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The massive project will be constructed by a joint venture of three main companies: Ames Construction, Wadsworth Brothers Construction and Staker Parson Materials and Construction.

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With a population growth of nearly 20 percent since 2010, Utah is busy

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attempting to meet the transportation demands that come with that growth.

The latest highway construction project is the West Davis Corridor, a 16-mi., $750-million project that will see the

construction of a four-lane divided highway in western Davis County stretching between I-15 and Legacy Parkway junction in Farmington and S.R. 193 in West Point.

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Contractor Earns Best of State Award for Local Projects For the seventh time in eight years, Jacobsen Construction has won a Utah Best of State award recognizing its work in the highly competitive construction industry.

Jacobsen’s latest win was announced in the “General Contractor” category. The award is given to the entrant in each category who best demonstrates superior achievement in their field, an innovative and creative approach to their work and meaningful contribution to the quality of life in Utah.

For its 2021 Best of State entry, Jacobsen focused on its success in building enduring communities by transforming Salt Lake City’s downtown and skyline, constructing health care facilities that will forever elevate the quality of care in the intermountain west, shaping the experiences of students statewide and sustaining Utah’s resilient businesses and innovators.

“At Jacobsen, every structure we create plays a major role in the lives of students, patients, worshippers, shoppers, employees and citizens,” Jacobsen’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and Brand Marketing Amy Christensen said in a statement. “Over the course of each project, we build enduring communities that bring together thousands of people — owners, subcontractors and our employees — to cre-

For its 2021 Best of State entry, Jacobsen focused on its success in building enduring communities by transforming Salt Lake City’s downtown and skyline, constructing health care facilities that will forever elevate the quality of care in the intermountain west.

ate the places where life happens.”

The entry also addressed Jacobsen’s proactive adaptation of its safety-first culture to account for the COVID-19 era.

“Jacobsen took an aggressive approach early in the pandemic by not only following, but actively seeking, the guidance of Utah and federal health authorities,” Christensen said. “We were early adopters of mask wearing, social distancing and other protective measures.”

Jacobsen’s entry also celebrated the com-

pany’s efforts to support its friends in health care amid the COVID-19 pandemic by amplifying health experts’ COVID-19 prevention messages, donating N-95 masks to medical providers and more.

“The pandemic brought out the best in our people, as they sought exemplary ways to serve their colleagues, communities and clients,” Christensen said.

Jacobsen’s innovative adoption of helmets on job sites also was highlighted, as were the company’s cutting-edge approach

to major historical renovations and its unique ownership model.

“Jacobsen is a 100 percent employeeowned ESOP company — which means being part of a completely different corporate culture,” Christensen said. “All of us, as employee-owners, are proactively contributing to our individual prosperity every day as we collectively take excellent care of our clients.”

The “Best of State” entry described Jacobsen’s efforts to meaningfully give back to the communities where its people live and work. One example was Jacobsen’s use of Boo Boo the Bear to make a genuine connection with young patients at Primary Children’s Hospital and brighten their hospital stay. Another example was Jacobsen’s donation of time and materials to extensively remodel the mobile coffee shop trailer used

by Lucky Ones Coffee, a Park City business that employees and empowers people with disabilities.

“It’s gratifying to know that every project we build betters people’s lives in some way.

But we’re hungry to do even more,” Christensen explained. “We look for simple ways on and off the job site to Build Enduring Communities through connecting, serving and caring.” 

FrontRunner Station Project Starts After Groundbreaking The Utah Transit Authority and Utah Division of Transportation recently commemorated the start of construction on the new FrontRunner Vineyard Station.

The groundbreaking for the station is the culmination of several years of transit and transportation planning for the city and area. Words like milestone, visionary, exciting and community were used to describe the event and the new station.

Mayor Julie Fullmer thanked several in attendance and those watching online for hours of planning and researching for the site.

Officials said this project includes work done on an additional 1.8 mi. of double tracking north of the future station.

