Utah 02 2016

By Lori TobiasCEG CORRESPONDENT

When work began to connectthe Southern Parkway in south-west Utah, the staff with the UtahDepartment of Transportationknew the project came with itsshare of challenges and concerns.There were a number of threatenedor endangered wildlife and plantspecies that would have to be pro-tected, and the terrain changed sig-nificantly and often over a shortdistance. But nothing carried nearthe import as the knowledge thatjust below the surface lay archeo-logical treasures that made thisanything but the usual constructionjob.“We have found on this project

the oldest known human habitationsite in southwestern Utah,” saidDana Meier, project manager. “It’sa really interesting job. Work on the $175 million multi-

segmented project has been ongo-

ing for a decade, twice that time ifyou consider that the first feasibili-ty study occurred in 1995. Theenvironmental impact statementwas completed in 2005 with workon the first segment getting under-way in 2007. Part of the purpose of the project

was to provide a bypass to routemajor truck traffic off local roadsand also to facilitate tourist andrecreational traffic from Californiaand Las Vegas to the Zion NationalPark, Meier said. “What drove us really was when

St. George City built a new region-al airport,” he said. “This road con-nects St. George City to the airport.A lot of the drive behind it is eco-nomic development, particularlywith the airport. It also is recreationdriven and it provides a belt routearound St. George City.” Workers went into the project

prepared for important archeologi-cal finds. “We were real conscious of

that,” said Tracy Munson, fieldengineer. “We used specializedequipment. On most of the signifi-cant finds, we had an archeologiston site and they had a team sur-veying, watching the work. Theywere able to keep everybody well

informed and answer all the ques-tions we had. We limited the areaswe knew were extremely sensitiveto one or two of the best operatorsso they could take care and timeneeded.” And, added Meier, they took

only six inches of soil at a time andvery carefully removed the dirtlayer by layer to minimize anydamage to artifacts. One of the firstsignificant finds came as workerswere digging 12 by 400 ft. (3.65 by122 m) trenches for a fault study.“Out of one of those trenches,

eight feet below grade, was a spearpoint sticking outside of thetrench,” Meier said. Perhaps the most significant

find was a site documenting 1,000years of continuous human habita-tion, from the Basketmaker era tothe Pueblo Era. “The fire rings were still intact,”

Meier said. “The floors wereintact. It was a whole compound.We actually found human remainson the site. We had quite a bit oflocal press. Anything we find onprojects, with exception of humanremains, goes to Utah Museum ofNatural History. We have requestsfrom Chicago Museum of Natural

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As part of the project, the state created a native American ceme-tery, donating 15 acres to a local tribe so they can repatriatesome of the remains found on the project.

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Gov. Herbert Asks to Reduce Road Construction EarmarksSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah Gov. Gary

Herbert says that the state has handcuffeditself by automatically socking away a portionof public money for things like road projects.For the second year in a row, he’s asking law-makers to consider chipping away at theincreasing amount of earmarked dollars.The General Fund is expected to grow by

about $180 million this year, but $77 millionof the money will be automatically ear-marked and added to a growing pool of statemoney, reported The Salt Lake Tribune.“It may be a very good place to put it, but

there ought to be a discussion about it,”Herbert said, explaining that the accounttakes away flexibility regarding how thefunds are spent. “We’re coming to a pointwhere there’s a crossroads decision, because

if we don’t reduce some of the earmarks, wewill have a difficult time funding education,particularly higher education.”He wants the legislature to take $10 mil-

lion out of the earmarked funds this year anduse it for early interventions for at-risk kids,like full-day kindergarten.Lawmakers rebuffed Herbert’s request to

start reducing earmarks last year. Some, likeLayton Republican Sen. Stuart Adams, saythe earmarks gave the state a useful cushionto help keep the budget whole during therecession.About 85 percent of the earmarked funds

go to transportation projects, and Adamssaid putting money into roads rather thannew state programs will allow the state toslow or pause construction if the economy

goes south.Money spent on programs and salaries

could mean shutting down the programs andlaying people off, he said.“Transportation has been historically that

accordion that we put money into and thentake it out of when the budget either swingsdown or up,” said Adams, a former chair-man of the Transportation Commission.“No one would say we shouldn’t earmark

income tax money for education, and I’mnot sure anyone would say you ought tothrow all that on the table and let it competeagainst other needs,” he continued. “I justthink earmarks have this bad connotation,like somehow it’s a pet project.”But not all lawmakers seem to agree. This

year, at least one person appears likely to

help Herbert achieve his goal.Rep. Dan McCay, a Riverton Republican,

is having legislation drafted that would doaway with all non-transportation earmarks.That move would return about $90 mil-

lion to the general fund but remove about$36 million saved for water projects, $8 mil-lion earmarked for anti-smoking campaignsand cancer research, $5 million dedicated toalcohol law enforcement and $18 millionmeant to help bring tourists to Utah.McCay says earmarking money elimi-

nates regular review of whether it is beingspent efficiently.For more information, visit www.sltrib.com.(This story also can be found on

