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UDOT Projects Improve I-15 at Both Ends of the State By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
In two separate projects, Utah Department of Transportation crews are working on projects designed to improve traffic flow and enhance safety on I-15. St. George Work started last spring on a $21.5 million project to add an additional lane in each direction on a 2-mi. (3.2 km) stretch of I-15 from St. George Boulevard interchange in St. George to Green Springs interchange in Washington, Utah. The project is a partnership between UDOT and the city of St. George.
While reducing gridlock, the project also aims to improve access for local traffic trying to cross the freeway. The added lanes will provide access to commercial properties along the route. That could have a positive impact on jobs and the local economy and will promote regional mobility in St. George. The project provides a new underpass beneath the freeway in front of Red Cliffs Mall, which will connect Red Cliffs Drive and Red Hills Parkway, improving mall access for local traffic and alleviating congestion at the interchanges. The new underpass is designed to accommodate the added freeway lanes and will
Work started last spring on a $21.5 million project to add an additional lane in each direction on a 2-mi. (3.2 km) stretch of I-15 from St. George Boulevard interchange in St. George to Green Springs interchange in Washington, Utah.
have new traffic signals. I-15 will have three travel lanes in each direction between interchanges 8 and 10, with ramps to and from each of the interchanges. Utah’s Transportation Investment Fund is paying for the new lanes, while the city of St. George provided funds for work on local streets connecting to the interstate. A quick turnaround is planned for the project, with the new lanes and the underpass scheduled to open by Thanksgiving. The work is being done quickly because of close coordination between UDOT and the city of St. George, see UDOT page 12
Noted Utahn Pledges $20M for Transformation Center
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Utah philanthropist Kem Gardner will donate $20 million to the Intermountain Foundation toward the construction of the Intermountain Transformation Center. The center, to be built and operated by Intermountain Healthcare, will be the home for institutes that train healthcare leaders seeking to transform the way care is provided in the United States and around the world, achieving the highest clinical quality at the lowest sustainable cost. “This is a remarkable and generous gift to the Intermountain Foundation by one of the great civic and business leaders in our community,” said Scott Anderson, chair of the Intermountain Healthcare Board of Trustees. “It recognizes the value of this center and how it can help positively transform healthcare not only here in Utah, but throughout the world.” Gardner has served on Intermountain boards for 34 years and was chair of the Intermountain Board from 2007 to 2012. He currently chairs the Intermountain
Foundation Board. In 2017, Intermountain will begin constructing the 120,000-sq.-ft. (11,148 sq m) Transformation Center on the Intermountain Medical Center campus in Murray, Utah. Construction of the four-story facility should be complete in 2018. The Center is designed to be a base for Intermountain’s efforts to transform healthcare in ways that are patientfocused and that consistently provide the best clinical outcomes at sustainable costs. The Transformation Center will be the base for a number of Intermountain programs, including: • Intermountain Healthcare Leadership Institute — Led by Charles Sorenson, M.D., soon retiring as president and CEO of Intermountain, the Leadership Institute will offer multi-day leadership courses to seniorlevel healthcare physician leaders and administrators from the United States and other countries. • Intermountain Institute for Healthcare
Delivery Research — Led by Brent James, M.D., Intermountain’s chief quality officer, this Institute has trained nearly 5,000 senior physician, nursing and administrative executives, drawn from around the world, in clinical management methods. The Institute also has nearly 50 “daughter” training programs in eight countries. • Clinical Programs and innovation programs — With more than 1,500 active research studies in more than 20 clinical areas, Intermountain is equipped to make medical discoveries that improve care and save lives. “We greatly appreciate this very significant gift to help build the Intermountain Transformation Center,” said Marc Harrison, M.D., incoming president and CEO of Intermountain. “The confluence of Intermountain’s commitment to leadership development and its international reputation for clinical excellence, innovative care delivery, continuous improvement, and collaborasee GARDNER page 13
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$125M Vivint Smart Home Arena Transformation Begins Vivint Smart Home Arena, a premier sports and entertainment venue of the Intermountain West located in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, will be transformed as the result of a $125 million renovation. The majority of the construction will begin at the conclusion of the 2016-17 Utah Jazz basketball season with anticipated completion by fall 2017. “The arena has been a community gathering place for the past 25 years, and this renovation reaffirms our family commitment to the Utah Jazz, Salt Lake City and the state of Utah,” said Gail Miller, owner and chairman of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. “The changes will benefit everyone who comes to the building for a sports event, concert or family show. We are pleased that the arena will once again serve as a first-class, state-of-the-art venue.” A series of top-to-bottom upgrades on all six levels of Vivint Smart Home Arena will elevate the guest experience with redesigned lower and upper bowl concourses; vibrant social spots from private clubs/suites to open gathering spaces; more food choices with the installation of “live” kitchens; and a new 12,000-sq.-ft. (1,115 sq m) indoor lobby to welcome guests. Utah-based Layton Construction Company will serve as the general contractor of the project. SCI Architects is the lead architectural firm with more than 100 sports related projects, including recent renovations at Madison Square Garden and The Forum in Los Angeles. ICON Venue Group is providing developmental, operational and project management support with a project portfolio in virtually every professional sports league. “This project has all of the ingredients for success,” said Tim Romani, chief executive
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Vivint Smart Home Arena in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, will be transformed as the result of a $125 million renovation.
