Colorado

Fri July 14, 2017

MB Crusher Game Changer for Colorado Excavating Company

When Avalanche Excavating Inc. was awarded a project in April 2015 that dealt with 11 blocks of underground utilities, storm sewers and water lines in Salida, Colo., the company knew it would not have much room to navigate the spoils it would encounter....

Janis L. Magin - Fri July 14, 2017

Honolulu Ranked 9th Among Cities With Construction Cranes in Operation

The number of cranes at construction sites around Honolulu has dropped to fewer than half of the number that had dotted the skyline at the peak of the current construction boom, pushing Honolulu down on the Rider Levett Bucknall North American Crane Index....

Wed July 05, 2017

Colorado Project Seeks to Connect Two Trail Networks

Construction crews broke ground on a new concrete trail that will connect Loveland and Fort Collins and each city's extensive paved trail networks. The 2-mi. Colorado Front Range Trail - Loveland to Fort Collins Connection will be located between Lemay Avenue and Timberline Road on the east side of the cities....

Wed July 05, 2017

C-470 Expansion Project Closes on Bonds, TIFIA Loan

The Colorado Department of Transportation and its High Performance Transportation Enterprise — a government-owned business — achieved “two major milestones” in financing the Denver-area C-470 expansion project that will add capacity with tolled lanes and upgrades to non-tolled lanes....

Wed June 21, 2017

CDOT Begins Wall, Roadway Repairs on Berthoud Pass

In mid-June, crews began making wall and roadway repairs along U.S. Highway 40 between mile points 244.37 and 248.09 at Berthoud Pass. This $2.8 million project consists of wall and expansion joint repairs at several locations on U.S....

Wed June 21, 2017

Denver Airport Developing $1B Renovation Partnership

DENVER (AP) A more than $1 billion partnership with a Spanish firm over three decades would renovate the Denver International Airport terminal by moving the security screening area and tripling the amount of space for shops and restaurants....

Wed June 07, 2017

U.S. 34 Reconstruction in Colorado Hits Halfway Mark

The significant amount of work done in the Big Thompson Canyon since last October when U.S. 34 closed to through traffic means the project is not only halfway done, but that the Colorado Department of Transportation and Kiewit Infrastructure Co....

Dan Elliott - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 24, 2017

$400M Northern Colorado Reservoir Gets Final Approval

The federal government gave final approval for a $400 million dam and reservoir in northern Colorado where 13 cities and water districts will store water from the other side of the Continental Divide. The Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for construction of the Chimney Hollow Reservoir in the foothills about 50 mi....

Wed May 10, 2017

Crews to Close I-70 at Fall River Road for Rockfall Mitigation

On May 8, CDOT began rockfall mitigation on I-70 at Fall River Road, just west of Idaho Springs. Work is scheduled to continue through June. Crews will be drilling the rock face from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, to release air pockets and loosen rock....

Wed May 10, 2017

CDOT's 6th Avenue Improvements Under Way in Aurora

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor partner, Martin Marietta Construction, began work to repair 2 mi. of roadway surface on 6th Avenue (CO 30), from Potomac Street to North Airport Boulevard in Aurora....