PROJECT COST: $18.3 Million PHOTO: SKANSKA USA CIVIL WEST 9. U.S. 491 Newcomb div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" This reconstruction of 8.8 mi of U.S. Highway 491 south of Shiprock consists of upgrading the highway from two lanes to four. The work includes 399,000 cu yds of unclassified excavation, 9,300 cu yds of rock excavation, 102,000 cu yds of borrow, 97,300 tons of aggregate base course, 138,360 tons of SP-III asphalt paving and 4,800 tons of OGFC. Crews will also construct 7,700 linear ft of drainage culvert, 452 linear ft of 42-in. drilled shaft foundations, a 128-ft single-span prestressed

Sandia National Laboratories has selected 10 New Mexico companies to provide an estimated $156 million in general construction, mechanical and electrical work at the federal laboratory for up to six years. Eight of the companies chosen are small businesses. The companies will be prime contractors for the labs, and will compete for individual construction projects as they occur, says Camille Gibson, manager of Sandia�s Infrastructure Operations Procurement Department. The prime contractors selected for general construction projects are B&D Industries Inc., Engineering Constructors Inc., Summit Construction Inc. and T.E.F. Construction Inc. The mechanical contractors are BRYCON Construction, Cross Connection Inc. and

PROJECT COST: $45.5 Million PHOTOS: JEFF CAVEN 3. Hewlett Packard Office Building Located just west of Rio Rancho City Hall and the Santa Ana Star Center, this 218,000-sq-ft, three story office building will initially house 1,350 HP employees, with the ability to expand within the building. The E-shaped building plan reflects the interior building functions with the intent to reduce the impact of a large footprint on the city block. Two distinct colors are used on alternating wings, suggesting multiple buildings rather than one single large building. The building is designed with a high percentage of exterior glazing to increase

PROJECT COST: $275 Million IMAGE: WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING CO. 1. The Smith Center for the Performing Arts IMAGE: WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING CO. 1. The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Within its timeless neoclassical design, this massive performance space consists of a 232,000-sq-ft, 2,050-seat auditorium in the Large Hall, with a founders room and grand foyer. A second building houses a 70,000-sq-ft education center that will be used for performances, rehearsals and community receptions, including a 200-seat Studio Theater and the 300-seat Cabaret Theater. BIM was used throughout documentation and coordination on the anticipated LEED silver project. Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Started:

As the $1-billion CityScape wraps up its first phase in Phoenix, the downtown landscape will be relatively construction free for the first time in a decade. While commuters might enjoy that fact, the construction industry won�t be. The remaining project, the $252-million Maricopa County Court Tower, is continuing at a rapid pace. Photo: Maricopa County Crews are back to work in downtown Phoenix as shift change occurs at the 14-story Maricopa County Court Tower. The estimated payroll for the 1,600 workers on the tower is $107 million. More than 10% of the contractors are small businesses that are owned by

Wall Street pushed the Indianapolis-headquartered Duke Realty into the Phoenix market. Amazon.com has helped it weather an economic storm. Photo: Duke Realty Specializing in industrial, sub-office and on-campus medical properties, Duke Realty�s first Valley deal was acquiring 600,000 sq ft from the Alter Group at the Buckeye Logistics Center, where Amazon.com leased space by the end of 2007. Photo: Duke Realty With 715,000 sq ft of space to develop at Goodyear Crossing, Duke has executed a lease with Chinese solar-tech manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings, which is expected to move into the development this summer. Duke has also worked with Macy�s

CityScape � the largest private investment in downtown Phoenix history � is nearing completion of the $400-million phase one. Upon build-out, the $980-million, 2.5-million-sq-ft, mixed-use project will unite three city blocks, First Avenue to Second Street and Jefferson to Washington streets. The lead team includes the Phoenix offices of RED Development and the Barron Collier Co.; the architect, Seattle-based Callison; and the Phoenix offices of Hunt Construction and the Weitz Co. As part of phase one, Weitz is completing the 115,325-sq-ft retail component west of Central Avenue on the former Patriot�s Park plaza and above the five-level city parking structure.

The Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine broke ground on the first phase of a 40,000-sq-ft medical center. The $1.9-million, initial 15,000-sq-ft phase will renovate a 25-year-old corporate office complex in downtown Tempe to be home to a six class rooms teaching space, a retail medicinary, community outreach clinic including 25 private office/exam rooms and a new hydrotherapy clinic. The concept and design phase started in late 2009 and on April 7, the groundbreaking and construction of the project began with general contractor Kitchell. The design, by merzproject, a studio of Shepley Bulfinch, creates a healing and educational environment that represents

Jaynes Corp. broke ground on the Advanced Health Care of Las Vegas, a 30,000-sq-ft transitional rehabilitation facility consisting of 38 resident rooms with physical therapy and occupational therapy facilities. The $5.2-million project is located on an eight acre site at Jones Ave and Sunset Rd. and is scheduled to be complete by late 2010.

PROJECT COST: $100.8 Million This new 5.35-mi roadway project located in Maricopa County and within the City of Peoria includes more than 2.1 million cu yds of roadway excavation and more than 8 million lbs of reinforced steel, 341,300 sq yds of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement and 20,306 tons of asphaltic concrete. The project also calls for six cast-in-place, post-tensioned box girder concrete bridges, 12 precast, prestressed AASHTO girder concrete bridges, and nine box culverts, plus retaining walls, cement stabilized bank protection, lift station and water, reclaimed water and sewer line installation. Extensive salvage of native vegetation was required, including