officer of ICON Venue Group. “From the ownership team that is genuinely committed to its community and fans, to the creative and inspired design team of SCI Architects, to the local and experienced Layton construction team, you couldn’t assemble a better group to deliver a completely new experience for the fans of Salt Lake City. Unlike many renovation projects, the majority of the budget will go toward experiential things that the fan can see, touch and taste.”
“It has been clear from the outset that Vivint Smart Home Arena’s bones are very good and form an ideal basis to create an unsurpassed 21st century NBA facility,” said Murray Beynon, principal of SCI Architects. “The creation of interactive social and viewing platforms along with an array of new fresh food options will transform the fan experience on all six levels. From the front row to the top, the guest experience will be improved for everyone.”
The plaza will feature an extended entryway that brings visitors inside for ticket and box office services. The indoor atrium will be the go-to meeting place with game-night entertainment and the Jazz Team Store. The plaza will feature a videoboard for outside watching parties. A new marquee features a covered stage with full-circle graphic capabilities. Each corner of the main concourse will see VIVINT page 10
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The majority of the construction will begin at the conclusion of the 2016-17 Utah Jazz basketball season with anticipated completion by fall 2017.
Each corner of the main concourse will showcase the preparation of fresh food with areas devoted to gourmet hamburgers, hand-tossed pizzas, healthy choices such as salads and Mexican food.
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Excavating the Slopes of Park City, Utah, With Hitachi Whether it’s tunneling under historic homes, working on a trophy home in a private community or repairing a broken line in the middle of the night, John Whiteley is the go-to guy in Park City, Utah. And generally, he’ll be on site with a Hitachi excavator in 30 minutes. Whiteley initially moved to Park City for the ski experience. “I love Park City so much,” he said. “I came here at 18 years old originally just to be a ski bum. I had no idea at the time that this town would become what it is today.” Whiteley’s ski bum dreams eventually transformed into an excavation company with about 18 employees. He started digging in 1979 and is now the owner/operator of J.W.W. Excavating, which he started in 1986. Just Call Whiteley J.W.W. Excavating does a variety of work, including serving as the emergency contact for the Park City Municipal Corporation and the sewer district. However, the majority of the company’s work takes place right where Whiteley lives: Old Town, the Historic District. While the building façades and homes are postcard perfect, the work is rough and tough. “I tend to do difficult, tight excavations,” he said. “We have historic homes that are on 25-foot-by75-foot lots with 3-foot to 5-foot offsets, so you’re in tight conditions and digging extremely close
Living in a mountain town and ski resort area comes with steep, rocky terrain that Whiteley’s Hitachi fleet powers through daily.