“It takes many hands to make a project like this come together,” Fullmer said. “This will open the door to our community and open the door to UVU.” Utah Valley University has acquired more than 400 acres of land close to the station location. It is Utah Valley University has acquired more than 400 acres of land close to the station location. It is anticipated the FrontRunner will anticipated the FrontRunner will become a transit staple in the community and for students.

become a transit staple in the community and for students.

Rep. Val Peterson (R-District 59) recognized the extreme growth that is coming to Vineyard and Utah County.

“Mayor Fullmer has been tireless on this project,” Peterson said. “The legislature knows it’s important to invest in infrastructure. It’s imperative we have mass transit.”

Jeff Acerson a member of the UTA board of trustees and mayor of Lindon also recognized the Utah Department of Transportation efforts on behalf of the project.

“This wouldn’t be happening without UDOT,” Acerson said.

“The station in Vineyard is a monumental feat.”

Currently UTA has 90 mi. of FrontRunner track. Acerson noted UTA needs more as it continues with its south county plans and takes FrontRunner all the way to Payson.

With a UVU satellite campus coming to Payson, Acerson said it was time to have transportation other than cars for those students. 

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West Davis Earth Work Finally Begins Years After Planning Equipment On Site • 5 trackhoes, including a Cat 320, 336 and 349; • 4 Cat D6 dozers and a John Deere 950; • 4 Cat 950 loaders; • 4 Cat CS56 rollers; • 3 Cat 278 skid steers; • 4 water trucks; • 2 Cat 627 scrapers; • 3 Cat 140 motor graders.

Equipment Expected Throughout Construction: West Davis Corridor is a 16-mi. project that will see the construction of a four-lane divided highway in western Davis County stretching between I-15 and Legacy Parkway junction in Farmington and S.R. 193 in West Point.

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has to come in from offsite. The early months this first year, we’re bringing in a lot of material, over 4 million cubic yards of embankment that will be used on the project. That’s a lot of trucks coming up and down I-15 to build the backbone of the road. Eventually, the roadway will be built on top of it.”

The project will be constructed by Farmington Bay Constructors, a joint venture of three main companies: Ames Construction, Wadsworth Brothers Construction and Staker Parson Materials and Construction. Ames is a noted earthmoving company, according to Harris.

“They have a lot of their own equip-

ment,” Harris said. “There are a lot of subs, especially in the hauling, getting material on site. They have some fairly large equipment, large scrapers, a bunch of cranes. We’ll see a lot of pile driving that will go on for six months.

They use the cranes to hold the pile driving hammers. They’re also doing a lot of bridge construction, especially at the southern end where there is a system interchange connected to I-15, a bit of a flyover structure. It spans 300 feet.

We have a Legacy Highway to cross, as well as Union Pacific Railroad and they all have to be clear spanned. So, a lot of cranes are helping us lift and move our beams.”

The greenfield project, part of the West Davis Corridor, requires first the construction of a haul road, however, crews are dealing with limited access points near the project.

“We are very excited for this project,” said Layne Fullmer, Farmington Bay Constructor’s deputy project manager. “Not only will it help with community cohesion but also allow for more traffic flow and movement as an alternative to I-15. Our first focus is hauling material into the area. We are working to move 4 million cubic yards of material and allowing it to settle for up to 500 days in some areas.”

• 2 trackhoes in same size range as above; • 8 dozers from D6 to D10 size; • 8 to 10 12,000-lb. telehandler forklifts; • 10 950 loaders; • 8 Water trucks; • 5 631 scrapers; • 3 to 4 Cat 740 haul trucks; • Multiple skid steers; • 5 Cat motor graders 140 and 14M size; • Asphalt pavers; • 7 to 8 cranes ranging in size from 80 ton to 250 ton • Kobelco crawlers; • Bidwell pavers; • Guntert Zimmerman PCCP pavers; • Up to 170 double belly dump trucks.

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The project, located along the Great Salt Lake and Wasatch Mountains, comes with several challenges, including a “finite” amount of land to work with. Much of that land is environmentally sensitive and also seeing a great deal of new home construction.

The goal is to have the highway finished by the end of 2024.

