Denver’s JE Dunn Construction, a commercial general contractor, recently completed two medical office buildings (Medical Plaza 1 and 2) on the St. Anthony Medical Campus in Lakewood, Colo. Combined, the Medical Plaza buildings total approximately 197,000 sq ft. Courtesy of JE Dunn Construction Medical Plaza 1 and 2 are four-story buildings totaling 96,804 sq ft and 101,581 sq ft, respectively. Adjacent to St. Anthony’s full-service hospital and Level 1 trauma center, the buildings offer a variety of outpatient, health care and other medical services. Designed by Denver’s Davis Partnership Architects PC, Medical Plaza 1 and 2 are four-story buildings totaling 96,804

The Colorado Dept. of Transportation and its contractor, SEMA Construction, began work March 26 on a new interchange west of Parachute on I-70 at approximately Milepost 72. The new interchange will offer on- and off-ramps in both east and west directions and will utilize an existing overpass on U.S. 6. The new interchange will offer efficient, full-service traffic movements in the rapidly growing area. The interchange project involves construction of on- and off-ramps, two roundabouts on the north and south sides of the existing overpass on U.S. 6, and an asphalt overlay on U.S. 6. Several safety improvements will also

The Aurora Prairie Waters Peter D. Binney Water Purification Facility is one of the most significant construction projects and successful construction partnerships of 2011, the Associated General Contractors of America announced during its annual conference in Hawaii in mid-March. Photo courtesy of Aurora Water The treatment facility uses both natural and state-of-the art water purification techniques to treat the citys existing water rights from the South Platte River. As a result, the project’s contractor, Denver-based Western Summit Constructors Inc., was one of eight firms to receive the association’s Alliant Build America Merit Award and one of three teams to receive

The RTD FasTracks West Corridor project team recently installed the final segment of track on the West Rail Line. Crews working just west of the Union Boulevard Tunnel completed the task of fully tying in the track for the whole rail line from Denver Union Station to the Jefferson County Government Center.  Photo courtesy of RTD The initial test was executed to confirm clearances between the train car and surrounding infrastructure of the rail line. The West Rail Line encompasses more than 116,000 lin. ft of track. Using effective and cost efficient construction methods and state-of-the-art equipment, the 45-member crew successfully

The International Center for Afghan Women’s Economic Development will become the new home for the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, several other nongovernmental organizations and a university program focusing on women’s economic development. The center, designed by Denver-based Burkett Design, will be located on the new campus of the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). Courtesy of Burkett Design From left: Lee Sanderson of the U.S. Dept. of Defenses Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, Leslie M. Schweitzer from Friends of the American University of Afghanistan, and Amy Burkett of Denvers Burkett Design attend the groundbreaking for the International Center for Afghan

The Colorado Dept. of Transportation recently selected the Ames-Granite joint venture team as the design-build contractor for the U.S. 36 Express Lanes. The $310-million project is led by CDOT, the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), and the Regional Transportation District. It will reconstruct the existing U.S. 36 pavement and widen the highway to add one express lane in each direction. It also includes other transportation improvements from Federal Boulevard to beyond the Interlocken Loop interchange along U.S. 36.The Ames/Granite proposal successfully addressed all five goals outlined in the request for proposals and provided the best value by beating the

The Denver Housing Authority has started demolition for a major phase of redevelopment at the former South Lincoln Homes site near the West 10th Avenue & Osage Street light rail station. Courtesy of Denver Housing Authority Six two-story buildings totaling 38 residential units will be demolished over the next three weeks at the South Lincoln Homes neighborhood in Denver. Six two-story buildings totaling 38 residential units will be demolished over the next three weeks. Built in 1953 as part of DHA’s second housing development, the buildings are now functionally obsolete. Concrete will be salvaged and recycled and interior appliances reused. The

Following more than a decade of dreaming, drawing and fundraising, officials of the Tony-award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival, housed on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, have announced plans to begin construction of a new $26-million theater. Rendering by Eaton Architecture The new $26-million Shakespeare theater will be patterned after the Globe Theater in England, where many of the Bards works were performed during his lifetime. The new facility will follow the Elizabethan-era design cues of the festival’s current Adams Theater, which has staged classic productions since 1971. The Adams Theater itself is patterned after the Globe Theater

Lakewood’s Pinkard Construction Co., with BURKETTDESIGN Architects and owner’s representative UGL Services, has completed the 66,000-sq-ft office and analytical laboratory build-out and addition for Environmental Resource Associates (ERA). Courtesy of Pinkard Construction ERAs new lab space includes hazardous material storage, fume hoods and services for advanced analytical equipment. The $5.2-million project on Table Mountain Parkway in Golden consolidates and expands upon ERA’s former 27,000-sq-ft facility in Arvada. ERA provides proficiency-testing standards and quality-control standards for the EPA, municipal treatment and waste facilities, and the pharmaceutical industry. ERA’s parent company, the Waters Corp., is a worldwide leader in liquid chromatography, mass

Salt Lake City will add another landmark building to the greater downtown area with completion of the $125-million Public Safety Building, scheduled to open in spring 2013. It will replace the current building occupied by public safety administrators since 1958. Continuing a west-to-east line of civic buildings that includes the state's Matheson Courthouse, the historic City and County Building and the Moshe Safdie-designed Salt Lake City Public Library, the new Public Safety Building will fulfill a multitude of needs, including consolidating the administrative offices of the police and fire departments, central dispatch and a disaster/emergency operations center. It also will