to the next property. We do a lot of tunneling work where we have to leave the house in place; you can’t move them because they’re historic. We put them on cribs, hollow them out and drop them down on new foundations.” It sounds like a nightmare for some contractors, but Whiteley enjoys the challenge. “I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I get the jobs I do, because no one else wants them. I get the ugly jobs. They’re tougher but much
more exciting for me. And it’s become my forte. When no one else wants to do it, they say ‘Just call Whiteley,’” he smiled. Forming a Hitachi Fleet Whiteley needed equipment tough enough to tackle his challenging jobs. He eventually started using Hitachi excavators and got hooked. “I used other brands of equipment when I first started,” he said. “I found Hitachi a little bit by acci-
The kind of digging done by J.W.W. Excavating is very steep and the hills can be hard and rocky.
dent because of my salesman.” His fleet now includes two ZX35U-2 excavators; an EX80-5; a ZX160LC-3, which has 16,000 hours; a ZX160LC-5; two ZX200LC excavators, one of which has 12,000 hours; and a new ZX210LC-5. Whiteley uses the EX80-5 primarily for repair work and backfilling in tight spaces. The ZX160LC-3 and ZX160LC-5 excavators do a ton of digging, and the ZX200LC excavators and
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ZX210LC-5 stay busy on subdivision work. Whiteley admits at first he wasn’t quite sure what use he would get out of the mini-excavators. Now he can’t imagine his fleet without them. “The mini-excavators are so versatile,” he said. “They do such a nice job especially for low impact when you’re working off city highways and sidewalks, and repairing waters and sewers. They’re irreplaceable.” see EXCAVATING page 8
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Hitachi Machines Found Digging Around Park City EXCAVATING from page 6
Tough as Nails Living in a mountain town and ski resort area comes with steep, rocky terrain that Whiteley deals with daily. But his Hitachi fleet continues to power through. “The kind of digging I do is very steep, and the hills around where we work are really hard and rocky,” he said. “You couldn’t put more wear and tear on Hitachis than I put on them. They are so tough and reliable. I’m a firm believer in Hitachi.” Whiteley doesn’t lease equipment; he buys it and needs it to last. And Hitachi continues to exceed his expectations for reliability and durability. “I rate equipment by how many days of work I get out of it,” he said. “And I need a machine that’s going to carry me down the road, so longevity is the key. And I’m telling you, these Hitachis are tough as nails. They give me no problems.” Dealership Support Uptime is especially important to Whiteley since his work is seasonal. So he’s pretty picky when it comes to working with dealers. “I’ve dealt with the other guys,
and they’ll give me one reason or another of why I won’t be working the next day,” he said. “That’s upsetting to me because I have a season here. I have nine months to race to dig the most holes, and I need to work every day.” Whiteley relies on Hitachi dealer Honnen Equipment to keep him running. “Honnen Equipment and Kelly Doyle run the tightest, best maintenance shop I’ve ever seen,” he said. “Kelly tells me a price and sticks to it. Anything he fixes stays fixed. He’ll send a guy out whenever I need him, and I’m up working the next day. I can’t tell you how important that is to me.” Digging In For a guy that’s been digging more than 30 years, Whiteley still looks forward to his work every day. “Every hole I do is different and exciting,” he said. “When you get a house 14 feet up on jacks and you’re tunneling under it, it’s quite exciting. It looks dangerous, but I’m used to it and it doesn’t seem dangerous to me at all.” You can expect Whiteley will continue to build his legacy while working hard — and skiing hard
Whiteley uses his Hitachi machines for repair work and backfilling tight spaces.
— in the city he loves so much. “I had no idea that Park City would carry me all the way through my life,” he said. “I’m not the guy that punches the numbers at night. I just go as fast as I can, I’m local and well-connected. I’d say after 30
years of digging, 90 percent of my work is within a 3-mile radius of my house. I love it and couldn’t wish for anything better.” J.W.W. Excavating is serviced by Honnen Equipment Co., Salt Lake City, Utah.
