Public construction projects Billions going toward facilities, roadways

Thousands of construction jobs were preserved in Utah during the recession because of an unusual spate of public construction projects mounted by local, state and federal agencies. Without them, Utahs depressed construction sector would more closely resemble those in harder-hit Arizona and Nevada. Here is a sample from about $7 billion in projects identied by The Salt Lake Tribune. PROJECT NAME LOCATION PROJECT COST STATUS

Managed by the Utah Division of Facilities and Construction Management

Utah Museum of Natural History

Skaggs Pharmacy Research Building

College of Agriculture

USTAR Neuroscience Biomedical Technology Building

Utah Museum of Natural History Skaggs Pharmacy Research Building USTAR Life Science Research Center Student Life and Wellness Center Center for New Media College of Agriculture building St. George 5th District Courthouse Student housing

University of Utah
Salt Lake City University of Utah Utah State University Utah Valley University SLCC Utah State University St. George Snow College
$72.1 million $52.1 million $50.7 million $48 million $40.1 million $40 million $24.2 million $13.6 million

$131.6 million

Completed in 2011

Completed in 2011 Under construction Completed in 2010 Being designed Under construction Under construction Completed in 2009 Under construction

PROJECT NAME

LOCATION

PROJECT COST

STATUS

Managed by the Utah Department of Transportation

Interstate 15 in Utah County

Interstate 15/Dixie Drive

Southern Parkway

Interstate 15 expansion

Utah County, Lehi to Spanish Fork

Salt Lake County Salt Lake County Salt Lake County St. George Weber Canyon Utah County Cache County Washington County Sandy
$131.9 million $114.2 million $92.8 million $38.9 million $24.2 million $21.6 million $21.6 million $11.5 million $10.9 million

$1.1 billion

Expected completion in 2013

Completed in 2011 Completed in 2010 Completed in 2010 2012 completion Completed in 2011 Completed in 2010 2012 completion Completed in 2009 Completed in 2011

Interstate 15 link with 1300 West Interstate 15 widening, 500 North to I-215 Interstate 80, State Street to 1300 East Interstate 15, Dixie Drive Interchange Interstate 84 construction U.S. Highway 6, White River to milepost 219 State Road 252 Southern Parkway, River Road to airport 1300 East, Creek Road

PROJECT NAME

LOCATION

PROJECT COST

STATUS

PROJECT NAME

School projects undertaken by various Utah districts

Federal projects

Utah Data Center Rendering of rebuilt Olympus High School

Rebuild Granite High School

Rebuild Olympus High School Replace Hurricane High School Build new middle school Build new junior high school Build new elementary school Build new elementary school Build new elementary school Build new elementary school Elementary school addition/remodel

Granite School District

Granite School District Washington School Dist. Jordan School District Davis School District Beaver School District Nebo School District Alpine School Districdt Box Elder School Dist. Sevier School District

$65.5 million $65 million $33.3 million $30 million $26 million $15.8 million $12 million $11 million $8 million $4.5 million

Proeject to be completed in 2013

Project set for 2013 Project to be nished in 2013 Project to be nished in 2012 Completed in 2011 Project set for 2012 Completed in 2011 Completed in 2011 Project set for 2012 Completed in 2011

Utah Data Center at Camp Williams, Salt Lake County Project to be completed in 2013

Federal courthouse Federal District Courthouse, downtown Salt Lake City Project to be completed in 2014

FBI eld ofce FBI eld ofce, Salt Lake City Project to be completed in 2012

Sources: Tribune reporting, Utah Department of Transportation, school districts

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