awards. The winners were: GRAND AWARD WINNER MUNICIPAL UTILITY NEW Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer Project,
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