(This story was reprinted with permission from Hitachi Breakout Magazine, Fall 2016 Issue.) (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
Architects Preview Design Concept for New State Prison By Brady McCombs ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Architects designing a new Utah state prison said they’re trying to cherry pick the best ideas from hundreds of other modern correctional facilities around the country to create a campus that focuses on the rehabilitation of inmates so they don’t commit more crimes and return. “The project is an extraordinary opportunity to create a prison from a blank slate that normalizes day-to-day life for prisoners”, said Kevin Miller, president of GSBS Architects, during a presentation to the state legislature’s prison development commission. Construction of the 4,000-bed prison is expected to cost $550 million and be completed by fall 2020. Miller’s firm, hired by the state, showed several design options featuring different layouts and shapes for a prison campus that
would be about 1.2 million sq. ft. (111,000 sq m). Taking into account that not all prisoners are the same, the goal is to give lower threat inmates more comfortable settings so they are prepared to make it in the outside world when they are paroled, he said. For example, the plan is to have dining halls for prisoners to avoid having inmates eating in their rooms. Another idea would allow prisoners to make their own appointments for haircuts rather than standing in line at a designated time. “We’re trying to change the way these guys think about their lives,” Miller said. “The object here is to really challenge the way we do it now.” Construction has not yet begun, but officials announced that they expect in late October to reach a closing agreement to buy land several miles west of the Salt Lake International Airport that lawmakers approved last year for the new prison site. The old prison in Draper is expected to be
cleared and ready for redevelopment by 2022. Miller’s team has looked at 100-200 prisons around the country and even outside the U.S. in Canada, Argentina and northern Europe, he said. They have toured some, but mainly looked at pictures online and shared ideas with state officials. “We showed them some images of some housing in Scandinavia which looked better than the dorm I lived in in college,” Miller said. Designs for the exterior of the prison won’t be done until next year, but Miller reiterated that the goal is to make it look less like a prison and more like a normal building. Rollin Cook, Utah Department of Corrections executive director, said they’ve already decided there won’t be any big towers that are customary for prisons. It’s unclear what kind of a wall will surround the new prison. Anna Brower, spokeswoman for the ACLU in Utah, said she’s encouraged by the
concepts outlined by the architectural firm. “I’m impressed so far, but I hope they will keep meeting regularly throughout the process,” Brower said. “We have to remember there are inmates and family members and loved ones who are hearing rumors and getting misinformation so to just keep people updated on what’s happening is a huge relief.” Committee members asked for better estimates about how much the inmate population might grow over the next half century to make sure they build a campus big enough, but otherwise had only a few questions. State Sen. Jerry Stevenson, co-chair of the committee, said he’s pleased with the progress. “This is a 100-year project for the state of Utah and it seems like we’re preparing for that well.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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Modern Amenities Coming to Vivint Smart Home Arena VIVINT from page 4
showcase the preparation of fresh food with areas devoted to gourmet hamburgers, hand-tossed pizzas, healthy choices such as salads, and Mexican food. Cooking stations installed throughout the arena will allow for “live” kitchens in the clubs and concession stands throughout the arena. The four upper corners of the arena will be opened up with casual gathering spaces where fans can watch the game. All the individual suites on level four are being remodeled with exceptional sightlines and an array of first-class amenities. Larger suites are being added to host business and community groups for special event night experiences. Level two will house five themed club experiences for pregame dining and halftime socializing. Four unique floor suites also will be added where fans enter their box seats in the stands through a private portal and hospitality suite. “Vivint Smart Home Arena is the story of an arena rising to meet the expectations of its guests as a top destination for sports and entertainment events,” said Jim Olson, president. “The arena renovation will be packed with amenities to create a world-class experience for our fans. There will be a new energy around the building, and I look forward to the re-opening of the
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The four upper corners of the arena will be opened up with casual gathering spaces where fans can watch the game.
arena next fall.” Additional renovation features include: • Full array of solar panels on the roof, produced by Vivint Solar and installed by Hunt Electric • New chairback seats in the lower and upper bowls • Remodeled Jazz and visiting team locker rooms • Deployment of useful technology for fans such as mobile app, high-speed Internet, cloudbased technology and predictive analytics Fans will be able to track the
progress of the arena renovation project at www.vivintarena.com by clicking on the “Arena Rising” button. Upgrades for this upcoming season include a new Larry H. Miller basketball court with a lighter-colored wood, new paint and refreshed graphics. Midcourt now features a 16-ft. (4.9 m) round navy, gold and green basketball. A J-note is displayed inside the threepoint line on both ends of the court. A custom-designed video display system was installed in 2013 as part of a $15 million arena invest-
ment. Vivint Home Smart Arena Located in downtown Salt Lake City, opened in 1991 as the homecourt of the NBA Utah Jazz and is well known for being one of the hardest places to play for visiting teams. With seating capacity of about 20,000, the facility is the largest, most high-tech arena within a five-state radius and was built faster than any other arena at the time of its construction in 15 months and 24 days. The basketball court is named in honor of Larry H. Miller. Vivint
Smart Home Arena is the site of a variety of sports and entertainment, including ice shows, dirt shows and concerts. The facility hosted the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating and short track speed skating competitions, and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. For more information, visit www.vivintarena.com. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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Larger suites are being added to host business and community groups for special event night experiences.