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Whitaker Close to Completing $8.5M Watkins Dam ProjectWhitaker Construction Company,

Brigham City, Utah, is close to completingan $8.5 million, AV Watkins Dam RaiseProject at Willard Bay, Utah. Hired by the Weber Basin Water

Conservancy District, its job is to take the14.5-mi. (23.3 km) dike back to its originalheight when it was first completed in 1964.Willard Bay is a freshwater reservoir thatcollects water from the Ogden and Weberrivers that’s diverted into the dam by pipes. It’s a favorite recreational area in northern

Utah, where people enjoy boating, fishing,water skiing and swimming. Its original pur-pose was to supply irrigation water to farm-ers, which the dam still does. According toestimates, the two additional feet could addup to 20,000 more acre feet of storage, or sixbillion gallons.There was no concrete or asphalt used on

this job. But, over 100 tons (90.7 t) of gran-

ular borrow was brought in from GenevaRock, and 500 cu. yds. (382 cu m) wasmined from the site. Whitaker found that theexisting dike had settled 2 to 4 ft. (.6 to 1.2m), so many additional materials werebrought in to build the elevation back towhere it had originally been. In total, 72,000tons (65,317 t) of rip-rap armoring was usedto minimize erosion and to keep it fromwashing out from the movement around theshoreline.At the beginning of the nine-month proj-

ect roads were built to give equipment andworkers safer and quicker entrance to thesite.

Mike Whitaker explained, “A haul roadwas created for easier access, and to makethe work that needed to be done much sim-pler. The road that was built was done sowell, that a plane could have safely landedon the pathway.” At the beginning of the project, a six-

week delay was experienced with an unsea-sonable amount of rain. This created a landswell as the water on top migrated back intothe road that was built to move material.After a few minor repairs, the developmentwas back on track.A crew of 30 to 40 people worked seven

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Various dozers, excavators and 30 to 40 highway trucks were kept busy haulingclay and other materials to the site.

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Big-D Announces Expansion, Opens Park City, Utah OfficeBig-D Construction has opened a new

office in Park City, Utah. This is the firm’sninth office, and fourth in the state of Utah.The new office will primarily support

Big-D’s Signature Group, a division of thecompany that focuses on the construction ofhigh-end residential and resort projects.“Big-D has been constructing projects in

Park City for over 30 years, including thecurrent expansion of the Park City MedicalCenter. This time, we finally decided tostay,” said Mike Kerby, vice president of thePark City office. “We are not only commit-ted to building the best projects, we are com-mitted to being part of the community for thelong term.”Some of Big-D’s notable projects in the

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Historic Building Named 2015 ‘Most Outstanding Project’The restoration of the historic

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honors projects completed during2015, which are selected by apanel of industry professionals inthe architectural, engineering andconstruction industry. Other proj-ects honored alongside the historicrestoration in American Fork onDec. 8 include the LDS Provo CityCenter Temple andUniversity of Utah StudentLife Center.The building in American

Fork was originally built in1905 to house a bank estab-lished in 1891, the originalBank of American Fork.Thus, the building housedAmerican Fork’s first full-service professional bank.That bank was dissolved inthe 1930’s. The current Bankof American Fork was origi-nally called People’s StateBank of American Fork andwas housed down the street.People’s State Bank ofAmerican Fork changed its nameto Bank of American Fork in the1960’s.The building has remained

standing, and since the originalbank it housed closed in 1932, ithas been the site of retail shops andoffices. In 1993 it was added to theNational Register of HistoricPlaces, and a plaque on the exteri-or notes the history and style of thebuilding.“Neo-classical in style, the con-

struction is of iron oxide brickswith wood columns, ionic andcomposite capitals, arches withlimestone keystones, entablaturesills, brackets and extensive orna-mental pressed metal trim. Theoriginal Bank of American Forkbuilding here has retained most ofits original fabric and is a signifi-cant example of historic commer-cial architecture. Its presence alongMain Street recalls the economic

vitality of the early twentieth cen-tury.”People’s Utah Bancorp, the par-

ent company of current Bank ofAmerican Fork, purchased thebuilding in 2014 and spent muchof 2014 and 2015 restoring thebuilding. Now it is the new head-quarters of People’s Utah Bancorpand a grand opening was held forthe community in July 2015.“We wanted to restore it to recall

