Issuu

UTAH STATE EDITION

A Supplement to:

July 18 2021 Vol. VI • No. 15

“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your Utah Connection – Sharon Swanson – 1-760-518-4336 – sswanson@cegltd.com

By Chuck MacDonald CEG CORRESPONDENT

A bird’s-eye view of the Cascade Scenic Drive and Cascade Springs Road near Midway, Utah, revealed scenic grandeur that drew thousands to view the changing colors and majestic vistas. For the drivers, however, the experience was less pleasant. Sections of the road were made up of dirt and so steep that drivers’ tires would spin before catching hold and inching up a 12 percent grade at 8,000-ft. elevation. Blind curves and steep drop-offs were common along the drive. In addition, snow in the winter and other weather loosened rock, which would tumble down the mountainside and end up in the roadway. see CASCADE page 4

The Cascade Scenic Drive and Cascade Springs Road project created a serpentine road that allows drivers to enjoy safely the beauty of a scenic drive.

Service

Specializing in New, Used & Rebuilt Replacement Parts

• Undercarriage Parts • Field Service • Equipment Sales • Attachments • Full Service Shop • Hydraulic Cylinder Repair • New and Used Parts • Track Repair • Teeth & Edges We Buy Salvage Equipment Alternative to the dealer for all makes & models

Utah Track & Welding Service & Sales

801-972-8939

6382 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84128 • www.utahtrackandwelding.com • sam@utahtrackandwelding.com

Sales

Page 2 • July 18, 2021 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com • Utah State Supplement • Construction Equipment Guide

NO HA HASSLES SS ES. NO H HIDDE IDDEN COSTS O S. NO O KIDDIN KID NG.

UTAH SALT LT LAKE L CITY Y 4343 Century Dr. Salt Lake City, UTT 84123 Phone: 801-262-5761 Fax: 801-262-5780

SPRINGVILLE 1350 South 2000 West Springville, UT 84663 Phone: 801-794-1463 Fax: 801-794-1414

LOGAN 453 North 1000 West Logan, UT 84321 Phone: 435-752-1533 Fax: 435-752-5722

CED DAR CITY 4822 North N Main Street Ceddar City, UT 84720 Phoone: 435-586-4406 Faxx: 435-586-2362 Email: del.maxedon@centuryeq.com

Crews Reach Milestone On Mountain View Corridor Job The construction of the newest extension of the Mountain View Corridor in Salt Lake County from 4100 South to SR 201 has been completed and was reopened on June 17. Mountain View Corridor now connects to a major east/west freeway for the first time and will stretch 21 mi. from 16000 South/Porter Rockwell Blvd. to SR 201, with 21 mi. of trails running adjacent to the road. This 4-mi. extension of Mountain View Corridor includes two lanes in each direction, a connection with SR 201, a widened intersection at 3500 South and 5600 West, 13 bridges and six pedestrian bridges. “This is really going to improve the way people get around in western Salt Lake County,” UDOT Deputy Director Teri Newell said. “It’s going to change people’s lives every day by reducing their commute times, providing choices on how they travel, and giving people more time to do the things they want to do instead of sitting in traf-

ridor by converting intersections to interchanges and adding inside lanes to achieve a fully functional freeway. The first freeway section to be built (converting existing intersections to freeway interchanges) will be from Porter Rockwell Blvd. (16000 South) to Old Bingham Highway, with construction estimated for spring of 2028. 

Mountain View Corridor now connects to a major east/west freeway for the first time and will stretch 21 mi. from 16000 South/Porter Rockwell Blvd. to SR 201, with 21 mi. of trails running adjacent to the road.

fic.” The next segment of the Mountain View Corridor scheduled for construction is the extension from Porter Rockwell Blvd. (16000 South) in Salt Lake County to 2100 North in Utah County. This segment was funded in the 2021 legislative session and construction is estimated to start fall 2023. Mountain View Corridor will

eventually be a 35-mi. freeway from I-80 in Salt Lake County to SR 73 in Utah County. Mountain View Corridor is using a phased construction approach designed to balance transportation needs with available funds. Initial construction includes two lanes in each direction with signalized intersections and biking and walking trails. Future construction phases will build out the remainder of the cor-

Future construction phases will build out the remainder of the corridor by converting intersections to interchanges and adding inside lanes to achieve a fully functional freeway.