All the individual suites on level four are being remodeled with exceptional sightlines and an array of first-class amenities.
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UDOT’s I-15 Project in St. George Improves Business Access UDOT from page 1
use of state funding, long-term planning and minimum grade changes in the roadway. Utah uses “Price + Time” contractor bidding to aid in expediting project delivery. The area between the interchanges was considered a “choke point” on the I-15 corridor in southern Utah. Officials expect that the additional lanes and underpass will loosen the busy Green Springs interchange. “The additional travel lanes will reduce gridlock during peak traffic times and may provide better separation between freight and passenger vehicles,” said Kevin Kitchen, communications manager of Utah Department of Transportation’s Region Four office. The project was scheduled in four segments for contract time incentives and disincentives. Segment 1 has 204 contract days; Utah’s Transportation Investment Fund is paying for the new lanes, while the city of St. George proSegment 2, 47 contract days; seg- vided funds for work on local streets connecting to the interstate. ment 3, 57 contract days and shops aimed brainstorming and Rowser Construction LLC of asphalt lay down machine; shuttle Segment 4, 40 contract days. The entire project is set to con- refining engineering possibilities Henefer, Utah; Straight Stripe of buggy; belly and side dump trucks; within the context of local needs St. George, Utah; JP Excavation of water wagons; paint removal water clude on Dec. 23 of this year. “The city could potentially aided in determining the underpass St. George, Utah; RV Electric of blaster; paint striper truck; forkexperience some delay to opening placement, which in turn avoided St. George, Utah; Jones lifts; graders; loaders; water storExcavating Co. of West Jordan, age tanks; small trucks; asphalt the local Red Hills Parkway sec- grade changes to mainline I-15. The contractor for the project is Utah; and Bush & Gudgell of St. saws; and storage trailers. tion of the project due to additionMaterials include 122,100 cu. al utilities and small right-of-way Wadsworth Brothers Construction George, Utah. of Draper, Utah. Kim Manwill is Kitchen said that nearly all the yds. (93, 352 cu m) of roadway needs,” Kitchen said. This project is identified as part the project manager and Ray work is being done during daytime excavation material; 29,477 cu. of an I-15 Environmental Bentley oversees construction as hours. Night work has only taken yds. (22,537 cu m) of untreated place on a few occasions. base course; 3.3-million tons (2.9 Assessment covering 16 mi. (25.7 resident engineer. Subcontractors include Western Equipment on site includes million t) of hot asphalt mix; 1.7 km) of I-15 beginning at the Arizona border. A series of work- Rock Products of St. George, Utah; backhoes; track hoes; a crane; an million tons (1.5 million t) of stone
The added lanes will provide access to commercial properties along the route. That could have a positive impact on jobs and the local economy and will promote regional mobility in St. George.
matrix asphalt; 1,344 yds. (1,229 m) of structural concrete for the underpass structure and 275,158 lbs. (124,809.5 kg) of reinforcing steel for the underpass structure. Farr West to Brigham City In the northern part of the state, crews are wrapping up a $68 million project that adds an inside lane on I-15 in each direction between SR-134 in Farr West and U.S.-91 in Brigham City, and improves existing ramps and interchanges along the route. The project, known as Lane Gain, stretches for 13 mi. (21 km) along I-15. Funding is provided through the State Transportation Improvement Fund. Work on the project began in March and is scheduled to conclude this fall. John Gleason, UDOT spokesman, reported that traffic delays associated with the project are expected to be minimal, because most of the work will take place in the freeway median. Although I-15 is a rural freeway from Farr West to Brigham City, it leads to a growing industrial area from Provo to Ogden in northern Utah. Widening of I-15 is expected to improve traffic flow and allow for a growing number of trucks bringing food and goods into the state. “Gridlock has not been a problem on this section of freeway,” said Vic Saunders, communicasee UDOT page 14
A quick turnaround is planned for the St. George project, with the new lanes and the underpass scheduled to open by Thanksgiving.