that economic vitality of AmericanFork Main Street,” said RichardBeard, president and CEO ofPeople’s Utah Bancorp. “It’s abeautiful building and example ofthe history of the economic infra-structure of American Fork. Theoriginal bank it housed was com-mitted to the community and weare committed to the communityand to the economy of AmericanFork’s Main Street.”CRSA was the architectural firm

used to restore the building andBig-D Construction did the demo-lition and construction. Restoring ahistorical building has unique chal-lenges compared to a new build-ing.“The biggest challenge with a

restoration is that you need tomaintain the look of the buildingwhile bringing it up to currentcode,” said Geoff Bird, projectmanager at Big-D Construction.“There were a lot of existing con-ditions that we couldn’t really seeuntil during the demolitionprocess. Everybody is aware ofhow to deal with today’s construc-tion materials, but trying to harmo-nize the old and the new is alwaysa challenge.”Bird worked with People’s Utah

Bancorp’s project team, BrianThompson and Dale Gunther, asthey slowly uncovered bits of his-tory inside the building. Bird men-

tioned that one of his favorite partsof the project was working with theownership team — everyone fromthe bank, construction companyand architectural firm was excitedabout the project.“The ceiling was certainly the

fun find of the project and endedup being the focal point of theremodel, in my opinion,” Birdsaid. “We didn’t even know theoriginal ceiling was there so it wasexciting to uncover it.”Once uncovered, many hours of

labor went in to restoring the ceil-

ing alone. Workers hand paintedparts of the ceiling to restore thelook of the original building. Thefinished look is impressive —community members who visitedthe building during the grand open-ing were in awe of the hand-paint-ed details and loyalty to the origi-nal look.For more information, visit

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The restoration of the historic building at 1 East Main Street inAmerican Fork, Utah, has been named “Most Outstanding Project”in the small renovation/restoration category for 2015 by UtahDesign and Construction.

The building in American Fork was originally built in 1905 to house abank established in 1891, the original Bank of American Fork.

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Dam Project at Willard Bay Serves Wildlife, Communitydays a week at the site. Variousdozers, excavators and 30 to 40highway trucks were kept busyhauling clay and other materials tothe site. Three 8,000-gal. (30,283L) water trucks were used to helpkeep the dust down. WhitakerConstruction also elected to use 11new Volvo A40G articulated haultrucks from Arnold MachineryCompany. Their long relationshipwith Arnold Machinery, and theirhigh confidence and experiencewith Silver Service, were just partof the deciding factors for them touse the Volvo products fromArnold Machinery.

“Our longstanding relationshipwith Arnold Machinery, the avail-ability of equipment and our faithand confidence that our needs willbe met and they will always bethere gives us the assurance thatwe need when working on largeand small projects,” said MikeWhitaker.

Given the scope of the workdone by Whitaker, there was verylittle disruption to the recreational

area and users. On occasion, peo-ple had to wait as equipmenthauled materials in and out of thesite. The fishermen, boaters, waterskiers and farmers in the area arehappy with the improvements thathave been done to the area.

One woman mentioned hownice it was to hear the water splash-ing against the rocks. “It is nice tohave a different sound coming outof the dam,” she said.

Willard Bay also serves as awildlife watching area for nestingeagles and other birds and animals.The project will be ongoing as theycontinue to re-vegetate the area tobring it back to its natural state byreplenishing the shrubs, soil, grass,weeds, flowers and other vegeta-tion that was there when the proj-ect began. The additional heightand width added around the dikewill be able to supply additionalwater that will serve both thewildlife and community well.

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)

Whitaker Construction Company, Brigham City, Utah, is close to completing an $8.5 million, AVWatkins Dam Raise Project at Willard Bay, Utah.

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Crews Uncover Artifacts on Southern Parkway ProjectHistory and the Smithsonian toexhibit some of the finds.”

Also found on the project: pithouses, charcoal, fish fossils,dinosaur tracks, teeth and plantsfrom the ancient period.

As part of the project, the statecreated a native American ceme-tery, donating 15 acres to a localtribe so they can repatriate some ofthe remains found on the project.

“It’s interesting, you have a largenumber of native American tribesin the area,” said Meier. “Whenyou find human remains, they maynot have ancestry within the localtribe. It may be a tribe in Nevadaand New Mexico that have rightsto the remains. We wanted someplace private that would have easyaccess to it, but without a lot ofpublic traffic. We did find the per-fect location and donated it to thetribe and they were very happy toreceive that.”

In addition to the need to be sen-sitive to the archeological signifi-cance, workers also had to workaround or provide mitigation meas-ures for the Painted DesertTortoise, the Bearclaw Poppy,Burrowing Owl and theSouthwestern Willow Flycatcher.

“There was one location wherewe encountered a tortoise wherewe didn’t think we would findany,” Munson said. “We had torelocate it, as well as the plantspecies. You can pick up a tortoiseand move it and it will survive. Butyou can’t do that with a plant.Between the time of the environ-mental document and the time ofconstruction, there were new plantsthat hadn’t been there before. In theend, we had to change the align-ment of the road.”

Crews also had to deal withchanging terrain, including an areathat went from flood plain to sand-stone rock to full sand within acouple miles, Munson said. “It wasa real struggle to handle that mate-rial. We used large mining equip-ment. We probably moved themost material in segments 3b and4a with about 3 million cubic yards

between the two. We used an artic-ulating mine truck, and did quite abit of blasting. It was a lot of trialand error.”

There also was a question with theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers as towho has jurisdiction over washes.

“Most people think the ArmyCorps just deals with streams andwetlands,” Munson said. “We hada discussion about washes. Werequested jurisdictional determina-tion and they came up with a rulingand it went to a courtroom judge.The end result was they have juris-diction over washes that cross stateboundaries. Washes that originatedin Utah were not jurisdictional.”

When the current segment is com-plete, there will be 20 mi. (32.18 km)of continuous highway. Two seg-ments remain, but are unfunded.

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

Work on the $175 million multi-segmented project has been ongo-ing for a decade, twice that time if you consider that the first fea-sibility study occurred in 1995.

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What You Need to Know AboutArchaeological Finds on Sites

The recent discovery of long buried crypts during a routine water mainreplacement project in New York City’s Washington Square Park shouldserve as a reminder to developers and their contractors that a review ofarchaeological records should be an important part of their due diligenceprior to beginning construction, according to CBRE Valuation & AdvisoryServices group.

Archeological finds during construction are not uncommon, especially inurban settings where more than 500 years of American history and thou-sands of years of Native American relics may lie buried a few feet below thesurface.

In the United States, builders are obligated to report archaeological findsif the project requires a federal, state, or occasionally local permit, license orfunding that triggered compliance with historic preservation laws, accordingto Cris Kimbrough, an archaeologist and managing director at CBRE TelecomAdvisory Services. If archaeological resources are identified during con-struction/development for a project that has gone through thefederal/state/local historic preservation process, all work must stop until fur-ther preservation measures can be determined and completed.

There are few rules governing artifacts that are encountered on privateland because U.S. law is very much focused on the protection of private prop-erty. As a consequence, artifacts located in areas where no historic preser-vation rules are in place are at risk. This does not apply to human remains,however. Human remains always have to be reported to the local authoritiesand treated appropriately.

In the case of the Washington Square project, the crypts were covered upand the water main project will be re-routed around them.

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) maintains records on identi-fied archaeological resources in each state. In addition, museums and col-leges/universities may also have records, but these are most often registeredwith the SHPO or held in lieu of SHPO archaeological files. These files arenot accessible to the public and can only be viewed by qualified individuals— usually a qualified archaeologist or other historic preservation specialist.

Most states have a project review process wherein staff at the SHPOreviews the project plans and their files to determine if there are any poten-tial direct or indirect impacts to historic and archaeological resources. If thereare, SHPO may request archaeological or other studies be completed priorto construction. Native American tribes also maintain archaeological andother Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) records, but access to these files isalmost always restricted. Tribes are consulted regarding their culturalresources as part of the federal historic preservation process, and most statepreservation processes.

If artifacts are discovered as part of the pre-development review process,then additional archaeological surveys may be required. The federal processdictates that impacts to historic and archaeological resources should beavoided, minimized, and/or mitigated — in that order.

With telecom projects, which make up the bulk of Kimbrough’s investiga-tions and are usually quite small, carriers are usually asked to move the towersite if artifacts are found. In the rare, although increasingly more commoninstance that this is not possible, an additional survey is usually completed tobetter understand the archaeological resource in question and suggestionsare made for moving forward with the project as is or minimizing the effectsof the project on the resource. If significant impacts to the archaeologicalresource cannot be avoided, then the impact on the resource must be miti-gated. This mitigation is often in the form of extensive excavation, data analy-sis, public outreach, etc. will likely have to be employed.

“Developers often talk about losing a project to SHPO, but often it is just amatter of working through the process and being creative,” said Kimbrough

Archaeological due diligence is usually not a part of normal Phase I orPhase II Environmental Site Assessments. Builders should be aware of feder-al/state/local historic preservation laws and comply. An initial project reviewwith the SHPO, when required, involves hiring qualified environmental andcultural resource management consultants who understand at a high levelwhat the applicable historic preservation processes are.

For additional information, contact Cris Kimbrough [email protected].

Part of the purpose of the project was to provide a bypass toroute major truck traffic off local roads and also to facilitatetourist and recreational traffic from California and Las Vegas tothe Zion National Park.

Workers went into the project prepared for important archeolog-ical finds.

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