Construction Equipment Guide • Utah State Supplement • www.constructionequipmentguide.com • July 18, 2021 • Page 3

Page 4 • July 18, 2021 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com • Utah State Supplement • Construction Equipment Guide

Steep Drop-Offs Make for Challenging Construction Job CASADE from page 1

A joint venture of DSB Construction and Geneva Rock Products, based in American Fork, Utah, took on the $13.6 million project to match scenery with safety on Cascade Scenic Drive and Cascade Springs Road. In addition to the challenging construction, the DSB-Geneva Rock joint venture had to navigate an intricate array of government entities who gave oversight to the project. Key project team members included U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highways Division, Central Federal Lands Highway, U.S. Forest Service and Wasatch County. While not a project requirement, the contractor opted to create a CAD-based model, which was utilized in the excavation and grading equipment. On the Scenic Drive section, where no roadway design was provided, this model allowed the finished roadway to be reviewed before it was constructed. By using this process, the contractor identified several areas that could use slight adjustments to improve final roadway smoothness. The scope of the project consisted of rehabilitating and paving 5.3 mi. of Cascade Springs Road and 6.8 mi. of Cascade Scenic Drive, beginning at State Route 92 (Alpine Scenic Loop Road) and ending to the east at the entrance to Wasatch Mountain State Park, approximately 4 mi. outside of Heber City, Utah.

The new road was paved with 3 in. of asphalt. The asphalt mix was a standard Federal Highways composition, using limestone as the aggregate.

“The unpaved section of the road was the most challenging, but also was a place where we could improve drivability and safety the most,” said Chris Robbins, project manager of DSB Construction. “Using the 3D modeling showed us the best place to realign the roadway. In some places, we realigned it 20 feet from its old location. This helped us to move forward efficiently and also helped us track the quantities of materials we would have to use.” Building the new road involved much more than just paving. “We rebuilt the slopes in four different spots,” said Robbins. “Some spots had dangerous dropoffs, which the joint venture team helped fix by adding shoulders as well as safety features like guard rails. In other areas, the team had to remove part of the cliff, so the paving equipment could manage the curves of the pavement. Building the new road also required blasting rock to remove it from where the newly aligned road was supposed to lead.” A subcontractor anchored chain mesh on certain cliff faces to catch any rocks dislodged in the future that could endanger drivers. The new road required 30,000 tons of an aggregate base and 30,000 tons of fresh asphalt.

see CASCADE page 6

Construction Equipment Guide • Utah State Supplement • www.constructionequipmentguide.com • July 18, 2021 • Page 5

Dry Creek Structures, the contractor of this project, designed special container buckets to capture demolition debris.

Starvation Reservoir Bridge Restoration Gets Under Way Construction is under way to update and preserve the Starvation Reservoir bridge on U.S. 40 in Duchesne County. Improvements to the bridge require renovations to the bridge barrier walls (“parapet walls”) and resurfacing the concrete bridge deck to extend the life of the roadway. As with all UDOT projects, the top priority is safety for the traveling public, onsite workers and the surrounding environment. Because most of the project includes work being done directly over Starvation Reservoir waters, significant steps have been taken to protect and preserve the environment in the area, including an innovative plan to capture all demolition debris to keep it from falling into the reservoir. Because of the unique characteristics of the work zone, Dry Creek Structures, the contractor of this project, designed special container buckets to capture demolition debris. The 16-ft. catch bucket is attached to the end of an excavator and is lowered onto the backside of the parapet. The bucket is outfitted with rubber bumpers to provide a secure seal to the wall and to protect against damage to the existing infrastructure. The bottom of the bucket extends to fit under the bridge deck to ensure that the debris is captured. The pan located on the bottom of the bucket is watertight and provides connections to a vacuum port, which allows the

captured water and slurry materials to be pumped out of the bucket and into a vacuum trailer, without any of it leaking into the waterway below. All demolished materials are transported offsite to be recycled or disposed of in the landfill. Duchesne County is recycling the demolished concrete for use as road base throughout the county. In addition to capturing construction debris, other procedures are in place to provide safety to the workers and the surrounding area. Crews working near or around the edge of the bridge are required to be in a harness and tethered to the bridge to prevent falling. Tools and equipment such as concrete saws are also required to be tethered and secured to prevent dropping into the waterway below. Warning signs and messages are placed throughout the work zone to remind drivers and area visitors about the construction activity and to avoid stopping at or near the bridge. In case of unforeseen emergencies, a water rescue plan is in place that includes life-preserving flotation devices and a rescue boat. The implementation of these procedures is critical to ensuring that the environment is protected, and the Starvation Bridge is successfully updated. This project is anticipated to complete in the late fall of 2021. For more information, visit the project website, udot.utah.gov/go/us40starvationbridge. 

