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,
Article toolbar 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. 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 UTITILY NEW Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer Project, Lake Oswego, Ore. Advanced American Construction Inc. Engineer: Brown & Caldwell The floating sewer line
Article toolbar The National Asphalt Pavement Association recently presented Utah�s Staker Parson Cos. the 2010 Sheldon G. Hayes Award, recognizing the Davis County Lane Gain project as the single best highway pavement project in the nation. The award was presented at NAPA�s 56th annual meeting Feb. 9 in Orlando, Fla. The Lane Gain project added an HOV lane in each direction of traffic on I-15 from the State Street overpass to the South Layton interchange (Exit 330). The project also provided a longer transition lane for traffic entering the freeway at the South Layton on-ramp, greatly improving traffic safety in
Show organizers reported that the mood was �overwhelmingly positive� at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2011 expositions held March 21 - 26 in Las Vegas. Despite continued uncertainty in U.S. construction markets and the overall economy, industry professionals expressed hopeful optimism for a sustained U.S. upturn in the coming months, while global sales continue to be strong. CONEXPO-CON/AGG retained its billing as the single largest equipment show in North America. CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2011 attracted nearly 120,000 registered attendees; the shows were the global industry-gathering place for the year and the largest gathering in North America since 2008 for the construction,
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in February, declined in March. The index now stands at 63.4 (1985=100), down from 72 in February. The Present Situation Index improved to 36.9 from 33.8. The Expectations Index decreased to 81.1 from 97.5 last month. The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey®, based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by The Nielsen Co., a global provider of information and analytics around what consumers buy and watch. The cutoff date for March’s preliminary results was March 16. “The sharp decline in confidence was prompted by a sharp decline
The new 107,000-sq-ft J.L. Sorenson Recreation Center—Salt Lake County's largest and most energy-efficient recreation facility—celebrated its grand opening on March 18. Salt Lake City’s Layton Construction Co. Inc. was the general contractor for the project, and the facility was designed by EDA Architects. The J.L. Sorenson Recreation Center, located in Herriman, Utah, features a competition-sized indoor swimming pool with eight lanes; an indoor leisure pool with slides, a lazy river and water play equipment; an indoor running and walking track; a 16,000-sq-ft double gymnasium; six competition racquetball courts; exercise and fitness equipment; a dance and aerobics studio; multi-use rooms; and
America�s contractors are still feeling the pinch between reduced levels of construction spending and increases in materials prices as, for the fifth consecutive month, prices for construction materials increased�rising 1.1% in February�according to the March 16 Producer Price Index (PPI) report by the U.S, Dept. of Labor. Year-over-year, construction materials prices are up 6.1%. “Given the ongoing malaise in both residential and nonresidential construction in the U.S., February’s price increases are noteworthy,” said Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “A number of factors appear to be driving input prices higher, including a weakening U.S. dollar, ongoing expansion in
The long saga of the construction of Tempe�s tallest residential towers, begun in 2005, may soon reach its final chapter after this week�s ribbon cutting for the project�s new leasing office. Formerly Centerpoint Condominiums, the two-tower development in the heart of Tempe�s Mill Avenue district was recently re-christened West 6th Tempe to signify a switch from condos to rentals, and construction crews have been back at work for several weeks. Photo by Scott Blair Holding the scissors, Kent Chantung (l) and Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman (r) cut a ribbon to signify the opening of West 6th Tempe�s leasing office. Photo
The first of nine potential geothermal powerplants being developed by Reno, Nev.-based Gradient Resources will be built by McLean, Va.-based Science Applications International Corp.�s design-build subsidiary, Benham Constructors LLC. Photo: put photo credit here Gradient Resources operates a flow test well at its Patua site, approximately 38 miles east of Reno near Fernley. Construction of the 60-MW powerplant at Gradient�s Patua site, near Fernley, Nev., will begin the second quarter of this year, with commercial operation expected in the third quarter of 2017. No contract value was given to the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the estimated $270-million project.
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