“It was truly the team effort that made the difference on this job.” —Senior Project Manager Robert Patcheck
Ames accelerated to the finish line on the West Davis Corridor project in Utah, opening the new roadway in early January 2024, several months ahead of schedule. More than 2,500 people celebrated the project with a two-mile walk-run-bike event on the highway before it was opened to traffic.
With Ames as the managing partner for Farmington Bay Constructors Joint Venture, the project logged more than 2 million hours since construction began in May of 2021. Ames contributed more than 1 million of those hours.
During construction, the project was constantly changing due to external issues, but the Ames-led JV team stepped up to solve the owner’s problems while maintaining the original schedule, according to Senior Project Manager Robert Patcheck. “This created multiple opportunities for office and field staff to step into new roles.”
The Rocky Mountain Region contributed multiple crews to the Western Region project when more field staff was needed, and the two regions came together to work as One Ames.
“It was fun watching the team come together—solving problems; helping the owner, cities, and counties; and watching each team member grow personally and professionally,” Robert adds. “It was truly the team effort that made the difference on this job.”
The 19-mile greenfield corridor near the Great Salt Lake will relieve traffic congestion in one of the fastest growing areas of the country. The project included new northbound and southbound lanes, five freeway-style interchanges, 21 roadway bridges, and four pedestrian bridges, plus nearly 10 miles of new trails and 1,100 acres of preserved wetlands.