Tools and equipment such as concrete saws also are required to be tethered and secured to prevent dropping into the waterway below.

Page 6 • July 18, 2021 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com • Utah State Supplement • Construction Equipment Guide

Construction Crews Match Scenery With Safety in Midway CASCADE from page 4

Creating Two-Lane Roadway The first phase of the project, the 5.3 mi. of Cascade Springs Road, required workers to transform the path from a beat up, narrow, dirt road to a safe two-lane pavement. During the second phase, the Geneva Rock team pulverized the 6.8 mi. of Scenic Drive and used the crushed fragments of the old road to form a strong aggregate base. In total, both section of new road required 30,000 tons of an aggregate base and 30,000 tons of fresh asphalt on top. Workers paved the new road with two lifts of 1.5 in. of asphalt for a total of 3 in. of asphalt. The asphalt mix was a standard Federal Highways composition, using limestone as the aggregate. The unusual nature of the project forced special safety precautions. “Because the road was so narrow with steep drop-offs, we gave our truck drivers hand-held walkie-talkies and numbered the curves,” said Mike Summers, project manager of Geneva Rock. “This enabled the drivers to tell the other drivers which curve they were on to avoid collisions. Our safety manager conducted regular site inspections with safety meetings held on-site to address concerns.” The new road, completed in 2021, will provide drivers with improved sightlines and safer shoulders. The two-year project began with earthwork first and included installing culverts to divert the rain and snow away from the roadway, again increasing safety for the drivers. Truckers hauled the asphalt from Geneva Rock’s plant located in Draper. The completed project drew rave reviews. Dallin Koecher, executive director of Heber Valley Tourism, Economic Development, said, “Now that Cascade Springs Road has been finished, it provides effortless access to Heber Valley. In the past, people sometimes didn’t travel it if their vehicle didn’t have high ground clearance. Many people didn’t want to drive on a dirt road. Because of that, they would miss seeing some of the beautiful spots in this area. My family has taken this new road many times and we enjoy the smooth travel. The Wasatch Mountain State Park and Cascade Springs areas are beautiful. Now they are easily accessible to many more people.” Robbins looked back with satisfaction at the two-year project completed in spring 2021. “Driving the new road for the first time was amazing,” he said. “The road is exponentially safer than it was before. The job was one of the most challenging and gratifying projects I have done in my 25-year career in construction.” The major subcontractors for the job included QC Testing for quality control; Rock Supremacy for anchor wire mesh; B Jackson Construction for pulverizing; Diamond Tree for tree removal; B&K for guard rail; Express Environmental for erosion control; and Overman Concrete for concrete.  The project transformed a one-lane road into a much safer two-lane road.

CEG

Construction Equipment Guide • Utah State Supplement • www.constructionequipmentguide.com • July 18, 2021 • Page 7

Crews Restore Main Street Bridge Over Weber River

Last fall, UDOT finished the first phase of improvements on I-84 and Main Street in Henefer. Now, crews are restoring the Main Street Bridge over the Weber River and replacing the bridge over I-84 and installing a new cable barrier.

The Next Closing Date is August 4, 2021

FULL PAGE 10.125”x10.625”

Open 13 Time $635 $590

1/2 PAGE 10.125”x5.25” or 5”x10.625”

Open 13 Time $525 $445

1/4 PAGE 5”x5.25”

Open 13 Time $355 $330

UTAH PUBLISHING 2021 Issue# 17 19 21 23 25

Closing August 4 August 31 September 29 October 27 November 23

Publishing August 15 September 12 October 10 November 7 December 5

Page 8 • July 18, 2021 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com • Utah State Supplement • Construction Equipment Guide