Wed July 19, 2017
As Temperatures Rise, Roadway May Be Affected
As temperatures rise and stay above 85 degrees, concrete pavement can either break or buckle. Recently, the Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have had to conduct emergency repair work on CO 83 between Belleview and Stroh Road to clean-up broken concrete, gut the damaged section of roadway out and lay asphalt pavement as a temporary repair....
Fri July 14, 2017
ARTBA Recognizes Entrepreneur, Project of the Year at Conference
The I-595 Corridor Improvements Project in Florida and David Spector, director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
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....
