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May 15, 2016 • Vol. IX • No. 10 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Progress Made on $125M Grand Avenue Bridge By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Auto and pedestrian bridges will be replaced as part of a $125.6 million, Grand Avenue Bridge construction project near Glenwood Springs and Interstate 70 in western Colorado. It’s the largest infrastructure project in western Colorado in more than 25 years. The 1,000-ft. (304.8 m) Grand Avenue Bridge and nearby 600-ft. (183 m) pedestrian bridge serve as a vital connection between downtown Glenwood Springs, the historic Glenwood Hot Springs district and Interstate 70. The 30month project will address the functional and structural deficiencies of the current bridge including emergency service response and reliability as a critical transportation route. The Grand Avenue Bridge was built in 1953 as a two-lane bridge with sidewalks on either side. It had an anticipated 50 to 60 year lifespan. The new pedestrian bridge is expected to be ready for use in February 2017. The bridge project began in January. The estimated completion date for the vehicle bridge is July 1, 2018. Granite/RLW joint venture is contractor for the project. The joint venture is comprised of Granite Construction Inc.
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Transportation Tax on Nov. B allot ...15
see BRIDGE page 46
Auto and pedestrian bridges will be replaced as part of a $125.6 million, Grand Avenue Bridge construction project near Glenwood Springs and Interstate 70 in western Colorado.
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Vegas May Win Big If It ODOT Sponsoring Builds Venue for Raiders Transportation Job Fair for Oklahomans By Michelle Rindels
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Recent efforts by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Paving Section ..........65-73 to connect workers and businesses with job opportunities in the transportation field have been met with stunning success. The last
Auction Section ........76-87 major job fair in Oklahoma City was attended by nearly 400 Business Calendar ........84 Advertisers Index ..........86
potential candidates, a 58 percent increase from the previous year. Thirty-five vendors from all areas of transportation planning, roadway design, land development, civil engineering, surveying and construction and heavy equipment operation participated. One company hired five applicants that day and a few positions see ODOT page 60
LAS VEGAS (AP) Raiders owner Mark Davis pledged this week to relocate his NFL team from Oakland to Las Vegas if a proposed $1.4 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium is built. Here are some hurdles the proposal would have to clear before becoming reality.
Securing Funding Public funds would cover $750 million of the project’s construction
costs under a proposal from the Las Vegas Sands casino company and Majestic Realty, which are partnering to develop and operate a stadium. That bill would be financed over 30 years through $50 million annual payments, likely from a hotel room tax. Hotel rooms in and around Las Vegas already face a 12 percent lodging tax that yields more than $600 million a year. About 40 percent of the revenue goes to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to see RAIDERS page 24