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tion creates a unique opportunity to house a world-class leadership education and clinical training program in Utah. This very generous contribution will do so much to establish the center and will help advance healthcare worldwide.” “I’m making this gift because Intermountain Healthcare has expertise of great importance to the world,” said Gardner. “The programs housed in the Transformation Center will do so much to improve the health and care available to people in Utah and around the world. It is also my hope that this gift will inspire others to contribute.”
Intermountain Healthcare is a Utah-based not-for-profit system of 22 hospitals; 185 clinics; a medical group with about 1,500 employed physicians and advanced practitioners; a health plans group called SelectHealth; and other medical services. Intermountain Foundation supports Intermountain Healthcare’s not-for-profit system. Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare through high quality and sustainable costs. For more information, visit www.intermountainhealthcare.org. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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UDOT Wraps Up Farr West-Brigham City I-15 ‘Lane Gain’
The Farr West-Brigham City project includes improvements to existing ramps and interchanges along the route. UDOT from page 12
tions manager at the UDOT region one office. “But more and more trucks are coming north to the new manufacturing plants in the area, so it could become more so in a few years if this project was not added.” The project includes bridge widening at four locations and utility work at the northbound Perry Rest Area through fall of this year. The rest area will remain open with limited parking available. Bridge work is being done at the 8700 South, 7800 South and 750 North (SR-35, exit 357) bridges in Willard, Utah, and the 2950 South bridges in Perry, Utah.
Crews are working on the expansion of I-15 by one lane in both directions, between Hot Springs, Utah, and Brigham City, Utah. Work is being done along both the northbound and southbound lanes days and nights. The project has a unique feature consisting of a four-feet-wide strip of grass between the inside lane and the center median barrier. The strip of grass will cover a drainage system that will allow water on the freeway to drain into the grassy area and then be funneled away continuously from the roadway. “The project is pretty straight forward,” Saunders said. “Because it’s being completed in the middle
In the northern part of the state, crews are wrapping up a $68 million project that adds an inside lane on I-15 in each direction between SR-134 in Farr West and U.S.-91 in Brigham City.
Work on the Farr West-Brigham City project began in March and is scheduled to conclude this fall.
of I-15, it has helped the contractor avoid the kind of impactful construction issues that snarl traffic and cause delays and other problems. This has allowed the contractor to pursue a very aggressive construction schedule that calls for the entire construction project to be completed in about eight months, including the bridge construction.” The speed limit has been reduced to 65 mph throughout the corridor. Lanes and shoulders have been narrowed. Trucks more than 11 ft. (93.3 m) wide must have an escort while driving through the construction corridor. Emergency pull-out areas have been provided throughout the corridor to provide
spots for disabled vehicles to stop. Geneva Rock Products of Orem, Utah, a division of W.W. Clyde Companies, is contractor for the project. Rod Terry is project manager. The project has 15 subcontractors, including Whitaker Construction of Brigham City, Utah, drainage and utilities; Peck Striping of West Valley City, Utah, traffic control and roadway striping; W.W. Clyde Construction of Orem, Utah, bridge construction; REDCON Utah of Bountiful, Utah, surveying and engineering; Kleinfelder Engineering of Taylorsville, Utah, quality control and testing; and Greene Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah, concrete cutting
Funding for the northern I-15 project is provided through the State Transportation Improvement Fund.
and sealing. Heavy equipment being used includes track hoes, front-end loaders, road graders, roller-compactors, concrete slip formers, asphalt placing machines, concrete placing machines and drilling equipment. Crews will apply about 70,000 cu. yds. (53,529 cu m) of concrete for the project. Because new lanes are being constructed, very little concrete was removed, Saunders reported. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
The Farr West-Brigham City project, known as Lane Gain, stretches for 13 mi. (21 km) along I-15.
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