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Utah-Based Wagstaff Crane Acquires Bronson Crane

(L-R) are Ronnie Wagstaff, Jacob Neilson, Kevin Wagstaff, Judd Wagstaff, Whitney Tucker, Jan Bronson and Earl Bronson. Not pictured: Jim Wagstaff, Ron Wagstaff and James Wagstaff.

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and develop this important market. We’re confident we’ll continue to grow with Wagstaff and expand self-erecting crane construction.”

Bronson Crane will be a welcome addition to Wagstaff Crane, its new parent company, where it will slot in perfectly alongside its Manitowoc mobile crane offering, according to the companies.

“We’re excited to join Wagstaff and look forward to continue to support our customers in their projects.”

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With the acquisition of Utah-native Potain self-erecting tower crane dealer Bronson Crane, lifting specialist Wagstaff Crane is poised to offer an expanded range of services to customers in Utah.

The purchase of the self-erecting tower crane specialist sees Wagstaff take over all its assets and business functions, although Bronson Crane will continue to trade under its existing name, and operate from the Wagstaff building in Murray, Utah.

Bronson Crane, which became a Potain dealer in 2008, has been a top selferecting crane dealer in the United States since 2011.

Having built up strong relationships with many key contractors over that time, the company now dominates the wood-framing commercial construction and masonry market in the territory. To further serve the area’s lifting needs, the Bronson/Wagstaff team now offers NCCCO training and certification at its premises.

Earl Bronson, the company’s founder, has built Bronson Crane from the ground up over the last two decades, and has been largely responsible for introducing selferecting cranes to Utah and the surrounding region. He will continue to support the team at Bronson Crane.

“We’re excited to join Wagstaff and look forward to continue to support our customers in their projects,” he said. “We’ve worked hard to build this company over the years

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“For almost 60 years, we’ve offered the most complete line of hydraulic cranes in the Intermountain West,” said Jim Wagstaff, coowner of Wagstaff Crane and now Bronson Crane. “In that time, we’ve operated virtually every type of Manitowoc mobile crane there is. Now it’s time to expand our services even further by taking the logical next step and providing Potain’s tower crane offering, too.”

For more information about Bronson Crane, visit www.bronsoncrane.com.

For more information about Manitowoc, visit www.manitowoc.com. 

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Crews Obtain Materials From Other U.S. 89 Highway Job

The job includes a lot of bridge construction, especially at the southern end where there is a system interchange connected to I-15, a bit of a flyover structure.

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The goal is to have the highway finished by the end of 2024.

“The contractor, through innovation, wants to exceed that,” Harris said. “They want to do everything they can to have that completed earlier. The sooner we can get the road online the better.”

Much of the material for the project will come from gravel pits at the base of the mountains where the rocky granular material is more suitable than the clays existing on the project site. “We have another project that is closer to the mountains, U.S. 89, that we’re doing a lot of construction on turning it into a freeway facility. It’s in a more rocky area and it’s an export job so they have excess material that needs to come off the project. We worked out a deal to acquire 800,000 yards to come off that project.”

The project, located along the Great Salt Lake and Wasatch Mountains, comes with several challenges, including a “finite” amount of land to work with. Much of that land is environmentally sensitive and also seeing a great deal of new home construction.

UDOT worked with numerous government agencies, as well as homeowners, over nine

years to come up with an alignment that met UDOT’s purpose and needs while at the same time minimizing the impacts to both the “bugs and bunnies, residents and homeowners.”

“We kept the impacts under 100 acres of wetland impacts,” Harris said. “To replace those wetlands we had a mitigation package of about 1,100 acres of land that we protected, enhanced and created wetlands to replace those we impacted. At the same time, we had less than 50 homes we had to fully take on purchase. It was a fine balance, but those numbers were relatively manageable.

Compared to other projects, in terms of large wetlands and homes impacted in a sensitive area, I thought we did a really good job.”

Another issue is that the project site was actually once submerged beneath the Great Salt Lake, which means the soil, largely clay, is soft and pressable.

“We are anticipating settlements on our embankments,” Harris said. “There’s a lot of settlement time on some of these soils. We’re building a lot of embankments up front so we have time to settle. A lot will take a year.

That will allow time to squeeze the sponge of compressing those soils to what our future conditions will be.”  CEG

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