Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 01, 2019
Demolition Marks Start of $110M 'The Exchange' in Salt Lake
Construction crews in Utah are working on a $110 million project that will be among downtown Salt Lake City's most architecturally significant buildings. Totaling 2.3 acres, The Exchange will feature a mix of housing, retail, coworking and incubator space....
AASHTO Journal - Mon July 01, 2019
UDOT 'Field Trip' Shows Students Transportation Careers
With teams of secondary school students flocking to Park City, Utah, to compete in the final round of the 2019 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials National Bridge Challenge competition — an event that is part of the organization's annual spring meeting — the Utah Department of Transportation engaged in a "future workforce recruiting" effort....
Weber State University - Mon July 01, 2019
Weber State University Breaks Ground for New Campus Building in Layton
Weber State University broke ground for the new Computer & Automotive Engineering Building at WSU Davis on May 22. The 50,000 sq.-ft. building will help the College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology (EAST) accommodate growth....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Mon July 01, 2019
USDOT Grants $20M to Utah Airports for Infrastructure
On June 5 the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced more than $840 million in grants awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve infrastructure at airports throughout the country....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 04, 2019
Construction Enters Final Year on Bridges Near Black Rock
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is in the final year of a $41M project to replace three aging bridges on I-80 in Tooele County, Utah. The project, which features new bridges with an additional lane, began in spring of 2018 and is expected to conclude before the end of 2019....
Brady McCombs – Associated Press - Tue June 04, 2019
Utah Celebrates Transcontinental Railroad Anniversary
PROMONTORY, Utah (AP) Music, bells and cannon fire rang out May 10 at a remote spot in the Utah desert where the final spikes of the Transcontinental Railroad were hammered 150 years ago, uniting a nation long separated by vast expanses of desert, mountains and forests and fresh off the Civil War....
Powerblanket - Tue June 04, 2019
Powerblanket Wins Utah 'Best of State' Award in Electric/Power Category
Powerblanket, manufacturer of concrete heating blankets, drum and barrel heaters and bulk material warmers, accepted the 2019 Best of State Award for best electric/power product in the category of manufacturing....
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition - Tue June 04, 2019
Drexel Hamilton to Finance, Build Uinta Basin Railway
The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition board voted to select Drexel Hamilton Infrastructure Partners LP for a public-private partnership to finance and build the proposed Uinta Basin Railway. This Uinta Basin Railway is a new rail line proposed by the Coalition that will connect the Uinta Basin's various industries to the national rail network....
ARTBA - Wed May 15, 2019
Private Firms, Public Agencies in Five States Honored with ARTBA Globe Awards
Highway, bridge and local road projects from Indiana, Utah, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Washington state were recognized for their contributions to environmental protection and mitigation by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) at a May 14 luncheon in the Nation's Capital....
AASHTO Journal - Tue May 14, 2019
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the First Transcontinental Railroad
The competition of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States – originally called the Pacific Railroad – officially occurred on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit in what was then the Territory of Utah when the tracks of the eastbound Central Pacific Railroad joined those of the westward Union Pacific Railroad....
