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September 5, 2015 • Vol. IX • No. 18 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Frisco’s ‘$5 Billion Mile’ Enters Halftime By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
Celebration of Those Who Work in Construction...8
Infrastr ucture Upgrades Help Conser ve Wat er...18
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Voters Green Light Prop 104 in Phoenix See Page 13
Table of Contents ............4 Underground Utility, Trenchers, Trench Boxes & Utilities Section ....31-34 Paving Section ..........49-56 Auction Section ........59-69 Business Calendar ........67 Advertisers Index ..........70
PHOENIX (AP) Phoenix’s mayor says a transportation plan that will include a sales tax increase has triumphed at the polls. Mayor Greg Stanton, who was running for re-election, claimed victory for Proposition 104 after early results from Aug. 25 voting were released, according to a report in the Arizona Republic. Stanton called the infrastructure investment a historic moment for Phoenix, and he declared it was a “great night for the future of the city.” In the results, about 55 percent (or 52,300) voted yes to the proposed increase, while about 45 percent (or 43,500) voted no. The transportation plan increases a transit sales tax that
would be used to expand the city’s light rail line and bus service, repair and build roadways and create bike lanes. The $31 billion plan would be funded by the proposed transit sales tax increase, passenger fares and federal and county funds. The transit sales tax is now 0.40 percent and would be raised to 0.70. It would mean a 30 cent increase on a $100 purchase. Transactions of more than $10,000 would be exempt. The current light-rail system runs from Mesa to central Phoenix, and plans call for an expansion across the metro area. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
The most heralded of the projects on the $5 Billion Mile is The Star, an estimated $219 million facility that will include an indoor stadium, underground parking garage, two outdoor practice fields and the Cowboys’ new headquarters building.
The booming town of Frisco, Texas, is making headlines for its partnership with the Dallas Cowboys and the Frisco Independent School District to build the Cowboys’ new training facility. The Star is one of numerous projects this city, 25 minutes north of downtown Dallas, has to cheer about. They’ve dubbed it the $5 Billion Mile, a one-mile stretch on the Dallas North Tollway between Warren Parkway and Lebanon Road in which $5.4 billion in capital investment has been announced or is under way, said Darcy Schroer, director of marketing of the Frisco Economic Development Corporation. When complete, the projected development statistics tally: 549 development acres; $5.4 billion in potential investment; 14,585,000 commercial sq. ft. (1,354,990 sq m); 12,900,000 office space sq. ft. (1,198,449 sq m); 1,320 hotel rooms see STADIUM page 48
Construction Nears End on Cajon Pass Project By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction is in the home stretch on California’s I-15 Cajon Pass Rehabilitation Project that involves freeway upgrades through the welltraveled Cajon pass in San Bernardino County. Caltrans expects the project to be completed in spring of 2016, a few months ahead of schedule. Southbound reconstruction is scheduled for completion by Thanksgiving of this year. see CAJON page 13
Construction is in the home stretch on California’s I-15 Cajon Pass rehabilitation project.