Pub. 5 2023 Issue 2

Kasen Garrett Kasen has worked for Morgan Industries for most of his life. He’s done everything from yard cleanup to parking lot striping to business development/marketing. He currently works as a salesman/estimator and has been for nearly two years. For the past three years, Kasen has been both working at Morgan Industries and attending Weber […]

The SR-96 project’s major work items were SMA, HMA, FSR-HMA (Fiber Strength Reinforcement — Hot Mix Asphalt) and some roto-milling, signs, striping, and various other items. The project had some deep milling where we placed FSR-HMA for 1,500 tons. Geneva Rock added a scratch course roughly four miles long that was 1,940 tons of HMA.

This project included an overlay of 1” of Bonded Wearing Course — Type B for 3.5 miles of southbound I-15 through Davis County for a total of 185,000 square yards. The equipment used for this work included a Bearcat Spray Paver, Roadtec Shuttle Buggy, and 84-inch rollers. The project also included 137 cubic yards of

This nominated project placed approximately 8,245 tons of HMA 3/8 Inch material in the amount of $1,014,100.56 as a lane leveling course over the existing HMA. Once the lane level was placed a 1 ½ inch overlay with 16,810 tons of SMA ½ Inch was placed in the amount of $2,067,680.43. This project included a

The Tooele Valley airport project consisted of 3D milling and paving of the taxiways and runway, the installation of new LED light fixtures, new striping, survey markers and grade work. The work was phased to allow for the runway to remain open as long as possible. A two-week closure was allowed for the 3D milling,

Sunroc performed all the widening work on SR-14 from MP 11 to MP 12.5 in a $3.345 million project that involved significant challenges. This was a unique project, in part, because of its location up in the canyon. The project itself was completed in three phases. The first phase involved a massive box culvert reconstruct.

Project funding came from the UT FLAP program. Uintah County along with the Ashley National Forest Service applied for the Federal Lands Access Program through Uintah Transportation Special Service District. The grant was awarded at a 10% match from UTSSD. Burdick Materials administered this contract as prime contractor. The noteworthy earth-moving aspect of this project

Large Project of the Year Nominee I-84; East Snowville to Hansel Valley, Rehabilitation High Volume This project required removing the existing asphalt, identifying areas of concern, and placing new asphalt to improve the surface and extend the life of the roadway. The UDOT I-84; East Snowville to Hansel Valley Rehabilitation project had a unique application

Name of Project: SR-24 Asphalt Rehabilitation & Shoulders ProjectProject Location: Wayne County, UtahProject Start: March 2022Project Completion: November 2022 Key Project Team Members: UDOT — Project Owner Nielson Construction & Materials — General Contractor Eric Luke — Project Manager Mike Ziemski — Superintendent Harward & Rees — Key Subcontractor Horizon Environmental — Key Subcontractor American

Name of Project: Main Street Project 2100 S. to 700 S. Salt Lake CityProject Location: 2100 S. to 700 S. Salt Lake CityProject Start: August 15, 2022Project Completion: August 22, 2022 Key Project Team Members: Tyler Harvey Brent Hager Daniel Grange Salt Lake City’s Streets Department Project Overview What makes the Main Street project unique

Name of Project: US-89; State Street to 300 W. and 400 S. to North TempleProject Location: Downtown Salt Lake CityProject Start: April 25, 2022Project Completion: August 28, 2022 Key Project Team Members: Josh Hobbs, Granite Construction Derek Porter, Granite Construction Scott Fernald, Granite Construction Mike Bagley, Granite Construction Tod Aagard, Granite Construction Braden Anderson, UDOT

Name of Project: I-15; MP 135 to MP 142.5, Baker Canyon Climbing LanesProject Location: I-15, between Kanosh and Cove FortProject Start: May 2020Project Completion: September 2022 Key Project Team Members: Devin Monroe, UDOT Dan Schaugaard, WW Clyde — Project Manager Sam Denning, WW Clyde — Project Superintendent Jayson Cox, WW Clyde — Construction Manager Josh

For the first in the new series “Getting to Know UDOT,” we sat down with Howard Anderson to learn more about his career and what he sees for the future of asphalt. The goal of this series is to learn more about the people behind UDOT and all the work they do to enhance our

A Retirement Plan for Small Businesses WHAT IS THE RETIREMENT PLAN EXCHANGE? The Retirement Plan Exchange (the Exchange) is a solution for small- to mid-sized businesses that allow you to offer a retirement plan to your employees — the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA) provides this as an additional benefit to our members. We designed

Paul “Bup” Minardi is an industry veteran of more than 27 years. Wheeler Machinery Company employed Bup before he started Mountain Regional Equipment Solutions, Inc. (MRES) in April 2004. As the owner and President of MRES, he built MRES into a national company that provides automated lubrication and safety solutions to the construction, transportation and

This past year, Doug Watson has served as the UAPA President. We had the chance to sit down with him to learn more about his favorite experiences as President, the importance of membership, and what he hopes to see in the industry’s future. The following are excerpts from our conversation. How were you involved in

Welcome to the second issue of On the Road for 2023! Within the pages of this issue, you will find interviews with industry leaders, project spotlights, a recap of the 2023 Utah Asphalt Conference, and highlights recognizing the association’s award winners for 2023. As I read through a draft of this publication, I could not