1. Sand Creek Byway Sandpoint, Idaho Start: Oct 2008 Finish: Summer 2012 Contractor: Parsons Contract: $98 million The byway is 2.1 miles of new alignment connecting U.S. 95 from the northernmost end of the Long Bridge directly to Idaho 200 and U.S. 95 north of Sandpoint. The project includes six bridges and 24 retaining walls. Also included is a state-of-the-art pedestrian and bike pathway. It is the largest single highway project contract ever let in Idaho. 2. Evaro - McClure Evaro, Mont. Start: Fall 2008 Finish: Summer 2010 Contractor: M.A. DeAtley Inc. Cost: $28.9 million This reconstruction project includes grading,

1. Interstate 15 South Layton Start: Aug. 2009 Finish: Dec. 2010 Contractor: Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Cost: $97.3 million A new full-interchange is being constructed over I-15 at milepost 330 in South Layton. The design-build project reconstructs mainline I-15 between interchanges at 200 North in Kaysville and Hill Field Road to include one express lane and three general-purpose lanes in each direction. 2. Riverdale Road from Chimes View Drive to Washington Boulevard Ogden Start: Spring 2010 Finish: Fall 2010 Contractor: Granite Construction Co. Cost: $6 million Serious traffic delay and connectivity to Interstate 15 and 84 is being addressed by

1. Interstate 25 at State Highway 16 Fountain Start: March 2008 Finish: Summer 2010 Contractor: SEMA Construction Inc. (phase one); Hamon Contractors Inc. (phase two) Cost: $44.6 million (both phases) Phase one consisted of the construction of new bridges over I-25, Fountain Creek and Crews Gulch, as well as some ramps, including a new direct ramp connection from southbound I-25 into Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. Phase two widens S.H. 16 to four lanes between Fort Carson and Syracuse Street, constructs a new bridge over U.S. 85 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad, constructs

Studies show that wildlife-vehicle collisions have doubled in the past 15 years in the Intermountain West, says Rob Ament, ecology program manager for the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University in Bozeman. Ament says the reasons for collisions can vary from the presence of high-quality habitat at the road’s edge to animals moving from winter to summer ranges. Another factor is winding roads with poor visibility. The increase in collisions has spurred transportation agencies to identify major wildlife corridors and engineer solutions to prevent accidents. One solution includes wildlife crossings that connect habitats divided by highways. The crossings involve

The opening of St. Anthony Medical Campus will usher in a new era in Colorado health care and give the city of Lakewood its first-ever full-service hospital. Photo: Time Frame Photography The new St. Anthony Medical Campus consists of a three-story orthopedics building and a seven-story main hospital tower. It is the city of Lakewood’s first-ever full-service hospital. Related Links: Colorado Owner of the Year The $426-million complex begins accepting patients on June 7 when phase one—the 150,000-sq-ft, 48-bed Ortho Colorado orthopedic hospital ($52 million)—opens. Phase two, the advanced St. Anthony Hospital, will open in June 2011 and replace 100-year-old

Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare has invested more than $1.2 billion in new and upgraded medical facilities since 2005, including four new facilities in Utah stretching from Tremonton in the north to St. George in the south.

The University of Utah is looking to renovate its 40-year-old College of Architecture + Planning building into the nation’s first institutional facility to meet net-zero-energy standards. Photo courtesy of the University of Utah The announcement was made by Brenda Scheer, dean at the University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning, and Joerg Reugemer, associate professor, during their presentation at a sustainability conference in Salt Lake City on April 8. The university’s concrete building was constructed with single-pane windows during a time when energy was cheap, Scheer says. “Our plan is to cut the building’s energy use by 80%, improve

After working for CTA Architects Engineers for more than 35 years and rising to principal and president of the internationally known firm, Jim Shepard still displays an old rejection letter on the wall of his office. The letter is from CTA, which hired Shepard two years after initially rejecting him. “I came to the firm as a student intern, and they treated me wonderfully,” he says. “I was lucky enough that they said, ‘If we have work, you have a job.’ I call myself the ‘oldest student intern,’ since I never had to submit a portfolio.” Shepard’s long tenure with

Every year, Mountain States Construction asks dozens of Colorado and Wyoming contractors to provide revenue totals for their previous fi scal year. Information for this year’s rankings was gathered through online questionnaires completed by individual firms in January and February. Related Links: Top Heavy/Highway Contractors - Colorado Top Heavy/Highway Contractors - Intermountain Top CDOT Projects This section also features a list of the top 20 largest ongoing or recently completed projects statewide from the Colorado Dept. of Transportation. If your firm did not complete an online questionnaire or wants to correct information on the lists, call the editorial department at