A team of Colorado businesses joined local officials in late March to break ground on a new $125-million water treatment plant in El Paso County as part of the Southern Delivery System (SDS) water project. Courtesy of SDS A team of Colorado firms recently broke ground on a new $125-million water treatment plant in El Paso County as part of the Southern Delivery System water project. Construction of the new plant is providing significant work for area businesses that participated in a shovel ceremony to mark the start of construction on the single largest SDS component. The water treatment plant

In mid-March, the Colorado Dept. of Transportation marked the 40th anniversary of the dedication and opening of the westbound bore of the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel west of Denver. It is the highest vehicle tunnel in the world, at 11,155 ft. Photo courtesy of CDOT The Eisenhower Tunnel was the first of two bores to open to help facilitate easier transportation between Colorados eastern and western slop Photo courtesy of CDOT The Eisenhower Tunnel proved popular with motorists who previously had utilized Loveland Pass on U.S. Hwy 6 or Berthoud Pass on U.S. 40 to cross the Continental Divide west of

In 1910, when partners in the Granite Furniture Co. built their first store in the Sugar House area of southeast Salt Lake City, the neighborhood was poised to grow into a vibrant part of the city. Named for a processing facility built by Mormon pioneers who hoped to make sugar from sugar beets grown in the Salt Lake Valley, the neighborhood also was served by a new rail spur that delivered goods to its growing commercial center. Three large furniture stores made up "furniture row" near the intersection of key arteries. Related Links: ENR Mountain States: Highway Expansion in Salt

Denver's landmark Union Station forms the core of a massive regional transit redevelopment project, and when the interior of the 1881 building is refurbished in a separate $50-million job, it will also become the heart of a new neighborhood. Related Links: ENR Mountain States: Alta City House Apts. The 150,000-sq-ft, three-story stone structure is being converted into a 112-room boutique hotel. The station's Great Hall, with its 67-ft-high ceiling and white marble walls, will become "Denver's new living room," according to developers. A granite plaza in front of the station, connecting it to the street, will include extensive landscaping. Work

Construction is well along on the third and final phase of the sprawling $500-million effort to transform Denver Union Station into a multimodal transportation hub for the Mountain West region. Contractors expect to finish the project in about a year. Related Links: ENR Mountain States: Kiewit & I-225 Light Rail The Union Station design-build project, which stretches over 40 acres in downtown Denver's Central Platte Valley, is being done under the aegis of the Denver Union Station Project Authority as owner. The redevelopment is part of metro Denver's multibillion-dollar FasTracks transit project, one of the largest and most complex U.S.

After 28 months of construction, the U.S. General Services Administration rededicated the César E. Chávez Memorial Building in Denver on March 7. The GSA says the goal of the $37-million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project is to achieve LEED-Silver certification.
 Photo by Fred Fuhrmeister, Time Frame Photography The project created a new state-of-the-art building exterior featuring an aluminum-and-glass curtain wall system that reduces the buildings energy consumption by 30%. The highlight of the modernization project is a state-of-the-art building exterior consisting of an aluminum-and-glass curtain wall system that reduces the building’s energy consumption by 30% and produces 5% of

The Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter held its annual Chapter Awards dinner on February 28 at the Embassy Suites Downtown Denver. More than 100 ABC members and guests attended the event. Courtesy of ABC Rocky Mountain Chapter Mark Latimer (left), CEO/president of ABC Rocky Mountain Chapter, and Jeff Erker (far right) present the Young Leader of the Year award to Emilee Cook of LEI Cos. Inc. The Chapter Awards were presented to leaders within the commercial construction industry who have shown outstanding commitment and dedication to the chapter, industry and the merit-shop philosophy through their participation and involvement.The

The American Council of Engineering Cos. of Colorado named Nancy Clanton of Clanton and Associates Inc. as its 2013 Outstanding Woman in Engineering at a special ceremony held Feb. 26 at the Lakewood Country Club. The prestigious award recognizes an outstanding woman in a leadership position for her professional achievements in engineering and as her visible role model for young engineers. Clanton was among six professionals who were nominated by their peers for the award this year. Courtesy of ACEC/CO ACEC/CO 2013 New Faces in Engineering Nominees. Top Row (from left): Chris Muller, Leonard Rice Engineers; Jeff Shay, Eaton Energy

Denver’s Regional Transportation District’s West Rail Line project was one of the most significant construction projects of 2012, says the Associated General Contractors of America. As a result, the project’s contractor, Lakewood, Colo.-based Denver Transit Construction Group, was one of six firms to receive the association’s Alliant Build America Merit Award at the AGC national convention in Palm Springs, Calif., in early March. “These (Build America award-winning) projects are shining examples of the construction industry at its finest, demonstrating tremendous skill, hard work and steadfast determination,” said Joseph H. Jarboe, the association’s president and senior vice president of Bethesda, Md.-based

EST Inc., a full-service civil engineering firm headquartered in Oklahoma City, acquired Denver’s Hedrick & Associates LLC on December 31. Since January 1, the firm has operated under the EST Inc. name. It has also relocated from Littleton to Denver, now at 1873 S. Bellaire St., Suite 835. Gary R. Johnson will serves as EST Colorado division manager in Denver. He has 32 years of experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering, NEPA project management, roadway design and construction management. He has managed numerous high-profile public works and roadway construction projects.“I’m extremely positive about the potential of the Colorado market. Fortunately,