News from Flatiron Construction Corp. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=1&pid=9 Firestone-based Flatiron Construction has won a 2012 Platinum Safety Award from the Associated General Contractors of Utah. http://www.timescall.com/ci_23190610/flatiron-construction-receives-top-safety-award http://www.timescall.com/ci_23190610/flatiron-construction-receives-top-safety-award Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The City of Seal Beach is pleased to announce the Seal Beach Blvd. and Golden Rain Intersection Improvements project. The City Council awarded a construction contract to Flatiron Electric Group. http://www.oc-breeze.com/2013/04/24/31968_seal-beach-to-rework-intersection-of-seal-beach-blvd-and-golden-rain/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2013/04/24/31968_seal-beach-to-rework-intersection-of-seal-beach-blvd-and-golden-rain/ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Caltrans began its effort Monday night to reroute all Highway 101 traffic onto the newly finished southbound lanes of the Santa Maria River Bridge as contractors prepare to rebuild the existing northboud lanes. http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/sm-river-bridge-traffic-to-shift-to-southbound-lanes-on/article_5a51f570-abe0-11e2-86fb-001a4bcf887a.html http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/sm-river-bridge-traffic-to-shift-to-southbound-lanes-on/article_5a51f570-abe0-11e2-86fb-001a4bcf887a.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Association of Equipment Management Professionals elected its new 2013-14 executive committee members and named new directors. Flatiron's Warren Schmidt was elected one of three vice chairmen. http://rermag.com/supply-side/aemp-appoints-executive-committee-members-directors-and-board-members http://rermag.com/supply-side/aemp-appoints-executive-committee-members-directors-and-board-members Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Work on Circle Drive South will have to begin in earnest by May 6 if Saskatoon is to meet its new deadline to open it on July 31, according to the city's project manager. http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Work+Saskatoon+Circle+Drive+project+begin+weeks/8246486/story.html http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Work+Saskatoon+Circle+Drive+project+begin+weeks/8246486/story.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Remperatures are expected to continue dipping below freezing for the next few weeks, but city officials say work on the $300-million Circle Drive South project will begin on time and the project will be open to drivers by July 31. http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/Bridge+project+continue+despite+weather/8219947/story.html http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/Bridge+project+continue+despite+weather/8219947/story.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Construction crews call constructing the tunnels for the North LRT line to NAIT some of the most unique work they've ever done. http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/tunnel+construction+on+north+lrt+line+to+nait+nearing+completion/6442828461/story.html http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/tunnel+construction+on+north+lrt+line+to+nait+nearing+completion/6442828461/story.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Hazel Avenue Improvement Phase 1 Project has won the prestigious American Society of Civil Engineers Region 9 Outstanding Bridge Project Award. http://www.pio.saccounty.net/Press%20Releases/sac_033615.pdf http://www.pio.saccounty.net/Press%20Releases/sac_033615.pdf Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The new Interstate 85 South bridge over the Yadkin River will be open to traffic for the weekend, the state's top transportation official announced Thursday. http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20130308/SP01/130309751/new-i-85-south-bridge-opening-friday-night http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20130308/SP01/130309751/new-i-85-south-bridge-opening-friday-night Fri, 8 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The southbound lanes of the new Yadkin River Bridge are set to open to traffic this weekend. This marks the end of phase one of the project and official say this will have a big impact on the safety of travelers driving up and down Interstate 85. http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/691439/nc-dot-to-open-new-bridge-over-yadkin-river http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/691439/nc-dot-to-open-new-bridge-over-yadkin-river Thu, 7 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The largest traffic project in years in San Juan Capistrano officially kicked off Wednesday. The $86.2 million reconstruction of the I-5 Ortega Highway interchange will rebuild the Ortega bridge over the freeway. http://www.ocregister.com/news/project-496700-city-ortega.html http://www.ocregister.com/news/project-496700-city-ortega.html Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The John James Audubon Bridge in St. Francisville has been named the top construction project recently completed in the United States by a national construction industry magazine. http://theadvocate.com/news/5163656-123/magazine-honors-john-james-audubon http://theadvocate.com/news/5163656-123/magazine-honors-john-james-audubon Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The