Utah

National Bureau of Labor Statistics - Tue October 04, 2022

St. George, Utah Among Best for Creation of Construction Jobs

While the construction sector has certainly seen its fair share of pandemic-related ups and downs over the last couple of years, one local area continues to see an uptick in construction-related jobs: St....

UDOT - Tue October 04, 2022

UDOT Prefers $550M Little Cottonwood Canyon Alternative

The Utah Department of Transportation identified Gondola B as the single preferred alternative developed as part of the Little Cottonwood Canyon Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to improve transportation in the canyon....

UDOT - Tue October 04, 2022

Pedestrian Tunnel Officially Opens in Utah

UDOT, in partnership with the city of St. George, opened a new pedestrian tunnel in the city. The new tunnel improves safety for the many pedestrians and bicyclists of St. George by providing an additional option to cross Bluff Street....

ARTBA - Tue September 27, 2022

Contractors from Utah, Texas, Indiana, Connecticut Receive 2022 ARTBA National Contractor Safety Awards

Transportation construction companies from four states were recognized Sept. 26 for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Annual Convention, held in Nashville, Tenn....

Stacey & Witbeck - Wed September 07, 2022

Stacey and Witbeck Completes $101M Ogden BRT Line

General contractor Stacey and Witbeck recently completed the $101 million Ogden bus rapid transit (BRT) line for the 5.3-mi. transit connection between downtown Ogden and the campuses of Weber State University and McKay-Dee Hospital....

UDOT - Wed September 07, 2022

Crews, Officials Celebrate Porter Rockwell Bridge Finish

Construction crews, local officials and the Utah Department of Transportation recently celebrated the completion of the Porter Rockwell Boulevard Bridge, which marked the final segment required to connect Porter Rockwell Boulevard to Redwood Road and 14600 South....

UDOT - Tue September 06, 2022

Utah's Bridges Rank First

Utah's bridges are the best maintained in the nation, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highways Administration (FHWA). Utah has the lowest percentage of bridges on the National Highway System (which includes interstates and other key U.S....

CEG - Wed August 10, 2022

Dish Soap Helps Move Million-Pound Bridge

Crews from Wadsworth Bros. Construction Company used some innovation to execute a bridge slide in Cedar City, Utah. Working with the Utah Department of Transportation, the Draper-based general contractor managed to slide a 1.1-million-lbs....

Bureau of Land Management - Wed August 10, 2022

Officials Want to Reconstruct Popular Dino Tracksite Trail

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office (MFO) proposes to rebuild a popular paleontological attraction, the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite Trail. The BLM proposes to rebuild the trail using safer and more durable materials than those utilized in the original raised wooden boardwalk, which was built in 2014....

Layton Construction - Wed August 10, 2022

Layton, Partners Pour 15 Million Lbs. of Concrete in SLC

Layton Construction recently completed one of the largest continuous concrete pours in Utah state history. Crews from the Sandy-based contractor successfully placed 15.7 million lbs. of concrete in a 13-hour window for a 500,000-sq.-ft....