LARGE PROJECT OF THE YEAR NOMINEE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD EXTENSION — LARIAT TO PONY EXPRESS PARKWAY CMT TECHNICAL SERVICES The project consisted of the construction of 3.2 miles of new two-lane pavement through an existing farm field between Lariat and Pony Express Parkway in Saratoga Springs. Initially intended to be a frontage road for Mountain View Corridor, this pavement was constructed to UDOT design standards to accommodate current funding and anticipated initial traffic. This project was constructed by Saratoga Springs using MAG funding as a precursor to the construction of this portion of Mountain View Corridor. MVC plans are for upwards of 10 years before construction and current Saratoga traffic demands could not wait that long. LARGE PROJECT OF THE YEAR NOMINEE I-80; MILEPOST 50 TO MILEPOST 60 STAKER PARSON MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION Staker Parson Materials & Construction recently completed a pavement rehabilitation project on I-80, from milepost 50 to 60, in Grantsville. This project required 40+ days for crews to remove the existing asphalt and place 47,000 tons of new Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) on the roadway surface. New lane striping and rumble strips were incorporated to enhance safety for travelers. Parking lot improvements were also made to two truck rest stops. The Utah Department of Transportation incorporated a new technique for rehabilitating the existing truck parking lot by concrete rubblization. The process was used to break concrete into particle sizes and remove the top 3”, regrade existing rubblized concrete and pave back 3” of asphalt. Due to the project’s remote location, the team utilized 15 to 20 doublebelly trucks to transport the material to the project site daily. This process ensured the successful placement of the SMA material and a smooth roadway surface. The team encountered challenges paving SMA, as opposed to the traditional HMA. HMA production consisted of 20 paving lots over two summers. Additionally, there were five full days of Stone Matrix Asphalt application. As part of the project, additional work was added to extend the northern terminus up to 400 North and included additional paving on 400 North. In addition to mainline Foothill paving, a number of cross-streets were repaved to provide updated access to neighboring communities and local businesses. 30
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