“Transportation & Construction GIRL Day Shows Girls What’s Possible.”
—Keller Hayes, Director, Transportation and Construction NOIA
More than 2,000 young women and girls ages 6-23 attended Transportation & Construction GIRL Day on September 25 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colorado. Created by the HOYA Foundation, this annual event aims to broaden the perspectives of young women and girls about career opportunities in the transport and construction trades by engaging them as escape room participants in the right way. plugs, a light, a fan and a three-way switch to escape. This year’s event featured 68 exhibitors and participants from more than 70 Colorado schools.
Pulice wins Gateway Airport runway project
Mesa Gateway Airport Authority awarded Pulice, a FlatironDragados company, a $27 million CMAR contract to deliver Phase 2 of the runway 12R-30L reconstruction project at Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. The total value of the first and second phases of the project exceeds 46 million dollars.
Major scope items for Phase 2 include: 82,000 square meters of concrete reconstructed portland cement runway pavement; 40,000 square meters of reconstructed asphalt concrete shoulder pavement; new runway markings and lighting; and complete field leveling and drainage improvements. This award marks the seventh Pulice Airfield improvements contract for MGAA since 2018, which includes work on Highway C, Highway K and the Ellsworth Canal.
The INOVA campus opens in Centennial, Colo.
United Properties has broken ground on Phase 1 of the INOVA Industrial Campus, a best-in-class industrial development in Centennial, Colorado. Murray and Stafford is the general contractor. The groundbreaking marks a milestone in the development of this 43-acre campus, which will eventually feature up to five industrial buildings. Phase 1 includes two buildings, one totaling 141,480 square feet and the other 113,770 square feet. The project can also accommodate adapted developments of up to 200,000 square feet. The expected completion of Phase I is set for the second quarter of 2026.
HDR plans expansion on Colorado’s western slope
Professional services firm HDR is expanding on Colorado’s Western Slope with a new office in Grand Junction. The company expects to add staff focused on transportation, strategic communications, waste management, right-of-way acquisition and water.