John James Audubon Bridge earns a Design Excellence Award from the Design-Build Institute of America. http://www.nxtbook.com/ygsreprints/DBIA/g30201_dbia_winter2012/ http://www.nxtbook.com/ygsreprints/DBIA/g30201_dbia_winter2012/ Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Construction on the new North Saskatchewan River Bridge continues to move forward and if you frequent the area you will have noticed the structure has now visibly taken form. http://www.draytonvalleywesternreview.com/2013/02/11/new-bridge-takes-shape http://www.draytonvalleywesternreview.com/2013/02/11/new-bridge-takes-shape Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Audubon Bridge is named ENR Best Project of 2012 in the Transportation category, and is the Editor's Pick for overall best project. http://enr.construction.com/buildings/building_types/2013/0211-John-James-Audubon-Bridge-Sets-New-Standards-for-Lower-Mississippi-Crossings.asp http://enr.construction.com/buildings/building_types/2013/0211-John-James-Audubon-Bridge-Sets-New-Standards-for-Lower-Mississippi-Crossings.asp Wed, 6 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron congratulates Avery Bang of Bridges to Prosperity on being named an ENR Top 25 Newsmaker of 2012. http://enr.construction.com/people/awards/2013/0128-young-bridge-engineer-is-changing-lives.asp http://enr.construction.com/people/awards/2013/0128-young-bridge-engineer-is-changing-lives.asp Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT An earth scraper recently exposed a large fossil on a Flatiron road construction project in Fort McMurray, Alberta. http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id53510/--ancient-fossil-found-during-fort-mac-road-work http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id53510/--ancient-fossil-found-during-fort-mac-road-work Wed, 9 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's Point Bonita Lighthouse Bridge project was honored for safety excellence by AGC of California. http://www.mlppubsonline.com/display_article.php?id=1275406 http://www.mlppubsonline.com/display_article.php?id=1275406 Fri, 4 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Suspension bridges like the Golden Gate get all the glory, but these landmark structures are expensive. New advances are allowing cheaper, cable-stayed bridges to cover longer spans. http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/infrastructure/smart-design-and-super-materials-are-stretching-bridges-14934416 http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/infrastructure/smart-design-and-super-materials-are-stretching-bridges-14934416 Thu, 3 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT ENR presents the winners of ENR’s Best of the Best Projects 2012 competition, including Audubon Bridge, named Best Transportation Project. http://southwest.construction.com/opinions/blogs/?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=0a7f68ed-c0b4-4609-8b8e-00853e33207e&plckPostId=Blog%3a0a7f68ed-c0b4-4609-8b8e-00853e33207ePost%3ae3c8ce48-b784-44ef-803d-08073a152d60&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest http://southwest.construction.com/opinions/blogs/?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=0a7f68ed-c0b4-4609-8b8e-00853e33207e&plckPostId=Blog%3a0a7f68ed-c0b4-4609-8b8e-00853e33207ePost%3ae3c8ce48-b784-44ef-803d-08073a152d60&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT The new Port Mann Bridge in Metro Vancouver has officially opened to eight lanes of trffic. http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id53083/--port-mann-bridge-opens http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id53083/--port-mann-bridge-opens Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Drivers can now begin using the newly created eastbound lanes of State Route 198, part of the final phase of the Hanford Expressway Widening Project, created to transform the two-lane highway into an expressway with two lanes in each direction. http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/new-eastbound-highway-lanes-open/article_91080416-3a65-11e2-b8c3-001a4bcf887a.html http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/new-eastbound-highway-lanes-open/article_91080416-3a65-11e2-b8c3-001a4bcf887a.html Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's Point Bonita Lighthouse Pedestrian Bridge is named a 2012 Best Project by ENR California. http://california.construction.com/california_construction_projects/2012/1203-bridge-creates-new-link-to-historic-lighthouse.asp http://california.construction.com/california_construction_projects/2012/1203-bridge-creates-new-link-to-historic-lighthouse.asp Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Port Mann Bridge, one of the largest infrastructure projects undertaken in British Columbia and the widest bridge in the world, will open to eight lanes of traffic on Dec. 1 with tolling to begin a week later. http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id52832/--port-mann-bridge-set-to-open http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id52832/--port-mann-bridge-set-to-open Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Construction of the NAIT LRT has hit a milestone. Crews have been inching through a pair of twin tunnels since January, and have now broken through to complete a significant portion of the project. http://www.inews880.com/news/edmonton/story.aspx?ID=1820855 http://www.inews880.com/news/edmonton/story.aspx?ID=1820855 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Watch videos on the completion of the Norht LRT Tunnel. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=76&n=378 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=76&n=378 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The North LRT reached a milestone Friday as the tunnelling crew broke through the wall at Churchill Station, connecting the North LRT with Edmonton’s existing LRT network. The crew has been working around the clock since January 2012, digging twin tunnels between 105 Avenue and Churchill Station through which the LRT will start running in 2014. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/11/16/edmonton-north-lrt-tunnel.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/11/16/edmonton-north-lrt-tunnel.html Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT A stretch of tunnel between Edmonton's Chruchill LRT station and the future station at Grant MacEwan University was officially unveiled Friday after nearly a year of 24-hour a day tunneling. http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/442897/new-edmonton-lrt-tunneling-for-nait-line-completed/ http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/442897/new-edmonton-lrt-tunneling-for-nait-line-completed/ Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Caltrans OKs amendment that will save city more than $400K on first phase of infrastructure project. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/nov/11/tp-caltrans-approves-french-valley-parkway/ http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/nov/11/tp-caltrans-approves-french-valley-parkway/ Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's Lake Champlain Bridge project is named the 2012 Best Civil/Infrastructure project in the New York region by ENR New York. http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/1112-Lake-Champlain-BridgeOvercomes-Rough-Weather.asp http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/1112-Lake-Champlain-BridgeOvercomes-Rough-Weather.asp Tue, 6 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Three Flatiron projects have been named the Best Projects of 2012 by ENR regional editors. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=76&n=368 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=76&n=368 Thu, 1 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's Yadkin River Bridge, part of the I-85 Corridor Improvement Project, has earned the no. 3 spot on this year's list of Top 10 Roads by Roads and Bridges Magazine. http://www.roadsbridges.com/2012-top-10-roads-no-3 http://www.roadsbridges.com/2012-top-10-roads-no-3 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Construction has begun on Phase II of the Presidio Parkway Project in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The $1.4 billion endeavor is the first prublic-private partnership transportation project delivered in California under the state's recently enacted PPP statute. http://california.construction.com/california_construction_news/2012/1022-construction-on-final-phase-of-presidio-parkway-project-begins.asp http://california.construction.com/california_construction_news/2012/1022-construction-on-final-phase-of-presidio-parkway-project-begins.asp Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hear from decision-makers and 'on-the-ground' workers on the $3.3 billion Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1 expansion. http://www.theprovince.com/news/Tough+choices+hard+hats/7402023/story.html http://www.theprovince.com/news/Tough+choices+hard+hats/7402023/story.html Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The first bridge to go up on the souther segment of the Interstate 85 Corridor Improvement Project near Salisbury is now coming down. Crews will begin removing the temporary work bridge over the Yadkin River today. http://www.salisburypost.com/News/101712-WEB-crews-start-removing-temporary-work-bridge-over-yadkin-river-today http://www.salisburypost.com/News/101712-WEB-crews-start-removing-temporary-work-bridge-over-yadkin-river-today Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT An emergency replacement of the Lake Champlain Bridge helps restore a region's mobility. http://www.modernsteel.com/Uploads/Issues/September_2012/092012_rapid.pdf http://www.modernsteel.com/Uploads/Issues/September_2012/092012_rapid.pdf Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The first of four rail bridges being built to enable pedestrians to cross under a busy rail corridor in California has been built in 51 hours flat in an effort to minimize the disruption to train traffic. http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-18650-video-building-a-rail-underpass-in-51-hours/ http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-18650-video-building-a-rail-underpass-in-51-hours/ Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's Point Bonita Lighthouse Pedestrian Bridge has been named the Best Small Project Under $10 Million by ENR California as part of the publication's 2012 Best Projects competition. http://california.construction.com/california_construction_projects/2012/0922-enr-california-announces-best-projects-2012-winners.asp?elq=63afd5d988364dc08131b52692430241 http://california.construction.com/california_construction_projects/2012/0922-enr-california-announces-best-projects-2012-winners.asp?elq=63afd5d988364dc08131b52692430241 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Associated General Contractors of New York announced Flatiron's Lake Champlain Bridge project won a Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Award. http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2012/09/21/contractors-group-announces-award.html http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2012/09/21/contractors-group-announces-award.html Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron CEO Tom Rademacher spoke with ENR about the state of U.S. infrastructure. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=76&n=355 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=76&n=355 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The concept of a "critical bridge" is relative. For a small rural village in a developing nation a simple rope bridge can be critical-the difference between life and death in a routine medical emergency. Volunteers with Bridges to Prosperity recently completed the group's 100th bridge in 11 years. http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/transportation/2012/0924-building-other-critical-bridges.asp http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/transportation/2012/0924-building-other-critical-bridges.asp Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Drivers will be able to commute in record time over a world-record bridge once the new Port Mann opens in December. On Sept. 18 the bridge will be open in part to traffic on three eastbound lanes as construction continues. http://www.theprovince.com/news/Port+Mann+users+free+ride+week+Polak/7241557/story.html http://www.theprovince.com/news/Port+Mann+users+free+ride+week+Polak/7241557/story.html Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kiewit/Flatiron General Partnership donated $60,000 to SHARE earlier this summer, money that was raised during its annual golf tournament held on June 9. http://www.thenownews.com/business/Kiewit+Flatiron+donates+SHARE/7240899/story.html http://www.thenownews.com/business/Kiewit+Flatiron+donates+SHARE/7240899/story.html Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Construction crews were busy in Burnaby, B.C. building a sound wall to dampen the noise from Highway 1 and its new interchanges at the Grandview Highway exit. http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id51821/--building-a-sound-wall http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id51821/--building-a-sound-wall Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron awarded $10,000 in scholarships to five high school students from San Marcos and Vista as part of its Build-A-Bridge program in California. http://www.nctimes.com/business/company-awards-scholarships/article_36fe0d51-9817-5293-bf2b-7344cc21f226.html http://www.nctimes.com/business/company-awards-scholarships/article_36fe0d51-9817-5293-bf2b-7344cc21f226.html Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The final section of concrete decking was poured on the new center section of the Santa Maria River Bridge this week, signaling the project is reaching the end of the first phase of work on the 50-year-old structure. http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/stage-nears-completion/article_f5b28212-f972-11e1-bd34-001a4bcf887a.html http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/stage-nears-completion/article_f5b28212-f972-11e1-bd34-001a4bcf887a.html Sat, 8 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT CalTrans announced that a joint venture of DeSilva Gates Construction and Flatiron has been awarded the contract to build the Highway 101 bypass around Willits, Calif. http://www.willitsnews.com/ci_21490711/caltrans-awards-contract-build-willits-bypass http://www.willitsnews.com/ci_21490711/caltrans-awards-contract-build-willits-bypass Fri, 7 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kudos go to Kiewit-Flatiron and the Transportation Investment Corporation for keeping traffic flowing during Port Mann Highway 1 construction. http://www.tricitynews.com/opinion/168833976.html http://www.tricitynews.com/opinion/168833976.html Thu, 6 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The construction contract to build the first phase of the Willits Bypass has been awarded to the partnership of DeSilva Gates Construction and Flatiron. http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_21473584/107-mil-contract-awarded-willits-bypass http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_21473584/107-mil-contract-awarded-willits-bypass Wed, 5 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT A new footbridge which has just been completed in Rwanda is particularly notable as being the 100th bridge built by Bridges to Prosperity. Having worked with Flatiron for two years, the charity has just completed its first project with Flatiron's international parent company Hochtief, which is based in Germany. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=76&n=352 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=76&n=352 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Rodney Oliver, vice president of environment, health and safety at Flatiron spoke with AGC Constructor about reducing safety incidents related to OSHA's Focus Four hazards. http://www.constructormagazine.com/index.php/2012/08/31/creating-a-culture-of-safety/ http://www.constructormagazine.com/index.php/2012/08/31/creating-a-culture-of-safety/ Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT