Ames teams are hitting milestones on jobsites across the U.S.! Here are a few high-profile milestones celebrated in just the last few weeks.
The Red River was permanently rerouted through the Red River Structure—the biggest milestone yet for Ames and the FM Area Diversion Project! The historic event attracted a crowd including North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong and U.S. senators from Minnesota and North Dakota.
The BNSF Railway Bridge over the Big Sioux River at Sioux City, Iowa, began carrying train traffic on August 1. Floodwaters damaged the bridge in June 2024. Ames crews completed demolition activities in September 2024 and rebuilt the bridge this year.
A year after it was damaged by a landslide, Teton Pass in Wyoming is permanently repaired and reopened to traffic, thanks to Ames crews.
The Ames Construction–Kraemer Joint Venture team performed the last of 48 concrete deck pours on the Twin Ports Interchange Project in Duluth, Minnesota, in July.