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Crews pour concrete for a clarifier floor during construction on the third phase of the $60-million Casa Grande Water Reclamation Facility.
Photo Courtesy of Carollo Engineers
This survey of the Southwest’s top subcontractors ranks over $3.58 billion in work performed in 2009.
PHX SKY TRAIN is Cleared for Takeoff
Photo: City of Phoenix Aviation Dept.
Phoenix is building a new $1-billion transit project at Sky Harbor International Airport to shuttle passengers from terminal to light rail.
Eight rubber-coated fabric bladders retained 1 billion gal of water in Tempe.
Photo: Tony Blei Photography
Eight rubber-coated fabric bladders retained 1 billion gal of water in Tempe.
2009 Top Starts Total $3.6 Billion
Image: URS/Fosters+Partners
This extensive overview profiles 44 of the largest project starts of the past year throughout the Southwest.
Before crews can dig the 15,000-ft-long tunnel for the third water intake at Lake Mead, they first must lower the underground boring machine components down a 600-ft access shaft via this headframe and specially built gantry system with dual 200-ton strand jacks.
Photo: Luetta Callaway
Lake Mead’s third intake tunnel had been progressing smoothly until a large leak flooded the worksite in June.
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